The Triunity of God

The outline below was made for a small group discussion at church. The college group was tackling the topic of the Trinity. I spent some time putting the outline together but thought it was a shame to put it aside after only an hour of discussion. I thought I would post it here in hopes that others would benefit from it as well. 

The outline is by no means exhaustive but rather was meant to serve as a guide on several issues we thought were important to discuss. I appreciate any comments or feedback on the content.

I.                   Quick Facts

a.       The word “Trinity” refers to “Tri-unity” (three in one).

b.      The term comes from the Latin trinitas.

c.       The doctrine of the Trinity is a central doctrine of the Christian faith.

                                                              i.      “‘Central doctrines’ of the Christian faith are those doctrines that make the Christian faith Christian and not something else.”[1]

                                                            ii.      No other religion holds to this teaching.

d.      The first recorded use of the term “Trinity” is by Theophilus of Antioch (116-181) in the second century.[2]