Can someone explain the Trinity?

Question

So what really IS the trinity?
It's really confusing to me, so lots of help is greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Answer 1

In Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity states that God is one being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of three persons: the Father, the Son (incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth), and the Holy Spirit. Since the 4th century, in both Eastern and Western Christianity, this doctrine has been stated as "one God in three persons," all three of whom, as distinct and co-eternal persons, are of one indivisible Divine essence, a simple being. Supporting the doctrine of the Trinity is known as Trinitarianism. The majority of Christians are Trinitarian, and regard belief in the Trinity as a test of orthodoxy. Opposing, nontrinitarian positions that are held by some groups include Binitarianism (two deities/persons/aspects), Unitarianism (one deity/person/aspect), the Godhead (Latter Day Saints) (three separate beings) and Modalism (Oneness).

In addition to God comprising three persons, the Son Himself has two distinct natures, one fully divine and the other fully human.

The doctrine of the Trinity is the result of continuous exploration by the church of the biblical data, thrashed out in debate and treatises, eventually formulated at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 AD in a way they believe is consistent with the biblical witness, and further refined in later councils and writings. The most widely recognized Biblical foundations for the doctrine's formulation are in the Gospel of John.

GO TO:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_trinity

Answer 2

Indeed the word trinity is not in the Bible, but the indicators certainly are.
Look up Psalm 45, and Psalm 110. Both indicate THE GOD speaking to
"HIS OTHER".....also......The Trinity is indicated in 1 John 5:7 if you are using
a King James Bible (others have removed or altered same).

In the Old Testament see Isaiah 44:6 --- and His redeemer I am ---.
and Isaiah 45:11 --- And His maker --.

My favourite indicator is 1 Corinthians 15:28 ! At some point The Trinity will once
again unite because THEN there will be no need for The Trinity !

Water appears as a liquid, steam, and ice. All three are one.
A Clover leaf has three segments, it is but ONE clover.

In both situations above, three are one. Why can't THE GOD do the same?

Answer 3

The traditional definition of the Trinity is a self-contradiction. Basically, it is the belief that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are three separate and distinct "persons," co-eternal and co-equal. The phrase "three persons" is not found one single time in the Bible, and Deuteronomy 4:35-39 is a clear contradiction of the Trinity doctrine as well as many verses in Isaiah.
The Trinity is a contradiction because it states that three eternal persons, each being God, mysteriously adds up to one God.
In John 14, Philip said to Jesus, "show us the Father." Here was an excellent opportunity for Jesus to explain the Trinity, but what did he say? Read it carefully: "Have I been so long time with you, and yet you have not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; how then do you say, Show us the Father?"
Also in Revelation there is "a" throne in heaven, and one sat on the throne.
E-mail me for more details. I have written much about this. I have also read writings of those who support the Trinity doctrine.
I think Jean (below) has the right idea.

Answer 4

From the standpoint of eternal existence in the Godhead it can be seen that at some time God could be said to be the only uncaused first cause pre-existent to all else.
Amoung the virtues of God Love is the supreme characteristic that both describes His substance and neccessity as a plurality in personhood.
Love gets its definition by what it does. Without love being active in character it cannot be said to be what it is. So before the creative acts of God love existed and by neccessity must have had an object of its motion whereby it gained its definition of being. Therefore the subjective experience of Love is demonstrated through its expression between two agents of moral obligation. The objective reality is then expressed through the triune nature of personal existence. Love between the Father and the Son=subjective experience, declared by the Holy Spirit=objective reality. Love between the Son and the Spirit=subjective experience,declared by the Father= Objective reality. Love between the Holy Spirit and the Father=subjective experience, Declared by the Son=objective reality.

It may help to kmow that you are not required to fully understand this relationship between the three persons of the trinity but to apprehend it is essential. In other words we must accept it but not neccessarily know the mechanics behind it.

I do know that all three persons of the trinity are the same in purpose and will but different in function.
I pray to the Father in the name of the Son in the power of the Spirit.

Answer 5

: That we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity;

4. Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance.

5. For there is one person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit.

6. But the Godhead of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit is all one, the glory equal, the majesty coeternal.

7. Such as the Father is, such is the Son, and such is the Holy Spirit.

8. The Father uncreated, the Son uncreated, and the Holy Spirit uncreated.

9. The Father incomprehensible, the Son incomprehensible, and the Holy Spirit incomprehensible.

10. The Father eternal, the Son eternal, and the Holy Spirit eternal.

11. And yet they are not three eternals but one eternal.

12. As also there are not three uncreated nor three incomprehensible, but one uncreated and one incomprehensible.

13. So likewise the Father is almighty, the Son almighty, and the Holy Spirit almighty.

14. And yet they are not three almighties, but one almighty.

15. So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God;

16. And yet they are not three Gods, but one God.

17. So likewise the Father is Lord, the Son Lord, and the Holy Spirit Lord;

18. And yet they are not three Lords but one Lord.

19. For like as we are compelled by the Christian verity to acknowledge every Person by himself to be God and Lord;

20. So are we forbidden by the catholic religion to say; There are three Gods or three Lords.

Answer 6

God is a Spirit and an all-consuming fire.

Jesus Christ is the Son of God and Son of Man

Holy Spirit is the portion of God that lives within me.

Since God is an all-consuming fire the only way you can see Him is as Jesus Christ the Son, but all three are ONE.

Jesus Christ is God
The Holy Spirit is God
The Father is God

Jesus said I was slain from the foundation of the world, meaning He was a part of God in the beginning so He was always with God. The Holy Spirit is the watered down version of God as Spirit because the Full God would burn us up since He is an all-consuming fire.

Answer 7

I hope you have a KJV Holy Bible or any other version which has what I am going to tell you.
According Matthew, when Jesus was going to heaven, he told the disciples to baptize in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. See what John says about the Word;
The Word was in the very begining, He was with God and He was God. The Word came to the Earth and manifested as flesh. (refer in your Holy Bible Version).
If you believe what the Bible says then answer these questions:
Is God Spirit?
Whom did Jesus say was his Father?
Whom did God say was His Son?
Who created the world?
Look in the Bible to answer these questions.
I hope this will clear your doubt and God bless you for you are seeking the Truth.

Answer 8

“The Catholic Faith is this, that we worship one God in Trinity and Trinity in Unity. . . . So the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Ghost is God. And yet they are not Three Gods, but One God.”

IN THESE words the Athanasian Creed describes the central doctrine of Christendom—the Trinity.

“The Father is greater than I am.”—JOHN 14:28.

We may learn through Him [Christ] that the Father is above all things. For ‘the Father,’ says He, ‘is greater than I.’ The Father, therefore, has been declared by our Lord to excel with respect to knowledge.

“This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.”—JOHN 17:3.

To know the eternal God, the giver of what is eternal, and by knowledge and comprehension to possess God, who is first, and highest, and one, and good. . . . He then who would live the true life is enjoined first to know Him ‘whom no one knows, except the Son reveal (Him).’ (Matt. 11:27) Next is to be learned the greatness of the Saviour after Him.

“One God and Father of all persons, who is over all and through all and in all.”—EPHESIANS 4:6.

And thus one God the Father is declared, who is above all, and through all, and in all. The Father is indeed above all, and He is the Head of Christ.
These verses describe the Father as supreme, over everything and everyone including Jesus Christ. Their comments give no hint that they believed in a Trinity.

Answer 9

three divine Persons (the Father, the Son, the Holy Ghost), each said to be eternal, each said to be almighty, none greater or less than another, each said to be God, and yet together being but one God. Other statements of the dogma emphasize that these three “Persons” are not separate and distinct individuals but are three modes in which the divine essence exists. Thus some Trinitarians emphasize their belief that Jesus Christ is God, or that Jesus and the Holy Ghost are Jehovah. Not a Bible teaching.

Answer 10

IF jesus is raspberries...
and IF holy spirit is cream
and IF the father is meringue
THEN the trinity is a pavlova

lets eat the trinity!