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A Digest on the Trinity - Part 12: Trinity and Life

This article is twelfth and last in a series called A Digest on the Trinity.

Over the past twelve articles (including a prolegomenon), we have set out the main contours of the doctrine of the Trinity in (hopefully) simple and accessible language, that we might have the necessary vocabulary to understand and reflect on the doctrine moving forward. This article will shift focus, looking briefly instead at how life is viewed in relation to the triune God that caused a…

A Digest on the Trinity - Part 11: Trinitarian Diagrams

This article is eleventh in a series called A Digest on the Trinity.

This article will provide some (hopefully) helpful diagrams to better visualise the truths of the doctrine of the Trinity, both from a pedagogical and educational standpoint.

The traditional diagram used to explain the Trinity goes something like this.

This diagram has been present throughout church history, as seen in the image below.

This diagram is useful insofar as to illustra…

A Digest on the Trinity - Pat 10: Historical Definitions

This article is tenth in a series called A Digest on the Trinity.

In the previous article, we looked at some Trinitarian heresies and errors that arise when speaking of the Trinity in analogies. In this article, we will examine several historical creeds and confessions that defined the doctrine of the Trinity, laying the standard of Christian orthodoxy. These definitions are authoritative insofar as they are consistent with the Scriptures; no Christian denies …

A Digest on the Trinity - Part 9: Heresies and Errors

This article is ninth in a series called A Digest on the Trinity.

The doctrine of the Trinity was formulated and refined to its present level of sophistication because of the presence of heresies and errors. The historical development of doctrines has always followed a similar pattern: heresies or errors arise, and the Church is forced to think deeply about biblical truth that she might produce statements with precise language to safeguard truth and establish corre…

A Digest on the Trinity - Part 8: The Holy Spirit

This article is the eighth in a series called A Digest on the Trinity. 

- Nicene Creed

If the portion of the Nicene Creed on the Father was short because His deity and personhood were undisputed, it would be accurate, I think, to say that the po…