Persons Of The Trinity
Definition
Tertullian’s formula of one essence and three Persons, each of whom is God, the closest pre-Nicene Latin approach to the dogma of the Trinity; Novatian likewise teaches a Father who has a Son (the Word) of the Father without violating the divine unity.
Episodes
Related Concepts
- Trinity Una Substantia Tres Personae
Biblical References
- Isaiah 7:10 — *The Lord again spoke to Ahaz: *
- Matthew 16:19 — *I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will have been bound in heaven, and whatever you release on earth will have been released in heaven.” *
- Galatians 2:11-14 — But when Cephas came to Antioch, I opposed him to his face, because he had clearly done wrong. Until certain people came from James, he had been eating with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he stopped doing this and
- Acts 8:9-24 — Now in that city was a man named Simon, who had been practicing magic and amazing the people of Samaria, claiming to be someone great. All the people, from the least to the greatest, paid close attention to him, saying,