How is the mystery of the Holy Trinity revealed in the New Testament?

AFC Team

In the New Testament, the mystery of the Holy Trinity is revealed through the Person, words, and actions of Jesus Christ. God revealed this mystery to us because He wants us to know Him as He is, so that we might love Him more in return for His boundless love for us.

How was God the Father revealed by Jesus?

AFC Team

Jesus revealed the Father by calling Him by that name. When Jesus drove the money changers from the temple, He said, “You shall not make my Father’s house a house of trade” (John 2:16). He said to His disciples, “By this my Father is glorified; that you bear much fruit, and so prove to be my disciples. As the Father …

How did Jesus reveal the Holy Spirit?

AFC Team

Jesus revealed God the Holy Spirit as the Third Divine Person of the Holy Trinity Whom He and the Father would send to His Church to teach, guide and strengthen it. Jesus taught that God the Holy Spirit was the equal of Himself and the Father. At the Last Supper Jesus told the Apostles: “But when the Counselor comes, whom …

What is the mystery of the Holy Trinity?

AFC Team

The mystery of the Holy Trinity is that there is in the one, true God only one divine substance, yet three divine Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. The Trinity is called a mystery of faith because it is a truth that cannot be known unless it is revealed by God, and it is …

Why do we believe in the mystery of the Holy Trinity?

AFC Team

We believe in the mystery of the Holy Trinity because God revealed it; He is all-wise and all-truthful. To better understand, as best we can, the mystery of the Holy Trinity, we must await God’s unveiling of Himself in Heaven.