On the Unity and Trinity of God
school Baltimore Catechism No. 1
Is there but one God?
- Yes; there is but one God.
Why can there be but one God?
- There can be but one God, because God, being supreme and infinite, cannot have an equal.
How many Persons are there in God?
- In God there are three Divine Persons, really distinct, and equal in all things-the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost.
Is the Father God?
- The Father is God and the first Person of the Blessed Trinity.
Is the Son God?
- The Son is God and the second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
Is the Holy Ghost God?
- The Holy Ghost is God and the third Person of the Blessed Trinity.
What is the Blessed Trinity?
- The Blessed Trinity is one God in three Divine Persons.
Are the three Divine Persons one and the same God?
- The three Divine Persons are one and the same God, having one and the same Divine nature.
