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TRINITY (TRI-UNITY)
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1. The one God exists in three distinct persons, Father, Son, and
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Holy Spirit (Deuteronomy 6:4-5; James 2:19; Matthew 28:19; 2
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Corinthians 13:14).
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2. One God means that there is numerically one nature or essence
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composed of divine attributes. This is not an equal division of the
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nature of God into three persons or categories. It is the undivided
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nature belonging equally to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (John
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10:30).
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3. The Father is God (1 Peter 1:2), the Son is God (John 1:1, 14),
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and the Holy Spirit is God (1 Corinthians 3:16).
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4. Each member of the Godhead accomplishes specific things in God's
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overall plan. The Father established the plan (Ephesians 1:1-4). The
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Son became man to be the Savior of the world (1 John 4:14). The Holy
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Spirit reveals the plan and enables the believer to accomplish the
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plan (1 Corinthians 2:9-10; Galatians 5:16).
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ATTRIBUTES OF GOD
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1. God is a spirit person (John 4:23-24; Genesis 1:26). He thinks
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(Psalm 139:1-6), decides (Psalm 115:3), and responds (Psalm 103:6-14).
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2. The nature of God is composed of intrinsic attributes or
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characteristics. The attributes of God explain God to man.
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3. The attributes of God are equally shared by the Father, Son, and
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Holy Spirit.
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4. God is sovereign; He has the will and right to make decisions
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(Psalm 135:6). God is holy; He is perfect righteousness (Psalm 99:9).
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God is just; justice expresses God's holiness toward His creation
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(Psalm 9:8). God is love; He desires His will and therefore His best
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for mankind (1 John 4:8). God is eternal life; He has always existed
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and will always exist (Psalm 90:2). God is all knowing; He knows
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everything past, present, and future (1 John 3:20). God is all
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powerful; He is able to do anything (Psalm 147:5). God is everywhere;
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there is no place where God is not present (Psalm 139:7-10). God is
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unchangeable; He is always the same (Malachi 3:6). God is truthful;
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what He says is certain, correct, and dependable (Titus 1:2).
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GOD THE FATHER
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1. The Father is the eternal God. He is identified as God by the
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Bible, the Word of God (Bible), (2 Cor 1:2-3), He performs the works
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that God performs (Gal 1:1; Col 1:12-13), He is worshipped (Jn
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4:21-24), His nature is composed of divine attributes (Mt 10:29; Gal
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1:1; 1 Pet 1:17; 1 Jn 1:2), He is a member of the trinity (Mt 28:19):
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2. The Father is spirit, therefore He does not have flesh, blood, and
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bones and is invisible (Jn 4:24; 6:46; Lk 24:39). Jesus Christ became
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man and while He was on earth He explained what the unseen Father
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is like (Jn 1:18).
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3. The Father established the plan of God (Eph 1:3-14). His plan
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includes Israel (Acts 1:6-7), His Son (Col 1:13-20), the cross (Mt
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26:39-42; 1 Jn 4:14), the church (Eph 1:3-7, 22-23; Phil 1:27-30), and
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His future kingdom (Mt 6:10; Acts 1:6-8).
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4. The Father is the personal spiritual Father of all believers. A
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father-son relationship exists (Gal 4:6; Eph 4:6; 1 Jn 3:1). As sons,
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believers are the objects of the Father's love (Jn 16:27) and heirs of
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the Father's very best benefits (Rom 8:17; 1 Jn 3:1-2).
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5. The Father-son personal benefits for the believer include
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1) access to the Father (Eph 2:18),
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2) the spiritual wealth and benefits for time and eternity (Eph
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1:3-8),
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3) the Word of God (Jn 14:24; 17:14-17),
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4) we are to be like our Father (Eph 5:1),
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5) He will provide all the necessities of life for us (Mt 5:26-33),
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6) He wants the believer to return to fellowship with Him (Lk
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15:11-32; 1 Jn 1:3-10),
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7) He sent the Holy Spirit to the believer (Jn 14:26),
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8) we are to pray to the Father (Jn 16:23; Eph 5:20),
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9) the Father desires to answer our prayer (Mt 7:11),
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10) we can glorify the Father (Jn 15:8),
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11) we worship the Father (Jn 4:21-24),
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12) the Father directs our production (Jn 15:1, 13) the Father
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comforts and encourages us during our suffering (2 Cor 1:3-4):
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6. The Father has taken personal responsibility for the believer's
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benefit (Eph 1:3-8), security (Rom 8:28-39), destiny (Rom 8:28-30; 1
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Jn 3:1-2), and victory (1 Jn 5:4-5).
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GOD THE SON, JESUS CHRIST
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1. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, is the eternal God (Micah 5:2; Jn
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1:1; 8:58). The Word of God states this (Jn 1:1). He performs the
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works that God performs (Mt 9:1-6), He is worshipped (Heb 1:6), His
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names indicate that He is God (Mt 1:23), the attributes of God are His
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attributes (Col 2:9), and He is a member of the trinity (Mt 28:19).
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2. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, became true man. He was physically
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born into the world (Jn 1:14) from a human mother (Lk 2:1-20), but He
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did not have a sin nature (Lk 1:35). His humanity consisted of soul
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and human spirit (Mt 26:38; Lk 23:46) and body (Heb 10:5). He had
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human characteristics such as hunger (Mt 4:2), physical exhaustion (Jn
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4:6), emotion (Jn 11:35), and tests (Heb 4:15). He has human names
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and titles; Jesus (Mt 1:21), Son of David (Mk 10:47), Man (1 Jn 2:5).
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He physically died and was physically resurrected (Jn 19-20(:).
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3. Jesus Christ became man in order to solve the sin problem (1 Tim
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1:15). He defeated Satan, the source of sin (Jn 16:11), He died for
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man's sin (1 Cor 15:3), He was resurrected from physical death (1
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Cor 15:4), amd He conquered the power of man's sinful nature (Rom
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6:6).
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4. While He was on earth, He never sinned (Heb 4:15) and He
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completely fulfilled the will of God the Father (Jn 6:38; 19:30).
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5. Jesus Christ is the Head of the Church (Col 1:18), King of Israel
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(Micah 5:2; Mt 2:1-6), and is king over all mankind (Psalm 2; Rev
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1:5). In the future He will come to earth to rule (Rev 19:11-20:6).
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6. During the time between the first coming and the second coming of
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Christ, Jesus Christ is the believer's leader and object of faith
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dependence and service. (Heb 12:2; Gal 2:20; Col 3:24).
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GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT
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1. The Holy Spirit is a person. He thinks (1 Cor 2:10-11), makes
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decisions (1 Cor 12:11), is sensitive to moral values (Eph 4:30), and
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He teaches (Jn 14:26). He also prays (Rom 8:26-27) and is a helper
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(Jn 14:16).
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2. The Holy Spirit is the eternal God. The Word says He is God (Acts
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5:1-4). He does the works that God does (for example, gives new life
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to the believer, Titus 3:5), the attributes of God are His attributes
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(Psalm 139:7-12). His names identify Him as God (Mt 3:16; Rom 8:9;
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Eph 4:30), and He is a member of the trinity (Mt 28:19).
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3. The general functions of the Holy Spirit are to reveal God's plan
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(Jn 16:13; 1 Cor 2:9-13), to enable believers to do God's plan (Gal
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5:16-26), and to glorify Christ (Jn 16:14).
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4. The primary special functions of the Holy Spirit within the plan
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of God are in three categories. The categories are the pre-salvation
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ministry (Jn 16:8-11), the salvation ministry (Titus 3:5 and 1 Cor
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6:19 are examples), and the post-salvation ministry (Jn 16:14; Gal
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5:16-6:1 and Jn 14:26 are examples).
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5. Some of the special functions that the Holy Spirit does are
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convincing the unbeliever (Jn 16:8-11), regeneration (Jn 3:6-7),
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sealing (Eph 1:13), teaching (Jn 14:26), filling or enabling the
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believer to live the CWL (Galatians 5:16, 26; Eph 5:18), and producing
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the fruit of the Holy Spirit (Gal 5:22-23).
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COPYWRIGHT 1987 by Tod M. Kennedy
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Anyone is free to use this material
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in its complete and original form.
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Christ (Jn 16:14).
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4. The primary special functions of the Holy Spirit within the plan
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of God are in three categories. The categories are the pre-salvation
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ministry (Jn 16:8-11), the salvation ministry (Titus 3:5 and 1 Cor
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6:19 are examples), and the post-salvation ministry (Jn 16:14; Gal
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5:16-6:1 and Jn 14:26 are examples).
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5. Some of the special functions that the Holy Spirit does are
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convincing the unbeliever (Jn 16:8-11), regeneration (Jn 3:6-7),
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sealing (Eph 1:13), teaching (Jn 14:26), filli |