Christian Understanding of Trinity3
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TRINITY : M. M. NINAN<br />
7. New Testament Trinity<br />
Col 1.15-20: He is the image <strong>of</strong> the invisible God, the firstborn<br />
over all creation. For by him all things were created: things in<br />
heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or<br />
powers or rulers or authorities; all things were created by him<br />
and for him. He is before all things, and in him all things hold<br />
together. And he is the head <strong>of</strong> the body, the church; he is the<br />
beginning and the firstborn from among the dead, so that in<br />
everything he might have the supremacy. For God was pleased<br />
to have all his fullness dwell in him, and through him to<br />
reconcile to himself all things, whether things on earth or things<br />
in heaven, by making peace through his blood, shed on the<br />
cross.<br />
Tit 3.4-7: But when the kindness and love <strong>of</strong> God our Savior<br />
appeared, he saved us, not because <strong>of</strong> righteous things we had<br />
done, but because <strong>of</strong> his mercy. He saved us through the<br />
washing <strong>of</strong> rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he<br />
poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,<br />
so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become<br />
heirs having the hope <strong>of</strong> eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying.<br />
Eph 4.4-6: There is one body and one Spirit -- just as you were<br />
called to one hope when you were called -- one Lord, one faith,<br />
one baptism; one God and Father <strong>of</strong> all, who is over all and<br />
through all and in all.<br />
2 Thess 2.13-14: But we ought always to thank God for you,<br />
brothers loved by the Lord, because from the beginning God<br />
chose you to be saved through the sanctifying work <strong>of</strong> the<br />
Spirit and through belief in the truth. He called you to this<br />
through our gospel, that you might share in the glory <strong>of</strong> our Lord<br />
Jesus Christ.<br />
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