Implications of the

doctrine of Trinity
Systematic Theology
Ioan Besoiu
2020.10.20
Implications of the doctrine of Trinity
 I. in the life of the believer
 II. In the family of the believer
 III. In the local church
I.The Trinity in the life of the believer
 Genesis 1:26
 “Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so
that they may rule […] over all the creatures” (NIV).
 Genesis 2:7
 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the
ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of
life; and man became a living soul.” (KJV).
 dust of the ground = body
 breath of life = spirit HUMAN BEING
 living soul. IS A TRI-UNITY.
I.The Trinity in the life of the believer
 Matthew 4:4, NIV
 Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word
that comes from the mouth of God.
 The grammar of LOVE
 God is LOVE
 Prepositions of LOVE: for, with, in
I.The Trinity in the life of the believer
 The grammar of LOVE
 LOVE for us = God the Father, being for us
 Psalm 56:9 - My enemies will turn back when I call for help.
     By this I will know that God is for me.
 Romans 8:31 -  If God is for us, who can be against us?
 LOVE with us = God the Son, being with us
 Matthew 28:20 - I am with you always, to the very end of the age.
 LOVE in us = God the Holy Spirit, being in us
 Galatians 4:6 - Because you are his sons, God sent the Spirit of his
Son into our hearts, the Spirit who calls out, ‘Abba, Father’.
 Acts 1:8 - you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on
you; and you will be my witnesses
II.The Trinity in the family of the believer
 Genesis 1:26
 Let us make mankind in our image, in our likeness, so
that they may rule […] over all the creatures. (NIV).
 Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our
likeness…
 Genesis 1:27
 So God created man in His own image; in the image of
God He created him; male and female He created
them. (NKJV)
 The image of God is put inside our families also.
II.The Trinity in the family of the believer
 Pope Benedict XVI
 “The human family is, in a certain sense, the icon of
the Trinity because of the love between its members
and the fruitfulness of that love.”
 The wife, the husband and the children are equal
in values, dignity and worth
 but … they don’t have the same responsibilities
and the same roles in the family.
 Parents should have a holistic approach in the
raising of their children: physical, emotional and
spiritual development.
III.The Trinity in the local church
 Equal, but honouring the others
 Mark 10:43-44
 “whoever wants to become great among you must be
your servant, and whoever wants to be first must be
slave of all. For even the Son of Man did not come to
be served, but to serve.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17, NIV
 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple
and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst? If anyone
destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person;
for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that
temple.
III.The Trinity in the local church
 The church is victorious, protected and preserved
by God
 Ephesians 1:22-23, NIV
 God placed all things under his feet and appointed him
(Jesus) to be head over everything for the church,
which is his body
 Unity and diversity in the church
 Romans 12:4 - many members, and these members do
not all have the same function
 Revelation7:9, ESV - from every nation, from all tribes
and peoples and languages
Implications of the doctrine of Trinity
 I. in the life of the believer
 II. In the family of the believer
 III. In the local church