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This booklet is a printed copy of one of our online articles that deals with the subject of the Trinity
The Bible declares, “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Since the Greek word for “love” here is agapé, which is the purest form of love with its foundation centered upon others, many teachers assume this is a slam-dunk argument that God is a Trinity. For example, on page 207 in his book, The Sonship of Christ, author Ty Gibson suggests,
“Love is a relational dynamic that requires a minimum of three persons ... Therefore [since God is love] God is a relational dynamic of three persons. To say God is love is necessarily to say that God is a minimum relational dynamic of three.”
Echoing this idea, Jared C. Wilson, claims,
“If God were not a Trinity but merely a solitary divinity, He could neither be love nor be God” (No Trinity, No Love, thegospelcoalition.com)
In this important booklet, we will examine this claim. Is this truly what the Bible teaches or does this idea have its origins in philosophical mysticism?
