Transcript 1. Who is Jesus? The Trinitarian Faith

1. Who is Jesus? The Trinitarian Faith
Christianity means a belief in Trinity and Oneness (monotheism)
Oneness:
- The Christian Creed begins with “Truly we believe in One God”
- The sign of the cross
- 1 Jn 5:7 “There are three that testify in heaven, the Father, the
Word, and the Holy Spirit, and these three are one” – Jehovah’s
witness
Gal 3:20 “God is one”, Jas 2:19, Eph 4:5, 1 Tim 2:5, Jn 5:44, Rom
3:30, Matt 19:17, Mk 12:29 – new testament, old testament – Ex
20:3, Deut 6:4 … prophetic books
Three Gods or One God…?
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Christianity proclaims that the three persons
are One God (1 Jn 5:7, Matt 28:19 –
baptizing them in the name of the Father and
of the Son and of the Holy Spirit”
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2 Cor 13:14 says “The grace of the Lord
Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the
communion of the Holy Spirit be with you
all. Amen”
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We can ask what is 1 + 1 + 1 … we reply
that 1 x 1 x 1
Are the three persons (hypostases)
ever separate from each other...?
The Son says “I am in the Father and the
Father is in Me (Jn 14:11), “I and My Father
are One” (Jn 10:30)
 The Father and the Son are one ..
 The Holy Spirit and the Father are one “The
Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon Him”
 Christ says “God is Spirit” (Jn 4:24) and “the
Spirit of your Father” (Mt 10: 20)
 The Holy Spirit and Christ are one “The
Spirit of Christ” (1 Pet 1:11)
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Summary
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The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are One
Godhead; the Father and the Son are One, the
Holy Spirit is One with the Father, and One with
the Son as well
The Father is God
The Son is God – Col 2: 8,9 “For in Him dwells
all the fullness of the Godhead bodily”
The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5: 3,4) “Why has
Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit …
You have not lied to men but to God.”
The Persons of the Christian Trinity are equal in
being eternal, not differing in time
Trinity….not in the bible?
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The word Trinity is not mentioned in the
Gospels. However the apostles preached
Christianity to the nations amidst a pagan
world that proclaimed polytheism.
Therefore the apostles avoided the word
“Trinity”.
Who is Jesus?
Briefly, He is the Son of God who has the
power to forgive sins among many other
things.
 People who reject Jesus, reject that He is
the Son of God
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References
H.H Pope Shenouda, Heresy Against
Jehovah’s Witness
 H.H Pope Shenouda, So many problems
with people, Volume 2
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