Doctrine Matters with Kevin DeYoung What Is the Doctrine of the Trinity?
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Mar 3, 2026 A clear tour of why the Trinity matters and how it appears in creeds and Scripture. Seven biblical statements about God’s unity and the distinctness of Father, Son, and Spirit are laid out. Key Trinitarian terms and how persons relate within one essence are explained. Common errors like modalism and Arianism are surveyed and rejected.
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Trinity Is Central In Jesus' Last Teaching
- The Trinity is central to Christian belief and featured in Jesus' final teachings to his disciples.
- Kevin DeYoung notes Jesus spent his last hours explaining the Father, Son, and Spirit in the upper room and high priestly prayer.
Seven Plain Biblical Statements Of The Trinity
- The Trinity can be stated simply with seven biblical claims: one God; Father, Son, Spirit are each God; and each person is not the other.
- DeYoung presents these seven statements as manifestly scriptural and foundational before technical terms.
One Essence Three Persons Explained By Properties
- Orthodox Trinitarianism explains one essence shared by three persons using terms like substance, person, and personal properties.
- DeYoung cites the Westminster Confession: three persons of one substance distinguished by properties like begetting and procession.
