050. Chapter 8: Truth Of The Trinity.

Chapter 8 Truth Of The Trinity. The doctrine of the Trinity, as formulated in Christian theology, is exclusively a question of revelation. Hence the ground of question of its truth has respect simply to the reality the doctrine and sufficiency of its Scripture ground. The Scriptures neither formulate the doctrine nor directly express it. The one text most nearly approaching such an expression is no longer accredited as genuine, and therefore is dismissed from the discussion (John 5:7). The Scriptures clearly give the elements of the doctrine. These elements in proper combination truly constitute the doctrine. Therefore the doctrine itself is a truth of the Scriptures. This is the method of proof. It will thus readily appear that but little remains for our discussion. We have sufficiently treated the primary questions of the Trinity, and it only remains so to bring the results together as to render clear and conclusive the Scripture proofs of the doctrine.