Does this verse help explain the Holy Trinity?

Question

And when He had said this, He breathed on them, and said to them, "Receive the Holy Spirit." John 20:22.

The Holy Spirit is Jesus and God's Spirit, in which they are One (in Spirit). they were One on earth in Spirit, even though they don't share the same 'body'. God the Father sits at the throne and Jesus sits to his right. Do you think that verse helps explain the Trinity better?

Answer 1

I like the following to explain the Trinity.

1 John 5:7, "For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one."

St. Patrick used the Shamrock to explain the Trinity to the Irish. Three parts, yet one leaf.

Answer 2

The Bible shows very clearly that there is only one God, and yet that there are three personal distinctions in His complex nature, traditionally referred to as "three Persons in the Godhead"—God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Each is distinct from the others but never acts independently. They are one in nature and purpose. This mystery is called the doctrine of the Trinity, though that term is not used in the Bible. The teaching, however, is present in seed form in the Old Testament and is revealed explicitly in the New Testament. Note passages such as Matthew 28:19; John 10:30, 14:26; 2 Corinthians 13:14.

Our finite minds cannot understand or explain this mystery of God, which is nevertheless a fact. We must accept the truths found in the Word of God by faith even though we ourselves cannot comprehend them fully; read Hebrews 11:1,3,6 and 1 Corinthians 2:5-10;14; 13:12. It is really not surprising that the infinite God should be complex in His nature beyond the ability of finite humans to comprehend! This doctrine is absolutely essential to New Testament Christianity. Theologians have pointed out that if it were not true, the Bible would be unreliable, Christ would not be divine, and His death on the cross would not atone for our sins, being merely the death of a martyr.

Answer 3

Very good, it also states in the bible Matthew I believe, God created the earth and the Word was with God.
Word meaning Jesus. Jesus was there from the beginning and so was the Holy Spirit.

Answer 4

All interesting speculation... but it's also interesting to note that the word "trinity" or "Holy Trinity" doesn't appear anywhere in the Bible. It was added almost 300 years after Jesus life on earth by the church to try to explain what they couldn't explain. The emperor Constantine demanded a resolution from the Council at Nicea to unite all the different Christian sects. (In fact, the Bible contains some quotes from Jesus where He made it very clear He was not exactly God Himself on earth, but was lower than God. This has always been a puzzle for those who accept the Trinity theory.)

Answer 5

The Trinity doctrine isn't a factor of genuine Christianity, it stepped forward from pagan religions and traditions, so any clarification of the Trinity is fake because of the fact with the aid of a real learn of the Bible one may well be attentive to that God is ONE God, Jesus is his son-key be conscious son, a son and father are by no skill equivalent. Even those that say Jesus basically referred to as God his father because of the fact he grow to be on earth have not got a valid argument because of the fact collectively as in heaven after his dying he nonetheless did not think of he grow to be equivalent to his father-Phillipians 2:5-7. The holy spirit, is only that, a spirit, not a individual or aside of God, it extremely is how God gets issues executed. yet no be counted how lots I say to you approximately this it would not extremely mater because of the fact basically with the aid of a learn of the Bible will one fairly comprehend.

Answer 6

yes, it's a good one! there is also Mt 28:19 where Christ tells to go forth to all nations baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
another favorite is when a priest ends mass and quotes 2 Cor 13:14 The Grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Love of God and the communion/fellowship of the Holy Ghost be with yo all.

God sent His Love to is in the grace of Jesus and we accept in communion with the Holy Spirit.

YSIC!

Answer 7

All I got outta that Jibberish is that God sits at his right side-but which one then has the Holy spirit in them-AHHHHH! Nikki-I am glad you answered me but just because I AM not religious dosen't mean I don't want to be Loved-I just want Love that I can hold and Honor Cherish and Delight-In-God is far to great a mystery and too vast for me to say I Love it or anyone that says they represent it. To me it is like saying I LOVE THE Universe. I don't I Love the thought of my life being in this universe-but God to me is like trying to think out side of the box-and although I am not one who likes to get boxed in-I cannot explain where I came from why then should I try to explain GOD?-I am happy to live and let live as long as Love is left to live for ALL! Love of Life and Loving those that share Life with us is the reality I try to display here. Religions describe CONDITIONAL LOVE-and I do not believe in this! Go ahead here's a question I give to you so you can find out for yourself ask this "Is Religion based upon Conditional Love?"

Answer 8

I don't think it does. I am studying this now, and though I was raised to believe there was a trinity, I don't see it in Scripture the more I look. I believe the Father, son and spirit are three separate beings, and that they are not one being.

Answer 9

No, I don't think it's particularly explanatory. And I don't think you have the holy spirit exactly right. It is the part of God that lives inside of you if you choose to accept it, as your counselor of sorts. I mean, I guess it's God's and Jesus' spirit, but that isn't really the typical way to explain it...

Answer 10

it does help explain, also when the apostles told people to be baptized in the name of the father,son and the holy spirit. there is more passages but i would agree with you.