3.3 The Holy Trinity

• The meaning of the Holy Trinity
• Scriptures on the Holy Trinity
• The greeting of Philemon 1:3 and the blessing of 2 Corinthians 13:14
• Roles of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
• The monotheistic doctrine in Christianity
• Why the doctrine of the Trinity matters

• explain the meaning of the Holy Trinity
• recite Philemon 1:3 to appreciate the Holy Trinity
• describe three roles of the Holy Trinity
• recognise the monotheistic doctrine in Christianity

“Why is it important to learn the doctrine of the Holy Trinity?”

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1. The meaning of the Holy Trinity
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   What Christians mean by the Trinity, the scriptures behind it, and why every analogy for it breaks down.
2. Roles within the Trinity, monotheism, and why the doctrine matters
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   What each person does, the Christian insistence on one God, and the reasons for learning the doctrine.
3. Baptism, blessing and the set scriptures on the Trinity
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   Close reading of the curriculum passages, reciting Philemon 1:3 and 2 Corinthians 13:14, and seeing the Trinity in ordinary worship.
4. Errors about the Trinity, unity, and giving a gentle account
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   Tritheism, modalism and Arianism named plainly; unity without sameness; answering with gentleness as 1 Peter 3:15 requires.