This is the Christian faith.
Any muslim can go to wikipedia and get all the information. I'm saving this answer so I can apply this to the next billion questions from muslims who keep asking the same thing over and over.
Many Christians begin to learn about the Trinity through knowledge of Baptism. This is also a starting point for others in comprehending why the doctrine matters to so many Christians, even though the doctrine itself teaches that the being of God is beyond complete comprehension. The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are structured around profession of the Trinity, and are solemnly professed by converts to Christianity when they receive baptism, and in the Church's liturgy, particularly when celebrating the Eucharist. One or both of these creeds are often used as brief summations of Christian faith by mainstream denominations.
One God
God is one, and the Godhead a single being: The Hebrew Scriptures lift this one article of faith above others, and surround it with stern warnings against departure from this central issue of faith, and of faithfulness to the covenant God had made with them. "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD" (Deuteronomy 6:4) (the Shema), "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" (Deuteronomy 5:7) and, "Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel and his redeemer the LORD of hosts: I am the first and I am the last; and beside me there is no God." (Isaiah 44:6). Any formulation of an article of faith which does not insist that God is solitary, that divides worship between God and any other, or that imagines God coming into existence rather than being God eternally, is not capable of directing people toward the knowledge of God, according to the trinitarian understanding of the Old Testament. The same insistence is found in the New Testament: "...there is none other God but one" (1 Corinthians 8:4). The "other gods" warned against are therefore not gods at all, but substitutes for God, and so are, according to St. Paul, simply mythological or are demons.
So, in the trinitarian view, the common conception which thinks of the Father and Christ as two separate beings, is incorrect. The central, and crucial affirmation of Christian faith is that there is one savior, God, and one salvation, manifest in Jesus Christ, to which there is access only because of the Holy Spirit. The God of the Old is still the same as the God of the New. In Christianity, it is understood that statements about a solitary god are intended to distinguish the Hebraic understanding from the polytheistic view, which see divine power as shared by several separate beings, beings which can, and do, disagree and have conflicts with each other. The concept of Many comprising One is quite visible in the Gospel of John, chapter 17, verses 20 through 23.
God exists in three persons
The "Shield of the Trinity" or "Scutum Fidei" diagram of traditional Western Christian symbolism.This one God however exists in three persons, or in the Greek hypostases. God has but a single divine nature. Chalcedonians — Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants — hold that, in addition, the Second Person of the Trinity — God the Son, Jesus — assumed human nature, so that he has two natures (and hence two wills), and is really and fully both true God and true human. In the Oriental Orthodox theology, the Chalcedonian formulation is rejected in favor of the position that the union of the two natures, though unconfused, births a third nature: redeemed humanity, the new creation.
In the Trinity, the Three are said to be co-equal and co-eternal, one in essence, nature, power, action, and will. However, as laid out in the Athanasian Creed, only the Father is unbegotten and non-proceeding. The Son is begotten from (or "generated by") the Father. The Spirit proceeds from the Father (or from the Father and through the Son — see filioque clause for the distinction).
It has been stated that because God exists in three persons, God has always loved, and there has always existed perfectly harmonious communion between the three persons of the Trinity. One consequence of this teaching is that God could not have created Man in order to have someone to talk to or to love: God "already" enjoyed personal communion; being perfect, He did not create Man because of any lack or inadequacy He had. Another consequence, according to Rev. Thomas Hopko, is that if God were not a trinity, He could not have loved prior to creating other beings on whom to bestow his love. Thus we find God saying in Genesis 1:26, "Let us make man in our image." For trinitarians, emphasis in Genesis 1:26 is on the plurality in the Deity, and in 1:27 on the unity of the divine Essence. A possible interpretation of Genesis 1:26 is that God's relationships in the Trinity is mirrored in man by the ideal relationship between husband and wife, two persons becoming one flesh, as described in Eve's creation later in the chapter.
The singleness of God's being and the multiplicity of the Divine Persons together account for the nature of Christian salvation, and disclose the gift of eternal life. "Through the Son we have access to the Father in one Spirit" (Ephesians 2:18). Communion with the Father is the goal of the Christian faith and is eternal life. It is given to humans through the Divine union with humanity in Jesus Christ who, although fully God, died for sinners "in the flesh" to accomplish their redemption, and this forgiveness, restoration, and friendship with God is made accessible through the gift to the Church of the Holy Spirit, who, being God, knows the Divine Essence intimately and leads and empowers the Christian to fulfill the will of God. Thus, this doctrine touches on every aspect of the trinitarian Christian's faith and life; and this explains why it has been so earnestly contended for, throughout Christian history.
2006-11-04 11:16:45
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answered by Anonymous
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You are certainly right about God being One. The trinity is not a Biblical teaching. The fact that they are mentioned together in a verse of Scripture does not make them three God's in One. It simply means that we as Christians should acknowledge their place in worship. The Father, Jehovah God is the only Almighty God. Jesus, his only-begotten Son never meant us to give the worship due the Father and the Creator(his Creator also) to him.
Jesus said at John 14:28b: ..." the Father is greater than I am."
Matthew 4:8: Again the Devil took him along to an unusually high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory, 9 and he said to him: “All these things I will give you if you fall down and do an act of worship to me.” 10 Then Jesus said to him: “Go away, Satan! For it is written, ‘It is Jehovah your God you must worship, and it is to him alone you must render sacred service.’”
However, we do know that without the ransom sacrifice of Jesus, we would not be able to be reconciled to the Father.
Colossians 1:20: " and through him to reconcile again to himself all [other] things by making peace through the blood [he shed] on the torture stake, no matter whether they are the things upon the earth or the things in the heavens.
Lastly the holy spirit, God's active force, by which we can come to understand the truth, and of course, it has many other functions, but was never a person to be worshiped, but a force from God, without which we could not come to know God.
Acts 2:2-4: " and suddenly there occurred from heaven a noise just like that of a rushing stiff breeze, and it filled the whole house in which they were sitting. 3 And tongues as if of fire became visible to them and were distributed about, and one sat upon each one of them, 4 and they all became filled with holy spirit and started to speak with different tongues, just as the spirit was granting them to make utterance.
2006-11-02 03:14:30
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answered by wannaknow 5
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All worship is directed to the Father God. But Jesus Himself accepted worship by others. The Holy Spirit directs all worship towards the Father and the Son only.
If you are truly interested go to this site
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity
2006-11-02 02:55:22
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answered by williamzo 5
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God is God and doesn't care whether you worship Him as the Father, the Son OR the Holy Spirit. It's all the same to Him. Why do YOU make a distinction?
2006-11-02 02:48:17
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answered by Anonymous
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I'd see it as "Mohammed or Mohammed's angel said ..." That angel contradicted God's salvation message, denied Jesus died on the cross for our sins. Jesus would not have died for our sins if it had not been necessary. It wouldn't be possible to die for our sins if He wasn't God incarnate. Then He sent the Holy Spirit to the church. You have to receive the Holy Spirit to realise He is not an idea but is actually a person - God Himself in Spirit form. Somehow we need to convince the muslim world of the reality of God's revelation of salvation. Our prayers can effect this, as God does want you to believe in His Saviour. God has ways of achieving what looks humanly impossible.
2016-05-23 16:46:04
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answered by Anonymous
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Sweetie, you worship God. Jesus is his son that died for our sins okay. When we pray, we pray "In Jesus Name...Amen". Jesus, the son, intercede for us and in turn His Father (God) knows all through the Son (Jesus). The holy spirit is God's spirit that lives within us. It's that small voice that you hear telling when something is right and wrong.
You should find a local church, either a Church of Christ or a Non-denominational church (Church of God in Christ) and attend bible study so you can ask questions and get a better understanding.
2006-11-02 02:53:05
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answered by CTargrl 5
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in the beginning God said let us Create man in OUR image look at it like this you have a body you have a mind and you have a spirit you are a 3 dimensional person with three man parts to you.
2006-11-02 02:47:03
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answered by jamnjims 5
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Don't, there is no trinity. God is ONE Deut. 6:4 "Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God is one LORD"
Isaiah 43:11"I , even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour." Jesus is the One True God!
2006-11-02 02:55:03
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answered by randito 2
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picture the scene of Jesus's baptism.......God in heaven....Holy Spirit in air, the dove,...... and Jesus in water on earth. that's where they get the trinity.
2006-11-02 02:51:09
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answered by zee zee 6
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the trinity is a Myth
2006-11-02 02:47:23
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answered by Anonymous
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