Christianity Explored: Insights and Reflections for New Believers

The holy Trinity, according to christianity 

The concept of the Trinity, while not explicitly named in the Bible, is supported by several scriptures that imply the coexistence and coequality of the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Spirit. Here are key passages from the English Standard Version (ESV) that suggest the Holy Trinity:

1. **Matthew 28:19**:
- "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,"

2. **2 Corinthians 13:14**:
- "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all."

3. **John 14:16-17**:
- "And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever, even the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him. You know him, for he dwells with you and will be in you."

4. **John 14:26**:
- "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you."

5. **John 15:26**:
- "But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me."

6. **1 Corinthians 12:4-6**:
- "Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of service, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who empowers them all in everyone."

7. **Ephesians 4:4-6**:
- "There is one body and one Spirit-just as you were called to the one hope that belongs to your call-one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all."

8. **1 Peter 1:2**:
- "According to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in the sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience to Jesus Christ and for sprinkling with his blood: May grace and peace be multiplied to you."

9. **Isaiah 48:16** (Old Testament, with a Trinitarian hint):
- "Draw near to me, hear this: from the beginning I have not spoken in secret, from the time it came to be I have been there. And now the Lord God has sent me, and his Spirit."

These scriptures, among others, contribute to the understanding of the triune nature of God, revealing the distinct persons of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, and their unified work in creation, redemption, and sanctification.