Baptist Catechism Questions 8&9: The Holy Trinity

BAPTIST CATECHISM, QUESTIONS 8&9: THE HOLY TRINITY

SUMMARY: There is but one true God, who is worthy of our worship. This One True God exists in three distinct persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. It is the doctrine of the Trinity that gives us our hope in eternal life through Christ, and the deity of the Son and the Spirit are crucially important in understanding the wonderful work of the cross of Christ.

QUESTION 8: BAre there more gods than one?
ANSWER: There is but one only, the living and true God.

I. GOD IS ONE.
A. There is only one true God who is worthy of our worship.
B. There are false "gods" who deceive men and receive worship.

QUESTION 9: How many persons are there in the Godhead?
ANSWER: There are three persons in the godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory.

THE ONE TRUE GOD IS THREE.
A. Father, Son, and Spirit are one in testimony
B. Father, Son, and Spirit are one in essence, equal in power and glory