Trinitarianism

Case Study 2: The Doctrine of the Trinity

This is going to be a “real life” case study. You are to find a person who would be willing to sit down and talk to you for thirty minutes to an hour. This person may or may not be a Christian. It would be best if this person was a non-Trinitarian (i.e. does not accept the doctrine of the Trinity, e.g. Mormon, Jehovah’s Witness, Muslim) or a Christian who has not been significantly taught the orthodox definition of the Trinity.

With notes in hand, you are to teach what you have learned in Trinitarianism class concerning the doctrine of the Trinity in session 7 and 8.

Cover these issues in particular:

1. Cover all the heresies explaining in detail why they are wrong.

2. Explain why all of the common Trinitarian illustrations are not adequate and are often misleading.

3. Explain the heresy test chart.

4. Briefly defend the deity of Christ paying particular attention to the “Arrogance of a Madman” section in session 8.

5. Finally, explain the problem passages at the end of session 8.

The object of this assignment is to present a logical and biblical argument for the doctrine of the Trinity. Your goal here is not to convince someone of the truth (although that would be great), but simply to present the arguments clearly.

After you are done, write a half page to a page summary of the encounter and hand it in. Online student are to post their summary in their class forum. Grades will be based upon the completion of the assignment, not the effectiveness of the presentation. Everyone who completes this will receive credit for the case study.