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The Trinity doctrine is a teaching on the nature of God. In brief it teaches that within the one Being that is God, there exists eternally three co-equal and co-eternal persons, namely, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Due to the complexity of this teaching, it is often into two major theological categories; the Ontological Trinity and the Economic Trinity. These two are the same teaching, just from different perspectives. The Ontological Trinity focuses on the oneness and unity of God, whereas the Economic Trinity focuses on the distinction and individualism of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

A more detailed definition of the doctrine of the Trinity teaches that there is only one true God, the Father almighty, from whom everything has existence. The Son of God is the word of God, begotten in eternity, and it is through him everything has existence. And the Holy Spirit who proceeds from the Father, through the Son, is the out working power of God, by whom everything has existence.

The Father is fully God, and is the only true God. The Son is fully God, but not a god. And the Holy Spirit is fully God, but not a god.

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