The Doctrine of the Trinity
Definition: "within the nature of the One True God, there simultaneously exists three eternal Persons, namely, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit; all three are co-equals in the attributes of the Divine Nature."
The doctrine of the Trinity often mentioned and referred to as mysterious, is a concept viewed as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as being God. Those Christians who support the theory of the Trinity is known as Trinitarianism. The Latin word trinitas, meaning "three-ness or three are one", refers to the three personalities by which the Scriptures describe God. The Trinity has opposing beliefs being that of Binitarianism (the belief of two persons, deities, and aspects), Unitarianism (one deity, person, aspect), Modalism (Oneness with God), and the Godhead, of the Latter Day Saints. Designed in the second century, the doctrine received final approval in the fourth century. The first time in which it was denoted to be used in Christian writing, was around 180 A.D. by Theophilus of Antioch who referred to "God, his Word, and his Wisdom." Tertullian regarded it as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit in approximately 200 A.D.
Looked upon as a mystery, the doctrine of the Trinity is known as such within the realms of the Christianity for various reasons. Foremost, it is unscriptured, undocumented within the Bible, only conferred to through references in few biblical verses. Mentioned in creeds, it is a difficult concept for many to grasp, as is the principal of God. The ability of most Christians to comprehend God alone goes beyond the idea of explanation of a triune Godhead, to which many are minutely conscious of.
The Father and Son are of equal components in the Gospel of John. The function of ...