Help with understanding the Trinity
When
I first became a Christian one of the things I really struggled with was
the idea of the Trinity. People used the idea of the apple (core, flesh,
skin) and the water (ice, steam, water) to explain it to me. But I still
never got the idea of three in one.
It wasn’t until I saw a copy of the attached image (you
can click here to see the full sized version) that I really got it
and was able to process it properly. It changed how I saw the Trinity
and it was no longer the “mystery” as many people called it.
The key thought of the Trinity is one God in three persons – Father, Son
and the Holy Spirit. Three distinct persons, but they are one in love,
one in purpose, one in unity, one in relationship and so on. All are
equal members of the Godhead and all are eternal.
The diagram shows that God is actually the sum total of the three
person. You can see that it shows Father, Son and Holy Spirit as the
three members of the Trinity. Then it says the Father is not the Son,
the Son is not the Holy Spirit and the Holy Spirit is not the Father.
But they are all God.
So when I talk about God on this blog, I am talking about the total of
the Father, Son and Holy Spirit – the Trinity. At times I will talk
about the individual members but will always refer to them as the
Father, Son or Spirit.
I hope that helps you if you are having troubles with the idea of the
Trinity.
By Dave Quinn
Founder PASSION Australia
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