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For a true understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity three questions must be answered:

What is the meaning of the word "essence"? What is meant by the word "person"? And what is the relation etween "essence" and "person" and between the persons among themselves?

The divine nature cannot be conceived as an abstract generic concept, nor does it exist as a substance outside of, above, and behind the divine persons. It exists in the divine persons and it totally and quantitatively the same in each person. The persons, though distinct, are not separate. They are the same in essence, one in essence, and the same being. They are not separated by time or space or anything else. They all share in the same divine nature and perfections. It is one and the same divine nature that exists in each person individually and in all of them collectively. Consequently, there is in God but one eternal, omnipotent, and omniscient being, having one mind, one will, and one power.

Bavinck, Reformed Dogmatics vol. 2 God and Creation, p. 298-300

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Is The Creedal Doctrine Of The Trinity Biblical? Bob Passantinoicon
The Pre-existence of Christ in Scripture, Patristics and Creed James Whiteicon
The Theology of the Ancient Creeds Part 1: Creedal Christianity Greg Uttingericon
The Theology of the Ancient Creeds Part 2: The Apostles' Creed Greg Uttingericon
The Theology of the Ancient Creeds Part 3: The Formula of Chalcedon Greg Uttingericon
The Theology of the Ancient Creeds Part 4: The Athanasian Creed Greg Uttingericon
The Theology of the Ancient Creeds Part 5: Christology After Chalcedon Greg Uttingericon
The Fifth Council: Trinitarian Christology Fred Sandersicon
Earliest Christians taught Trinity! (50 - 600 AD) Uninspired records of how early Christians worshipped and what doctrine they believed!icon
What Really Happened at Nicea James Whiteicon
Were Early Christians Trinitarians? Robert Hommelicon
The Trinity, the Arian heresy, and the Council of Nicaea Mark S. Ritchieicon
Christological/Trinitarian Controversies in Church History Mark S. Ritchieicon
Jesus Christ as God and the Trinity Was Not Invented Until the Fourth Century? Rich Deemicon
The Council of Nicaea Warren H. Carrolicon
First Council of Nicaea The Catholic Encyclopediaicon
Second Council of Nicaea The Catholic Encyclopediaicon
The Seven Ecumenical Councils of the Orthodox Catholic Church Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Crossicon
Arianism and the Council of Nicea Brother John Marie and Brother Michaelicon
The Filioque Clause John S. Romanides.icon
History of Christological Errors in the Early Church Let Us Reason Ministeriesicon
John Owen’s Doctrine of the Trinity in Its Catholic Context (.pdf) Robert Lethamicon
The Doctrine of the Trinity In the Post Apostolic Church Gary F. Zeollaicon
Subordination and the Trinity in the Fathers of the Early Church Michael J. Svigelicon
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