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If reading about God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit makes your head spin, you’re definitely not alone. Agnostics and lifelong Christians alike have a tough time understanding the true nature of who God really is (and how Jesus fits in the mix). We’re here to break it all down for you, so you can better understand the foundations of Christianity (and what they mean for you and your faith).
Things You Should Know
- God the Father and Jesus Christ are both God, but they exist as separate Persons through the Trinity.
- The Trinity revolves around the idea that there is one God, but that God exists in multiple forms.
- God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit are the three different aspects of the Holy Trinity.
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- ↑ https://static.billygraham.org/sites/billygraham.org/uploads/pro/2019/05/Common-Questions-Is-Jesus-God.pdf
- ↑ https://faculty.wts.edu/posts/who-is-god-the-father/
- ↑ https://static.billygraham.org/sites/billygraham.org/uploads/pro/2019/05/Common-Questions-Is-Jesus-God.pdf
- ↑ https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/core-christian-beliefs/understanding-the-trinity.html
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/trinity_1.shtml
- ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/beliefs/trinity_1.shtml
- ↑ https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/core-christian-beliefs/understanding-the-trinity.html
- ↑ https://faculty.wts.edu/posts/who-is-god-the-father/
- ↑ https://static.billygraham.org/sites/billygraham.org/uploads/pro/2019/05/Common-Questions-Is-Jesus-God.pdf
- ↑ https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/holy-spirit.html
- ↑ https://www.uri.org/kids/world-religions/christian-beliefs
- ↑ https://www.cru.org/us/en/train-and-grow/spiritual-growth/core-christian-beliefs/understanding-the-trinity.html
- ↑ https://www.christianity.com/wiki/jesus-christ/should-we-pray-to-jesus.html