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Trinity Congress in the South Pacific Division
From May 1-4 more than 65 theologians and biblical scholars, administrators, teachers, and pastors from all over the South Pacific Division, met in Wahroonga/ Sydney to study and discuss the doctrine of the Trinity. The meetings were graced with the presence of guests like Brian Edgar, …Article
The Trinity in Scripture
Introduction The doctrine of the Trinity (Lat. trinitas “tri-unity” or “three-in-oneness”) is one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith. However, in recent times some Adventists have begun to question its validity. At the 1995 General Conference in Utrecht,…Article
The Trinity in Seventh-day Adventist History
The last decade has seen increased anti-Trinitarian activity within the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Though significant, anti-Trinitarianism has remained at the margins of the movement. Four reasons for this activity should be mentioned. (1) There is the availability of in…Article
The Trinity Poster
(If you are searching for the PDF download, please click on the PDF icon in the right sidebar) The infographic poster illustrates the biblical doctrine of the Trinity, a core belief of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. The central message is that God is One in essence and Three in perso…Article
Revisiting the Trinity and Exploring the Trinity
Many people wonder if the doctrine of the Trinity is biblical, how three Persons can be “one God,” and if it really matters whether we believe in the Trinity or not. In response to these and many other questions, the BRI released two new books on the Trinity. V…Article
The Doctrine of the Trinity Among Adventists
Introduction While the Seventh-day Adventist Church today espouses the doctrine of the Trinity, this has not always been so. The evidence from a study of Adventist history indicates that from the earliest years of our church to the 1890s a whole stream of writers took an Arian or semi-A…Article
Reflections on the Doctrine of the Trinity
Reprinted from: Andrews University Seminary Studies. Volume 8, 1970, No. 1. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan 49104, U.S.A. Faith in the living God has been rejected time and again by the ignorant and the indifferent, as well as by many of the learned and the thoughtful. It has been espe…Article
René Gehring, Die Dreieinigkeit in Bibel und Adventgeschichte (The Trinity in the Bible and in Adventist History) (Austria: Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen, 2021. 161 pp; US $ 19.00)
Dr. René Gehring, the author of this volume in German, is the president of Seminar Schloss Bogenhofen in Austria. Following an introduction, the book is divided into five chapters, the first four of which investigate the Trinity in the Old Testament, in the New Testament, in the writing…Article
Whidden, Woodrow; Jerry Moon; and John W. Reeve. Trinity: Understanding God’s Love, His Plan of Salvation, and Christian Relationships
The authors of this book, three professors from Andrews University, have provided for us a timely volume. There is a resurgence of anti-Trinitarianism in some sectors of the Adventist Church that is having a small impact in several places in the world. This book attempts to provide the …Article
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