The Trinity doctrine basically says that there is one God. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God. Hence, you get God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Three persons but not three beings, but they jointly make up one God. But each of the three is not the other. However, each is co-equal, co-eternal, and co-powerful. God, in essence, is perceived as an entity made up of three personalities. The following old sketch called the "Shield of the Trinity" has been commonly used by to explain the Trinity doctrine:
Related links:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity
- http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1194872/posts
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shield_of_the_Trinity
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WLC does NOT believe in, uphold or teach the TRINITY Doctrine but attempts only to explain its definition in the above article. For what we believe concerning the GODHEAD - please click on the following link.
