Sentences with phrase «early church fathers reached»

Theologian Alister McGrath recounts that the bishops and early church fathers reached this understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity by looking at the scripture, including Matthew 28:19 («baptizing them in the name of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit») and 2 Corinthians 13:14 («May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all»), for signs of God's «pattern of divine activity.»