<P> Trinitarian theologians believe that manifestations of the Trinity are made evident from the very beginning of the Bible . Genesis 1: 1 - 3 posits God, His Spirit and the "creative word of God" together in the initial Genesis creation narrative account . While the Fathers of the Church saw Old Testament elements such as the appearance of three men to Abraham in Book of Genesis, chapter 18, as foreshadowings of the Trinity, it was the New Testament that they saw as a basis for developing the concept of the Trinity . One of the most influential of the New Testament texts seen as implying the teaching of the Trinity was Matthew 28: 19, which mandated baptizing "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit". Another New Testament text pointing to the Trinity was John 1: 1 - 14, in which the inter-relationships of the Triune God are reflected in the gospel author's description of "the Word", again showing the elements of the Triune God and their eternal (always was, always is, and always shall be) existence . (Revelation 1: 8) </P> <P> Reflection, proclamation, and dialogue led to the formulation of the doctrine that was felt to correspond to the data in the Bible . </P> <P> While scripture does not contain the word Trinity, an indication of three distinct persons can be found in 1 John 5: 7 for the validity of which exist a controversy known as Johannine Comma . Early Christian belief in the deity of Jesus Christ existed since the first century in the writings of John the Apostle . (John 1: 1) Jesus is also quoted as attesting to being equal with the Father . (John 8: 58, 10: 30) </P> <P> Romans 8: 9 - 11 implies the interdependency or interrelatedness of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, while examining the redeemed individual, saved by grace, as evidenced by the indwelling Spirit of God . </P>

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