Please define the Trinity. Please don't just say the Father, Son and Holy Spirit ...?

Question

Most know that. But for friends out there that do not understand the Trinity, help me to give definition to God The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit - One GOD 3 persons.

Will you reply with your understanding?

Don't be hard on Doc, I don't know that he was trying to mock. think about that mathamatical equation 1 X 1 X 1 = 1 verses the most common dispute 1 +1+1 = 3 as an arguement. Brilliant! 1 x 1 x 1 does equal 1! 3 persons 1 GOD!!

Answer 1

This is the Christian faith.


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.

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

The trinity is a faux concept via many christian church homes. The Qu'ran is right in figuring out God because of the fact the writer on my own. the place interior the Bible does it say "God the Son"? it somewhat is consistently the 'Son of God' and there is the stumbling block between Islam and the fact of Jesus, being a son and not basically a prophet. there's a reason of this that the Qu'ran does no longer conceal, Regards

Answer 4

Actually the idea of a Triune God did not exist until 425 AD when the Council of Nicea created it in response to the question of whether or not Jesus was God. A few hundred bishops got together and took a vote - bingo, one Trinity served up.

Actually, if you want to understand the true nature of God you need to refer back to Genesis when God created man AND woman in his image, ergo, God is the absolute unity of perfect masculinity and perfect femininity. Jesus was one manifestation of God's absolute masculinity. We are all meant to be just such a manifestation - either masculine or feminine. The Holy Spirit is really the feminine nature of the one God.

Jesus came as the second Adam, but because there was no second Eve at that time, the Holy Spirit took that position in relation to Jesus after he died. At the time of the Second Coming there will be both a third Adam and a third Eve who will become the True Parents to all humankind and teach us all how to become true manifestations of the one God.

Answer 5

The Trinity is the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit acting as one, in that they always agree. Each has s specific ministry, but all three are constantly in agreement as to what the other is doing. There are no secret among them, there is never any division among them and there is never any duplication of effort. All that they do is done in love. We may not understand it as love, but it is. We are on this earth a very short time and eternity is forever. We cannot possibly foresee all of the ramifications of their work in our lifetime. Everything that the Trinity does is positive---there are no negatives in God, there is no sin or evil in God. The Bible says in 1John that God is love. Out of this love comes mercy and grace. the Father is the head of God, the Son is the saving grace of God and the Holy Spirit is the mind of God.

Answer 6

Fully understandin the Trinity is a difficult thing to do. The concept has stumped people for generations. Our minds cannot...just cannot...fully comprehend it.
However, St. Patrick used a 3-leaf clover to help describe it. Each leaf is thought of as a person, but the entire plant is the being. 3 persons (Father, Son, Holy Spirit), 1 Divine Being (God).

Another way to look at this is yourself. Let us pretend that you are 60 years old, have a mother, two daughters, and three grand daughters. Thus, you are a daughter. You are also a mother. You are also a grandmother. You have these three different identities, but you are one being.

I hope this helps.

Answer 7

Dear dmd...This might seem odd to u but lets see..In bible it says God Is One. Islam teaches us that God is one.

But Christans beleive that in that one there are 3 Gods? Doesnt make sence does it. Where as Islam teaches us that God is Single. And even Bible confirms this.

The Trinity is a simple addition that was performed by the ppl of the church. It has nothing to do with the teaching of Jesus. Jesus taught that God is One and that even he worships God. He was a person...One of Gods Prophets.

OK i claim this and I have a proof.

Pick up a copy of Holy Quran from ur library.
Then take a copy of Quran from me...ok take it fromany other place like another library.

Compare the two. They will be 100% alike.
Do the same with Bible...

Is the Quran correct which has been preserved for 1400+ years or is the Bible correct.

God of Jesus and Mohammad (PBUH) is the same and Quran is a miracle of that God,
He has said that he will preserve Quran forever.

Bible is also a book that was revealed on Jesus but that book has ben altered and one of the proofs I have just stated above in the little experiment I told u about.

I am only inviting u to open ur eyes to the truth.
The experiment will benefit u....

Answer 8

First, it is by definition a mystery. Do not expect to fully understand it. Second, the Trinity implies the nature of God; family. God the Father eternally begets the Son. The Son eternally does and is the Word of the Father. The Spirit is the loving nature of Truth that binds the family together. Note that God extended His covenant with families; first with Adam and Eve, then with Abraham and his tribe, then with Moses and his Tribes (Nation), then with David and the Nations and finally with his own Son and his eternal Body.

Peace,

MoP

Answer 9

God as you said has three personalities... each one has a different purpose... The first one is God hes is control of everything he sets our destination... The second one is the son hes purpose was to be sent to the earth to die for us so that we are covered in his blood... The third one is the holy spirit which lives in us all the time and if were in relationship with him he will guide every move we make, and through him is how we get the power to heal, to pray, and he keeps us close to God.

Answer 10

It's a very complex concept. It was the concensus from the Nicene Council to try to unite the various Christian groups.

This is probably the singlemost complex issue in Christianity.

It may help to look at it like this: You are a person. Yep, that's YOU in the flesh there. You also have a soul. So, you have YOU the person, and YOU the soul. One being. Two pieces. Same concept extended to the Trinity.

Answer 11

They are all god the Father is the creator the son is the redeemer and the spirit is the helper. the trinity really is a faith issue you just have to accept it because God said it and maybe when you see him you can ask...but im pretty sure by then you wont care