The Doctrine of the Trinity "Therefore go and make disciples of
all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the
Son and of the Holy Spirit." --Jesus, Matthew 28:19 Christians
regards their religion as monotheistic, since Christianity
teaches the existence of one God - Yahweh, the God of the Jews.
It shares this belief with two other major world religions,
Judaism and Islam. However, Christian monotheism is a unique
kind of monotheism. It holds that God is One, but that three
distinct "persons" constitute the one God: the Father, the Son,
and the Holy Spirit. This unique threefold God of Christian
belief is referred to as the Trinity (from Latin trinitas,
"three"). Fast Facts on the Trinity - The word "Trinity" does
not appear in the Bible - The word "Trinity" was first used by
Tertullian (c.155-230) - The doctrine of the Trinity is commonly
expressed as: "One God, three Persons" - The doctrine is
formally defined in the Nicene Creed, which declares Jesus to
be: "God of God, Light of Light, ve