43 diagram of the trinity
The classic Shield of Trinity symbol dates back to the 12 th century and is shaped as a downward-pointing triangular diagram. It consists of four interlinked circular nodes. The three nodes are at each vertex of the triangle connected with three same-length bars. John 5:21, 30. Therefore, the doctrine of the Trinity is arrived at by looking at the whole of scripture, not in a single verse. It is the doctrine that there is only one God, not three and that the one God exists in three persons: Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. An analogy would be time. Time is past, present, and future. 1. Introduction. This supplementary document discusses the history of Trinity theories. Although early Christian theologians speculated in many ways on the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, no one clearly and fully asserted the doctrine of the Trinity as explained at the top of the main entry until around the end of the so-called Arian Controversy. Diagram of the trinity