“Jesus replied, ‘If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word. My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him.’” — John 14:23 (BSB)
“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 (BSB)
“May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.” — 2 Corinthians 13:14 (BSB)
“Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.” — Psalm 29:2 (BSB)
In worship, the Trinity is always present. Anglican liturgy constantly glorifies the Triune God—from the opening acclamations (“Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit”) to the Gloria Patri (“Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost”) to the concluding benedictions. Our prayers, creeds, hymns, and sacraments all reflect the beauty of this divine unity.
Faith and humility are also key. As St. Augustine wisely taught, we can know the Trinity truly because God has revealed Himself—but not exhaustively, because God is infinite. In the words of Article I of the Thirty-Nine Articles: “There is but one living and true God… And in unity of this Godhead there be three Persons, of one substance, power, and eternity.”
The proper response is not confusion but adoration. The Trinity reveals to us a God of perfect love and relationship—the Father eternally loving the Son, in the communion of the Spirit. This eternal love overflowed into creation, redemption, and our adoption as children of God (Galatians 4:6).
J.I. Packer wrote: “The Trinity is the basis of the Gospel, and the Gospel is a declaration of the Trinity in action. We respond not just to a doctrine, but to a living God who draws us into His life.”
Bishop Stephen Andrews of the Anglican Church in North America notes: “To know the Trinity is to live in the presence of the Father’s love, the Son’s grace, and the Spirit’s power. This shapes how we worship, how we pray, and how we love others.”
Finally, this doctrine calls for obedience and mission. We are baptized into the name of the Triune God (Matthew 28:19), and we are sent into the world with the Gospel of the Triune God. The Trinity is not simply who God is—it is the basis for all Christian life, identity, and witness.
Gregory taught that devotion to the Trinity should shape all of life.
St. Augustine of Hippo (354–430 AD): “Let us adore the One God, the Trinity, and love Him not with mere words but with the obedience of our lives.” — On the Trinity, XV
Augustine connected love for the Trinity with faithful living.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem (c. 313–386 AD): “This is the faith delivered to you by the Church… adore the Trinity, live in holiness, and be made ready for glory.” — Catechetical Lectures, 18
Cyril urged his hearers to respond to the Trinity with worship and sanctification.
St. Basil the Great (c. 329–379 AD): “When we bless the Father, the Son is glorified; when we glorify the Son, the Spirit rejoices. The Trinity is one in majesty, and our whole life is a response of praise.” — On the Holy Spirit, 27
Basil highlights the joy and unity of Trinitarian worship.
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