Affirms
One God in three persons affirmed as foundational Christian doctrine
Hutterites affirm classical Trinitarian doctrine: one God eternally existing as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit — three co-equal, co-eternal persons. This is expressed in Hutterite confessional writings including the Five Articles of the Greatest Strife (1547) and various other community writings passed down through the colonies.
Trinitarian faith is foundational to Hutterite baptism (in the name of the Father, Son, and Spirit), communal prayer, and understanding of salvation. The community's theology is robustly orthodox Christologically and Trinitarianly, consistent with their Anabaptist heritage.
Key Distinctions
- Persons ontology:
- three coequal persons, one divine substance
- Spirit procession:
- from Father and Son (filioque)
- Creed stance:
- early Hutterite writings; classical Trinity affirmed; Scripture primary
Scripture References
Sources
- Hutterite Five Articles of the Greatest Strife (1547)
- Peter Riedemann, Account of Our Religion, Doctrine and Faith (Rechenschaft, 1542)