How do you understand the Holy Trinity Mystery ? God / Holy Spirit / JesusChrist?

Question

Of course, we know that there is much more to it than that. Jesus' command to the Apostles is to go out and teach as well as baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Here we have God revealing Himself as a communion of three divine Persons. Here we have God sharing with us the truth about Himself, revealing to us His real identity.

In the words of Pope John Paul II, "God in His deepest mystery is not a solitude, but a family, since He has in Himself fatherhood, sonship, and the essence of the family, which is love."

We might ask ourselves: What difference does the mystery of the Trinity make? It makes a big difference.

For one thing, we cannot love what we do not know. We do not make complete gifts of ourselves to total strangers. (Ask someone to marry a complete stranger and see how well that works.) God allows us to know Him intimately as He is — one God in three divine Persons. He reveals Himself to us as a divine family. In fact, He goes even further. He loves us so much, He invites us to be a part of that family. Just last week we celebrated Pentecost, recalling how the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles in the Upper Room. In our Baptism, we too were sealed with the Spirit. By virtue of our Baptism we are brothers and sisters in Christ, and we can dare to call God "Abba" or Father. This means a Christian can never claim to be all alone in this world. We are part of a divine family.

Second, we are made in the image and likeness of God. We know that God is a communion of Persons. We who are made in His image and likeness are likewise made to be in relationship with God and with others. We are made to be communal beings. It is impossible for us to live in total isolation without doing some grave harm to our very being. We are made and meant to live for others. That is the nature of love and the nature of the God Who formed us in His image.

Answer 1

"I and the Father are one" (Jn 10:30)

"He who has seen me has seen the Father" (Jn 14:9).

John 14:16,26; 15:26; 16:7 - the Father and the Son send the Counselor, the Holy Spirit -

Isaiah 9:6 - the Counselor is Mighty God.

1 Cor. 12:4-6 - there are varieties of gifts but the same Spirit, varieties of service but the same Lord, varieties of working but same God.

Answer 2

If the trinity is a mystery as its supporters claim, why are they trying to explain it? The truth is that the Bible does not support the trinity. For example, the trinity teaches that God is made up of three co-equal, co-eternal persons. Just give me one scripture in the Bible that says that. You can't find it because it is not there. Ken D said that the Father was greater than Jesus while Jesus walked the earth for 33 years. (Actually, it was 33 1/2 years.) If that is true, then God was incomplete for that period of time. He was only 2/3 God. Does that make sense? Jesus has never been equal to God, even AFTER returning to heaven. At 1 Cor. 11:3, it says that the head of the Christ is God.

Answer 3

dont forget when Adam and eve sinned their countenance was changed. They listened to Satan instead of being obedient to the Lord our God.

As for the Holy Trinity. There is God the Father, Christ Jesus the son, and the Holy Spirit which proceeds from the God the Father. As C hrist and the Father are one, those who abide in the love of Christ receive the Holy Spirit. Jesus said "I will not leave you comfortless, but will send the Spirit which proceeds from the Father which testifies of me." Read John 14 and chapter 15. Your pope is all wet. The holy spirit convicts us of sin and points us to the saving grace of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

Answer 4

The entire Bible focuses on Jesus Christ. The Old Testament looks forward to Him and the Holy Spirit always reveals Him.

Jesus can be seen in the Old Testament. He was the 4th person in the furnace in Daniel. Abraham saw Him. Since no one has seen God, it was Jesus that walked and talked with Adam.

During the 33 years Jesus was living with us, He was living as a man so at that time He could say the Father was greater then He. It was conditional To learn more, read Who Do You Say That I AM? in the link below.

Answer 5

It sounds like you have a good grasp on how it all works. We have the Father, we have the Son and we have the Holy Spirit. God is the sum of all three. We have an awesome God that is beyond our understanding, we love him though faith.

Answer 6

It's a Christian version of the old Indo-European Aryan belief of Three Gods in one that Abraham brought with him from UR. That was reinforced in the time in Egypt. And reinforced again in their captivity in Babylon. Then it was adopted by the Christians.

Answer 7

Christians deny God while they don't know. and will take this small verse (I and God are one...). but completely ignore the other strong verses.

Jesus said:

"Listen O Israel, the lord our God is only one"
"why calling me good? and there is no good but God"
"My God! My God! why haven't you forsaken me"

1st commandment: you shall not take other gods before Me

because christians follow the teaching of John Not Jesus. this is Johnianity not christianity.

Answer 8

what I don't understand is why people have such a hard time with this.

if your "god system" is something other than 1=1 then you are polytheistic.

that is, its one god, undivided, or its more than one.

edit: >>"would you not have 1 piece of gum still, but in 3 pieces??!!"<<

no, you would not. you would have 3 smaller pieces of gum.

1 piece = 1 piece. not 1 piece in 3 pieces... thats just nonsense.

Answer 9

Hi,
I was once told that the Trinity is like a piece of gum.
That if you were to take 1 stick of gum , and beak it up into 3 pieces of EQUAL VALUE....
would you not have 1 piece of gum still, but in 3 pieces??!!
=] -LIVE4TRUTH. 1JOHN5:7

Answer 10

Yes, yes, you believe in God; and who's going to waste their time reading your sermon? Maybe there are three Gods, maybe there are nine Gods; give it a rest, Jack.