Does The Bible Mention The Word Trinity?

Does The Bible Mention The Word Trinity?

Dear Mr. John:
Where in the Bible can I read about the trinity? Do you use the term "Trinity" to explain your doctrine about God? Do you hold the same doctrine with most of the mainline Protestants and Roman Catholics? If not, what's the difference between your doctrines on the Trinity?
-Jacob

Dear Jacob:
The word "trinity" is not found in the Bible, but the Bible does refer to the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, with each of them described as "God." At the same time the Bible repeatedly states that God is one (Deut. 6:4). Men have long struggled to find the proper terms to describe this reality about God which seems so mysterious to unbelievers and some novices in the faith. I have no quarrel with the man who uses the term "trinity" to describe the sacred three, nor have I any dispute with the man who does not use the term. The word is very similar in intent to Paul's use of the word "godhead" (Col.2:9). Catholics and Evangelical bodies understand the Bible teaching about God as I have mentioned above and use the term "trinity" to identify it.

We must be careful to distinguish between the biblical concept of the Sacred Three who together are the one God of all things and tri-theism which suggests that we have three separate "God-beings" who function independently. It overlooks the clear teaching that there is but one God.

In communicating the Christian message to humanity we sometimes use words of human origin to describe divine things or events. We speak of the virgin-birth of Christ. We have the fact revealed but not those very words. We speak of Jesus as being the immaculate son of God. Immaculate is not a biblical phrase, but the teaching is definitely biblical.

Sincerely,

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