2007-01-27 05:28:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Far be it for this humble a-religious/agnostic scientist to conjure up dreams of explaining theological notions of faith. That said, and to tender a scientific analogy, think of the Holy Trinity like water in its solid, fluid, and gaseous states. Remove any one of those water states and the world (i.e. all life) would be in grave trouble. For life to exist, water must have the inherent characteristic of being able to “flow” from one state to another, not to mention in and out of all living beings, in an endless dynamic of recycling. Now, you might pose a legitimate objection by saying: Hey, I can see your analogy with water (after all, that’s based on trivial empirical observations) but what possible reason can you give me for the conceptual existence of the Holy Trinity? And my response would be: Well, I CANNOT offer you any PROOF of the “existence” of the Holy Trinity, what I CAN do is to try to demonstrate the necessity for such a hypothesis in an otherwise internally-consistent theological paradigm. Theologically speaking, the “spirit (or the active essence, if you will)” of God must be simultaneously in attendance in all His creation; hence God’s Omnipresent-ness and its “sacred action instrument” - the Holy Ghost. Now, notice the notion of the Father comes in as the Omnipotent creator that is so perfect that he not only does not have to exist, but is further not subject to the humanity’s reality of Good and Evil. And finally the Son is the Omniscient messenger of the Good News, which was further deliberately sacrificed to wash us all of our sins (i.e. God’s way of saying: I forgive you humanity, or at least faithful Christians.) … :-) … Although, obviously God forgives, He apparently NEVER forgets – otherwise what would be the need for Hell?)
2007-01-27 15:11:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thinking of the mystery of the Trinity tickles and keeps my mind alive.
Certainly, some gave sound Biblical telling, and other opinions. I can give you similes which may help you. First, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are the same. They work together perfectly, and they work separately perfectly in communication with each other.
One simile is a "Latte". A Latte is made from: water, coffee, & cream. In the perfect combination, mixed together, we can take three ingridiants to make one Latte. However, this is half the equation. To truly reflect the Holy Trinity, our Latte would need to separate after being made and work independently.
There is a childs cartoon, "Power Rangers" which also is a good similie of the Holy Trinity. In this cartoon, a group of people are called Power Rangers. They work for good and against evil ... and under certain conditions can join together to make a super transformer to trumph all evil.
The last part of this mystery which always puts that wrench into my logical thinking is that all who belive in Jesus (son of God) make up the body of Christ (son of God). This mystery is best represented by many of the Dr. Suess books (ie: Herbert & the who's). The Devil rejected Jesus and failed to bow to Jesus as God removing himself from heaven and into hell --- and the Devil rejected us humans (the body of Christ) and failed to bow to us humans; decending to hell. So, in the Trinity as the body of Christ, we are all holy.
Christs "Great Comandments" (Keeping God Holy, and Each other Holy) reflect this - we who believe in Christ are holy - and we should care for the holy as directed by God (Jesus within the Trinity).
2007-01-27 07:42:21 · answer #2 · answered by Giggly Giraffe 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Father, Son and Holy Ghost = Christians believe that God is the creator of the universe. He sent his son to Earth to basically "balance out" Earth's sin account by being tortured to death/nailed alive to a cross. The Holy Ghost is God's spirit, some kind of messenger for the Earth-God communication.
Because God is such a magnificent power, he is actually simultaneously all three - or all three parts of the Holy Trinity are in fact God. Jesus, his son is actually a part of God (The catholic church believe this not only in a metaphorical sense, but really physically). God is obviously another big part. The Holy Spirit is again another part (or even another form??) of God.
hope this helps...
2007-01-27 05:42:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If theologians over the centuries have had difficulty defining it, I don't know if I can in six sentences. Basically, it's like the egg analogy. An egg consists of shell, yolk, and white. Each have their own function, but are part of a greater whole. God consists of Father, Son, Spirit. The Father and the Son sort of share the same consciousness, with the Spirit keeping everything together. Each part has its different roles as well.
2007-01-27 05:43:18 · answer #4 · answered by Roger 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
TRInity means three
The Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. They make up a three-way spiritual guide
2007-01-27 05:36:59 · answer #5 · answered by kylekincaid13 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes. Long story short, the Father (God), Son(Jesus) and Holy Ghost(a white dove) embody the 'one true God' of the Christian mythology. The triangle derives from the prior pagan beliefs that the number three is so powerful. The two myths were linked when Christians incorporated their religion with pagans. They simply adopted the pagan traditions as their own. (Like Easter and Halloween).
There are a lot of fascinating materials on the subject.
2007-01-27 06:50:39 · answer #6 · answered by Konswayla 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I am a son, I am also a husband and a father. That's three things, but only one of me! Spooky huh?
The Father, Son and Holy Ghost refer to the different ways God acts/manifests/is. But he's still the one God.
2007-01-27 06:00:39 · answer #7 · answered by anthonypaullloyd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Trinity can be understood reading 1 John 2;7.
2014-02-12 08:10:23 · answer #8 · answered by SὶℜὶሁS ℜℯ❡ℯnℯratℯ∂ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I--f you are a follower of Jesus teachings, such a concept cannot be explained simply because he never taught it. Thus the trinity is not holy at all!
--Here is the type of teaching that Jesus followed and set for us the complete example:
(John 4:23-24) “23 Nevertheless, the hour is coming, and it is now, when the true worshipers will worship the Father with spirit and truth, for, indeed, the Father is looking for suchlike ones to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit, and those worshiping him must worship with spirit and truth.””
Please note the combination of spirit or our feelings, attitudes AND truth--that which is only found in the scriptures.
--Was there anywhere in scripture that Jesus teachings did not make sense?
--I know of none!
--When he used illustrations such as Matthew 13--did he not explain the interpretation to his disciples soon after? Please note:
(Matthew 13:1-3) “13 On that day Jesus, having left the house, was sitting by the sea; 2 and great crowds gathered to him, so that he went aboard a boat and sat down, and all the crowd was standing on the beach. 3 Then he told them many things by illustrations, saying: “Look! A sower went out to sow;”.......10 So the disciples came up and said to him: “Why is it you speak to them by the use of illustrations.......18 “YOU, then, listen to the illustration of the man that sowed. 19 Where anyone hears the word of the kingdom but does not get the sense of it, the wicked one comes and snatches away what has been sown in his heart; this is the one sown alongside the road. 20 As for the one sown upon the rocky places, this is the one hearing the word and at once accepting it with joy..............24 Another illustration he set before them, saying: “The kingdom of the heavens has become like a man that sowed fine seed in his field. ....
--If you note he did not leave his disciples in the dark with illustrations, teachings, and would not in his relationship with Jehovah his God & Father.
Note what he said in clear truth to Mary Magdalene before his complete resurrection to the heavens:
(John 20:15-17) “. . .Jesus said to her: “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?” She, imagining it was the gardener, said to him: “Sir, if you have carried him off, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.” 16 Jesus said to her: “Mary!” Upon turning around, she said to him, in Hebrew: “Rab·bo´ni!” (which means “Teacher!”) 17 Jesus said to her: “Stop clinging to me. For I have not yet ascended to the Father. But be on your way to my brothers and say to them, ‘I am ascending to my Father and YOUR Father and to my God and YOUR God.’””
--Hope you find the answer to what you are seeking.
2007-01-27 06:15:17 · answer #9 · answered by THA 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means that the words Father, Son, and Holy Ghost(spirit) have different meanings but the same essence. Namely God.
2007-01-27 05:41:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋