For some people the Trinity is something that just does not make any sense (illogical). However, is this true? can the trinity be defined and explained?
This article argues that it can be both defined and explained and I will try and do my best to explain that. The main people for arguing against the trinity are Muslims, with arguments such as the trinity is just the belief in 3 Gods or how can 3 persons be 1?
The Trinity is the one eternal, infinite being of God, shared fully and completely by three persons, Father, Son and Spirit. One what, three who's.
NOTE: We are not saying that the Father is the Son, or the Son the Spirit, or the Spirit the Father. It is very common for people to misunderstand the doctrine as to mean that we are saying Jesus is the Father. The doctrine of the Trinity does not in any way say this!
The three Biblical doctrines that flow directly into the river that is the Trinity are as follows:
1) There is one and only one God, eternal, immutable.
2) There are three eternal Persons described in Scripture - the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. These Persons are never identified with one another - that is, they are carefully differentiated as Persons.
3) The Father, the Son, and the Spirit, are identified as being fully deity---that is, the Bible teaches the Deity of Christ and the Deity of the Holy Spirit.
Does this make sense though Can 3 persons be One God?
God is a title for the highest being in and out of the Universe, if there was anything above what we thought was God then that becomes God. God is not a who but a title like King, Queen, Doctor, President, human, etc you were never born called doctor or president or even born and named human, human is what you are not who you are.
Therefore The son, father and holy spirit are God, as they are the highest being. However, most people will say but these are 3 Gods as there is 3 of them. However, this is not what the New Testament teaches. In the same way when a man and woman get married they do not become two marriages or when you have 6 Muslims you do not then have 6 Islam's, you will say that is WHAT we believe. In the same instance God is the father, son and holy spirit, this is who God is and God is what they are.
Even if we cannot understand the trinity using the laws of physics or human ability does that make it untrue?
If God is a supernatural being and therefore the highest being above the laws of physics should we look to these laws? the laws of physics do not give space for miracles such as people turning sticks into snakes (moses) or The sea being split so people can cross the sea (moses) or even Muhammad taking a night flight to Jerusalem, as these things cannot be done naturally. Can we explain them? of course not, how do we know how God raised the sea with Moses? what laws did God use? We do not know. You could even push it to say how can someone or something be eternal? as we believe God is eternal. Therefore, we can say even if we can not naturally explain the process it does not make it untrue, so if the new testament teaches the trinity and it being a supernatural being, then saying it does not makes contradicts all supernatural things (miracles).
God Bless
This article argues that it can be both defined and explained and I will try and do my best to explain that. The main people for arguing against the trinity are Muslims, with arguments such as the trinity is just the belief in 3 Gods or how can 3 persons be 1?
The Trinity is the one eternal, infinite being of God, shared fully and completely by three persons, Father, Son and Spirit. One what, three who's.
NOTE: We are not saying that the Father is the Son, or the Son the Spirit, or the Spirit the Father. It is very common for people to misunderstand the doctrine as to mean that we are saying Jesus is the Father. The doctrine of the Trinity does not in any way say this!
The three Biblical doctrines that flow directly into the river that is the Trinity are as follows:
1) There is one and only one God, eternal, immutable.
2) There are three eternal Persons described in Scripture - the Father, the Son, and the Spirit. These Persons are never identified with one another - that is, they are carefully differentiated as Persons.
3) The Father, the Son, and the Spirit, are identified as being fully deity---that is, the Bible teaches the Deity of Christ and the Deity of the Holy Spirit.
Does this make sense though Can 3 persons be One God?
God is a title for the highest being in and out of the Universe, if there was anything above what we thought was God then that becomes God. God is not a who but a title like King, Queen, Doctor, President, human, etc you were never born called doctor or president or even born and named human, human is what you are not who you are.
Therefore The son, father and holy spirit are God, as they are the highest being. However, most people will say but these are 3 Gods as there is 3 of them. However, this is not what the New Testament teaches. In the same way when a man and woman get married they do not become two marriages or when you have 6 Muslims you do not then have 6 Islam's, you will say that is WHAT we believe. In the same instance God is the father, son and holy spirit, this is who God is and God is what they are.
Even if we cannot understand the trinity using the laws of physics or human ability does that make it untrue?
If God is a supernatural being and therefore the highest being above the laws of physics should we look to these laws? the laws of physics do not give space for miracles such as people turning sticks into snakes (moses) or The sea being split so people can cross the sea (moses) or even Muhammad taking a night flight to Jerusalem, as these things cannot be done naturally. Can we explain them? of course not, how do we know how God raised the sea with Moses? what laws did God use? We do not know. You could even push it to say how can someone or something be eternal? as we believe God is eternal. Therefore, we can say even if we can not naturally explain the process it does not make it untrue, so if the new testament teaches the trinity and it being a supernatural being, then saying it does not makes contradicts all supernatural things (miracles).
God Bless
