The Biblical Trinity
ENCOUNTERING THE FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT IN SCRIPTURE
BRANDON D. SMITH
The Biblical Trinity: Encountering the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Scripture
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To Christa, Harper, Emma, and Amelia
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ
and the love of God
and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit
be with you all.
Contents
The Exact Imprint of His Nature
Three Rules for Reading Trinitarianly
The Biblical Trinity
The Bible is a Trinitarian book. This statement may surprise you. After all, the word “Trinity” is found nowhere in the Bible. And if we are people of the Book, how can we describe the Bible this way if the doctrine is not even explicitly named in the pages of Scripture?
Doctrine is not a mere list or collection of the Bible’s words; rather, doctrine is a type of speech about God, which at times requires drawing together a set of themes and patterns across the scope of the biblical canon. So, seeing the doctrine of the Trinity will require more than mere proof texts or word studies—it will require following the logic and grammar ...
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About The Biblical Trinity: Encountering the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in ScriptureThe Trinity is God as revealed in the Bible. The Bible doesn’t give us a systematic statement of the doctrine of the Trinity. But that doesn’t mean the Trinity is not biblical. In The Biblical Trinity: Encountering the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in Scripture, Brandon D. Smith proclaims the Trinity from the Bible. The doctrine arises not from a handful of prooftexts but from the fullness of what the Bible says about God. Through short reflections on fifteen key New Testament passages in conversation with the Old Testament, Smith shows how God’s word reveals the Trinity. The book concludes with three rules for how to encounter the truth and beauty of our Triune God in all of Scripture. |
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