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  • J. I. Packer

God is one, existing in three persons. This biblical teaching is called the doctrine of the Trinity. This article explains it.

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Five Myths about the Trinity

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  • Fred Sanders

What do you know about the Trinity? The Scriptures give sufficient content about the nature of God, and yet there are myths about the Trinity that go around. This article provides five such myths.

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How Is the Holy Spirit Different from the Father and the Son?

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  • Andrew Menkis

Of the three persons of the Trinity, God the Holy Spirit is often viewed as mysterious, hard to understand. This people looks to show from Scripture the relationship of the Spirit to the Father and the Son, as well as the Spirit's role in the works of God.

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Highly Personal Three

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  • E. Brink

How are we to understand that God is one being, three persons? This article explains how God is a highly personal Trinity, outlining some of the ways in which the three persons work together.

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Why Does the Trinity Matter?

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  • Silverio Gonzalez

Why is the doctrine of the Trinity important? It is important for your salvation, prayer, and worship.

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Three Reasons to Study the Trinity

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  • Andrew Menkis

The doctrine of the Trinity is not easy to grasp. Studying it, however, brings great benefits for the believer. The doctrine is awe-inspiring, encouraging, and practical.

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Three Trinitarian Controversies Every Christian Should Know

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  • Adriel Sanchez

The doctrine of the Trinity was not always accepted by some in the church. Here are three controversies surrounding the Trinity: Arianism, modalism, and the filioque.

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Our Confusion About God

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  • Carl R. Trueman

What benefit is there to believing in the Trinity? This article explains that the Trinity is the key to understanding the Bible, Christian life, and prayer.

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The Trinity School of Theology Series: Lecture 15

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  • Derek Thomas

What is the doctrine of the Trinity? Is it necessary to believe in this doctrine? Does the Old Testament reveal a three-in-one God? Does the New Testament teach the doctrine of the Trinity? How does the New Testament specifically defend the doctrine of the deity of Jesus? This article is an in-depth study of the doctrine of the Trinity.

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Loving the Incarnation John 1:1-5, 14-18; 1 John 1:1-4

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  • William Boekestein

To understand the incarnation, one must understand the place of Christ within the Trinity. Then it becomes clear that Christ was fully God and man. This article considers both the reality and relevance of the incarnation.

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A Personal Account The Promises Were about Jesus – But He Includes Us

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  • Andrew Moody

This article looks at the relationship within the Trinity. It explains how this relationship is shown in salvation history.

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A Novel Doctrine? The Trinity is not a plot exposed by a paranoid anti-Christian novelist

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  • Peter Barnes

Rather than being some kind of plot exposed by the novel The Da Vinci Code, the doctrine of the Trinity is rooted in Scripture, and this article shows how.

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Trinity and Relationships

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  • John McClean

The doctrine of the Trinity is not just for head knowledge. This article show how intimacy, selflessness, and equality within the Triune God should shape how we think about human relationships.

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Other-Wise: In the Presence of God

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  • D. Broughton Knox

Self-expression is the slogan of the day. This article shows that this slogan undermines the reality of life as modelled by the Triune God. The Trinity teaches that reality lies in relationships.

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The Trinity in Christian Practice

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  • Alasdair J. MacLeod

The doctrine of the Trinity is not an impractical doctrine. It permeates the whole life of the believer. This article shows how the Trinity and each person thereof shapes public worship, preaching, and service.

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Doctrine in Focus: The Trinity

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  • Nathan Busenitz

This article explains the Trinity by outlining from Scripture the reality that there is one true God, and that this one God has eternally existed as three distinct persons.

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Belgic Confession Articles 8-9: The Holy Trinity

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  • Klaas Stam

This article explains articles 8-9 of the Belgic Confession (on the Trinity). It also provides content questions.

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John 17 – Gift of Glory, Gift of Unity

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  • Peter J. Leithart

This article considers the high-priestly prayer of John 17, particularly the expression of mutual indwelling of the Trinity, and of Jesus' reference to himself receiving glory and passing it on, and the unity that issues from this.

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The Nicene Creed

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

The Nicene Creed expresses a biblical expression of the Christian understanding of the Trinity. This article explains the different forms of this creed, its history, content, and relevance.

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The Athanasian Creed

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  • Justin S. Holcomb

How should we understand the Trinity? This question was addressed by the Athanasian Creed. This article explains its history, content, and relevance for today.

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Biblical Servanthood Is Established by the Trinity

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  • Nate Palmer

This article discusses the subject of biblical servanthood by looking at how the three persons in the Trinity relate to one another.

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Trinity

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  • J. I. Packer

This article considers the unity of the Trinity in Christ's command to baptize disciples.

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200 Words: Why We Believe in the Trinity

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  • Nathan Busenitz

This article, in summary form, explains why Christians believe in the Trinity.

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The Very Practical Doctrine of the Trinity

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  • Michael P. Jensen

This article discusses how the doctrine of the Trinity makes a practical difference in the lives of believers: it names our God, explains prayer, shows us how to love, and leads us to the cross.

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How Does the Trinity Practically Apply to Your Life Today?

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  • Michael Lefebvre, Philip G. Ryken

This article gives thought to the work of the Trinity in our everyday life.

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The Doctrine of the Trinity

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  • Thomas C. Miersma

The three persons of the Trinity are distinguishable. This article looks at the relationship of the Holy Spirit to the Father and Son.

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Filioque

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  • H. Bondt

"Filioque" is the word that divided the Western churches from the Eastern churches. It explains that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and Son. This article looks at this confession in relation to the Trinity.

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Reply to Kevin Giles

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  • Robert Letham

This article responds to and interacts with Kevin Giles who wrote in the same journal about his concerns with American evangelicals' view of the Trinity and in particular the "subordination of the Son" to the Father. This article acknowledges some valuable criticisms made by Giles and his defense of the full equality of the trinitarian persons opposing hierarchical relations.

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Sabellianism

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  • Gervase N. Charmley

This article discusses an ancient heresy, Sabellianism, which was a perversion of the truth of the Trinity.

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God Is Trinity

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  • Ian Hamilton

Why is it important for every believer to understand the doctrine of the Trinity? This article gives the answer.

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The Fundamental Doctrine of the Christian Faith

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  • Ian Hamilton

On what doctrine does the Christian faith rest? This article considers that to be the Trinity.

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The State of the Evangelical Trinitarian Resurgence

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  • Jason S. Sexton

What is the state of the doctrine of the Trinity in the church and theology? This essay wants to be a diagnostic check, providing a look into the state of the evangelical trinitarian resurgence.

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The Church and the Holy Trinity: The Holy Spirit

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  • Archie N. McPhail

The believer has a relationship with each person of the Trinity. This is reflected very well in baptism. This article explains the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the church, and how this shapes church life.

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The Church and the Holy Trinity: God the Son

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  • Archie N. McPhail

The believer has a relationship with each person of the Trinity. This is reflected very well in baptism. This article explains the relationship between Jesus Christ and the church, and how this shapes church life.

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The Church and the Holy Trinity: God the Father

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  • Archie N. McPhail

The believer has a relationship with each person of the Trinity. This is reflected very well in baptism. This article explains the relationship between the Father and the church, and how this shapes church life.

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Trinity and Church: An Examination of Theological Methodology

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  • John D. Morrison

This article is a critical examination of the theological method of three recent systematic theology textbooks from an evangelical perspective. The analysis takes place via the respective views of the Trinity and ecclesiology.

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Hermeneutical Bungee-Jumping: Subordination in the Godhead

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  • Gilbert Bilezikian

Is there a relationship of authority/subordination between Father and Son in the Trinity? The discussion of this essay focuses on a consideration of the theory of the subordination of the Son to the Father and its implications for the doctrine of Christ.

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What Is God Like?

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  • Mark W. Turner

What is God like? This question can only be answered by God, and he has answered it by revealing himself in the Bible. This article explains the Trinity, the communicable attributes, and incommunicable attributes of God.

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Taking Hold of God – Martin Luther on Prayer and Reformation

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  • Brian G. Najapfour

In this chapter the author first shows that prayer is an important key to understanding Martin Luther as a Reformer and theologian. He further addresses Luther’s basic theology of prayer, his emphasis on the Trinity in prayer, and his personal prayer life.

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Patristic Contributions to Trinitarian Theology

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  • Brian H. Cosby

What is the Trinity? To answer this question this article gives a brief survey of the key people, debates, terminology, and councils that were influential in the development of the doctrine of the Trinity in the first five centuries after Christ.

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Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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  • Jason P. Van Vliet

The doctrine of the Trinity is not a man-made doctrine. This article shows that this is how God revealed himself in the Scriptures. It points to the implications of confessing the Trinity. It also gives a response to the claims of the Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormonism.

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This Is Love – God's Eternal Love

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  • Neil Tolsma

Chapter 1 is about love as an attribute of God. The author directs his readers to consider how this love is manifested in the Trinity, and how the glory of this love is seen in Jesus Christ and the salvation of man.

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The Trinity

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  • Louis Berkhof

This article explores the biblical grounds for the divinity of the three persons of the Trinity, and their relation to one another.

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The Trinity of God

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  • G. H. Kersten

The doctrine of the Trinity seeks to explain that God exists in three persons, and every person is fully God, yet there is one God. This article explains the biblical grounds of this claim.

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The Undivided Three: The Doctrine of the Trinity in Church History

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  • Michael A. G. Haykin

The Nicene Creed formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity is a reflection of the biblical teaching. This article shows how this doctrine has shaped the worship and life of the church throughout history.

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Established Boundaries

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  • Robert Letham

How do we explain the Trinity? Or how does one understand the statement, "God is one being in three persons"? These are the different questions that this article attempts to answer in detail on the relation between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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The Divine Trinity

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  • Herman Bavinck

The Christian faith stands or falls on the confession of the Trinity. This article shows that this confession is based on how God reveals himself in Scripture—as the Triune God. It explains the biblical view of the oneness of God and the relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

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The Trinity and Culture

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  • Gene Edward Veith

The author of this article attempts to explain and describe what love should be like in a godly relationship. The author does this by using the doctrine of the Trinity, with further applications from a number of errors that are a result of failure to understand this Trinity properly.

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The Holy Trinity – Introduction

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  • Robert Letham

This essay introduces the church’s faith in God as Trinity. Letham first reflects on potential problems for a trinitarian theology. Next he deals with potential benefits of recovering a rigorous faith in the Triune God.

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The Holy Trinity: God’s Revelation of Himself

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  • Maurice Roberts

What does it mean to believe in the triune God? The Trinity is the foundation for Christianity and the Christian life. This article reflects on the nature of the Trinity, our relationship with the Trinity, and the implication the Trinity has for our lives.

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The Biblical Background of the Doctrine of the Trinity

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  • G. van den Brink

With a view to the struggle in church history over the doctrine of the Trinity, this article shows how the Bible speaks about the Triune God in terms of his work, while showing the relevance on this doctrine for today.

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The Trinity

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  • Rodney Kleyn

This article is an exposition of Lord's Day 8 of the Heidelberg Catechism. The doctrine of the Trinity is the foundation of the Christian faith. This is so because this is how God has revealed Himself to His Church. This article shows the biblical foundation of this teaching and the importance of this doctrine for the church in her worship of God.

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Athanasius, the Son of God, and Salvation

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  • James T. Dennison Jr.

This article provides an overview of the history and doctrine of Athanasius in contrast with that of Arius. Athanasius defended the teaching of the Nicene Creed regarding the nature of Jesus and the Trinity.

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The Holy Trinity

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  • Timothy J. E. Cross

This article on the Trinity discusses the oneness of God who exists in Three Persons as described in scriptural passages on creation, salvation and prayer.

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Unity and Diversity

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  • David Whitworth

Understanding the Trinity is crucial to a proper Christian worldview. This article examines how the Trinity's unity and diversity is reflected in creation, revelation, salvation, church, and society.

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The Gospel of the Glory of the Blessed God

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  • Fred Sanders

Looking at 1 Timothy 1:11, this article show what it means to speak about divine blessedness. Lamenting the loss of the blessedness of God in modern theology, the article calls for the rediscovery of this truth. The concept of a blessed God sums up the divine attributes of God, provides a bridge to the Trinity, and helps to interpret the anthropomorphisms of scripture.

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Bavinck on the Doctrine of the Trinity

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  • Cornelis P. Venema

This article is about Bavinck's view of the progressive revelation of the Trinity, the terminology used for the Trinity, analogies for the Trinity, and the incommunicable properties of the Trinity. 

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Walking Together

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  • John M. Frame

Looking at John 17, this article shows how the unity of the Trinity should serve as an example for Christian unity. Christians should reflect this unity by glorifying, serving, and loving one another.

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God is Love

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  • Robert Letham

This article is about the love that the three Persons of the Trinity have for one another.

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Redemption Planned

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  • Don Kistler

We are a people who place our trust in God’s covenant faithfulness. This covenant faithfulness of God firstly applies to the covenant of redemption before the creation of this world. This article looks at God's plan of salvation and the promises the three persons of the Trinity made to each other.

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The Trinity: Tertullian and Hilary

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  • Todd Rester

This article looks at the doctrine of the Trinity in the early church, specifically Tertullian and Hillary of Poitier's view of the Trinity.

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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 2:3 (Part one)

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article on the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 2:3 is about the Trinity.

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Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 2:3 (Part two)

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  • Derek W. H. Thomas

This article on the Westminster Confession of Faith Chapter 2: is about the Trinity.

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The Divine Trinity

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  • Johannes G. Vos

This article is about the meaning, biblical proof, and value of the doctrine of the Trinity.

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The Scripture Testimony of Holy Trinity Article 9: Belgic Confession

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  • Daniel R. Hyde

This article on Article 9 of the Belgic Confession is about the Trinity and the faith experience of the Trinity in our lives.

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The Holy Trinity of Persons in One Divine Essence Article 8: Belgic Confession

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  • Daniel R. Hyde

This article is about Article 8 of the Belgic Confession. Things like the Trinity, the person and nature of Jesus Christ and the incommunicable properties of the Trinity are discussed. The Council of Nicea 325 AD is also mentioned.

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The Trinity in the Gospel of John

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  • Mark J. Larson

This article is about the doctrine of the Trinity as unfolded in the Gospel of John, and specifically about the relation of the Father and the Son, and the love between the three persons in the Godhead.

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Does the Bible Teach Calvinism?

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  • Calvin D. Keller

This article is about the five points of Calvinism, total depravity and salvation, and the work of the Trinity in salvation.

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Taking a Glance at an Ancient Topic

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  • Richard T. Zuelch

This article looks at the characteristics of prayer, calling to the Trinity in prayer, prayer and worship, and prayer and faith.

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Marriage and Communion

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  • Peter S. MacDonald

This article is about marriage and the relationship of the Trinity. The author also looks at marriage in Genesis 2, marriage and fellowship, and equality and submission in marriage.

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The Blueprint of Redemption

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  • R. C. Sproul

This article is about the covenant of redemption, the promises of the three Persons of the Trinity to one another before the world was made.

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