Q. Why does the Missouri Synod believe the three persons of the Trinity are "co-equal and co-eternal, one God"?

A. The Synod believes and teaches that "the three persons of the Trinity are co-equal and co-eternal, one God" because this is what we find taught in the Holy Scriptures, God's inspired and errorless Word. Both Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit, together with God the Father, are named in Scripture with divine names ("God," "Lord"), are described as having divine attributes (eternal existence, omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence, etc.), are depicted as carrying out divine works (creating, forgiving, judging, preserving) and are accorded glory, honor and worship which are worthy of God alone.