Term
Trinity
The doctrine that one God eternally exists as three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—each of whom is fully God.
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Definition
The doctrine that God eternally exists as three persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — and each person is fully God, and there is one God.
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Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 14AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 14A.
Last revised August 14, 2026