Pattern Theology

The pattern serves an alternative to the trinity as a description of the nature of God. A trinitarian’s understanding of God is intricately tied to his understanding of Christ, so often you need to understand trinitarian christology before you can understand trinitarian theology.

In the same way, it’s important to understand how a patternist views the doctrine of Christ before you can understand how he views the doctrine of God. If you haven’t yet worked through pattern christology, I’d encourage you to check those articles out first. The tenets of pattern theology largely build on the concepts, clarification, and biblical argumentation of pattern christology.

The tenets of pattern theology can be tapped or clicked below, to see a brief description of each claim. Further information and biblical backing can then be found at the article linked in each tenet.

There is one God, who exists as two persons. The Word is truly God; the Holy Spirit is truly God; and they are distinct from one another. Together, they form the composite person of God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This union of two divine persons who are one provides us with a pattern that explains many things in creation, including marriage and the human body.

Why did God create the heavens and the earth? Why not just the earth? The Word and Spirit were both active in creation, and God made a fitting environment to enthrone each person of the godhead — heaven and earth, dust and stars.