Baptist Catechism: Question Nine

19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,
Matthew 28:19
 
14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.
2 Corinthians 13:14
 
11 Believe me that I am in the Father and the Father is in me, or else believe on account of the works themselves.
John 14:11

6 yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things and for whom we exist, and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things and through whom we exist.
1 Corinthians 8:6

14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth… 18 No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.
John 1:14,18
 
26 “But when the Helper comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth, who proceeds from the Father, he will bear witness about me.
John 15:26
 
6 And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
Galatians 4:6

In Question 8, we discussed how God is one. He is one God that stands alone as our Sovereign. In Question 9, we see that our one God is multiple “persons”. Question 9 then requests, “How many persons are there in the Godhead?” The answer is plainly seen throughout the Scriptures and is concisely declared here in the catechism: “There are three persons in the godhead, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one God, the same in essence, equal in power and glory."

In Chapter 2, section 3 of the 1689 London Baptist Confession of Faith, it declares quite the remarkable understanding of the Trinity, “This divine and infinite Being consists of three real persons, the Father, the Word or Son, and the Holy Spirit.  These three have the same substance, power, and eternity, each having the whole divine essence without this essence being divided.  The Father is not derived from anyone, neither begotten nor proceeding. The Son is eternally begotten of the Father.  The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.  All three are infinite and without beginning and are therefore only one God, who is not to be divided in nature and being. Yet these three are distinguished by several distinctive characteristics and personal relations. This truth of the Trinity is the foundation of all of our fellowship with God and of our comforting dependence on him.”

Though the Trinity is a grand and marvelous mystery, this confession of faith aids us in understanding our infinite God. Praise our triune God today for all that He is and all that He does!