Why is the Trinity important for Christians?

15 September 2020

3-4 Be able to describe the Trinity accurately

5-6 Explain the importance of the Trinity for Christians in reference to God’s qualities

7+ Debate the significance of the Trinity to Christian belief

What is the Trinity?

• The Trinity is, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.

• There is only one God.• These are three distinct

persons.• Each person is God.• There is still only one God.

What?

• In pairs think of one question you have already about the belief in God.

• How do Christians visually represent their belief in the Trinity?

• What other examples can you provide for something that is one but is also three, e.g. water, coffee bean.

• Design your own way to show the Trinity

Nicene Creed

We believe in one God,The Father, the Almighty,

Maker of heaven and earth…We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,

The only Son Of God…We believe in the Holy Spirit,The Lord, the giver of life…

Who with the Father and the Son is worshipped and glorified.

Summarise this Creed in up to

three sentences.Add to your mini

Bible

Christianity is monotheistic.

What does this mean?.

The Nicene Creed is the Christian declaration of faith accepted by most Christians

When do Christians express their belief

in the Nicene Creed?

How does the creed explain the

importance behind the Christian belief

in the Trinity?

Christians believe that the individual persons of

the Trinity helps them understand the different

ways that God has shown his presence in

the world

Tolerance of others

Make notes on each part of the Trinity

How has God shown his presence in the world

through each part of the Trinity

Why is this part of the Trinity significant to

Christian belief

God the Father

• Address as “Our Father”

• Creator of the universe

• Father of Jesus

• Loving Parent of all people.

What does this help them

understand about God? Which Omni

word links, why?

God the Son

• Jesus

• Has always existed but became human (incarnated) for a time

• Shows the human, loving side of God What is the

significance of this Christian

belief? Which Omni word links,

why?

Key WordsSacrifice Salvation

Sin Eternal Life

God the Holy Spirit

• Can take any form

• The giver of life

• Lives in people who believe in God

• Brings people to God, comforts people, shows people when they are wrong

What is the significance of this Christian

belief? Which Omni word links,

why?

What do you think is happening in this image?

Matthew 3:16-17

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

Name Three Parts of Trinity. (3)Three full sentences, keyword & definition.

Explain the importance of the Trinity to Christians today. (4)Two paragraphs, make a point and expand.

Explain the importance of Gods’ qualities in the Trinity (5)Two paragraphs, make a point, expand and include a sowa. Sowa must be in quotation marks.

“The most important teaching in Christianity is the teaching of the belief in the Trinity.” (12) Evaluate this statement. Create a plan for FAM. Create one PEAL Paragraph.

How to apply this information to GCSE format

Have you met your learning outcome?

3-4 Be able to describe the Trinity accurately

5-7 Explain the importance of the Trinity for Christians in reference to God’s qualities

8-9 Debate the significance of the Trinity to Christian belief