We would not know anything about God unless He revealed Himself. This He has been pleased to do in the Bible. Creation shows us His eternal power and divinity (what is of God). But divinity is not the Godhead. The word “trinity” brings before us the thought of a plurality of Persons in the Godhead. At the baptism of the Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit descended “like a dove” and abode upon Him, and God the Father declared, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” Notice how the Trinity, or the Godhead, all worked in the resurrection. In John 2:19 the Lord Jesus, speaking of His body, said that “in three days I will raise it up.” Romans 6:4 says that “Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father,” and 1 Peter 3:18 says He was “quickened [given life] by the Spirit.” John 20:17 shows us that the Father is a distinct Person and is God. First John 5:20 tells us that Jesus Christ is the true God. The fact that the Holy Spirit is a Person and is God can be seen in the following scriptures: Matthew 4:1; John 16:13; Acts 10:19; 13:2,4; 20:28; Romans 15:30. Those who say that the idea of the Trinity comes from paganism do not know their Bibles nor the history of idolatry. The Indians, Egyptians, Greeks and Romans had several gods who were separate, often fighting each other, with no unity or harmony.
In Matthew 28:19 the three Persons are named by Christ in the formula for baptism. Also, each person of the Godhead is referred to as Lord. In Matthew 11:25 the Father is referred to as Lord, in Acts 10:36 Jesus is referred to as Lord and in 2 Corinthians 3:18 the Spirit is referred to as Lord. Yet, there is but one God (1 Timothy 2:5). At the end time, Satan will have an imitation of the Trinity in the Roman beast, the false prophet and himself. See Revelation 13:4,11; 20:10.
1. If the Son can do nothing of Himself, whom does He copy? John 5:___
2. What fullness dwelt in Christ bodily? Colossians 2:___
3. Can you find one verse that mentions Christ, the Spirit and God?
Hebrews 9:___
4. Through whom is it that we have access by the Spirit unto the Father?
Ephesians 2:___
5. Jesus went about doing good and healing all that were oppressed. Who were the other two Persons of the Trinity named in this verse? Acts 10:___