Session 2 - The Trinity
Video
First Pause
“God eternally exists as three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and each person is Fully God, and there is one God.”
- Wayne Grudem’s summation of historic church doctrine, Systematic Theology, p. 226
- What illustrations have you heard to try and demonstrate the Trinity?
- What is the issue with these illustrations?
- Read Isaiah 55:8 – what does this say about the nature of God?
Second Pause
Read Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7
Third Pause
Read Deuteronomy 6:4 and Matthew 3:16-17
- Isn’t the Trinity a contradiction?
- How do these two passages help us better understand the nature of God?
Final Questions
Split your group in half and each tackle one of the following questions:
- What do these verses show the Father’s role to be? - 1 Corinthians 8:6, Revelation 1:1, John 3:16-17
- What do these verses show the Spirit’s role to be? - John 16:12-16, Romans 8:26-7, 2 Timothy 1:7
Look at these three key texts where all three persons are mentioned together and answer the final questions:
- Matthew 28:19
- 2 Corinthians 13:14
- Ephesians 1:3–14
- Why is the Trinity important for Christians today?
- How does the Trinity shape Christian prayer and/or worship?
- What does the Trinity reveal about love and community?
- How would you explain the Trinity to a sceptic?