Hello Christians. Now I am asking you this question, how can Three be one?
Don't give me the apple
The apple has many seeds, so not three
Don't give me the egg
The egg can have another yoke and rot..you wouldn't want a god that can rot..so not three
Don't give me the Family of God
They can have another son, there can also be a divorce, i wouldnt want that..so not three
2007-05-26 15:41:46 · 20 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
H20spirit, you mentioned Liquid, Gas, and Solid. What if someone drank the liquid, and crushed the solid? You would not want a god that can be crushed nor drank.
2007-05-26 15:52:02 · update #1
I believe that there is ONE God. He has no son, daughter, wife,etc. He is uno.
2007-05-26 15:56:48 · update #2
H20spirit...if you drank the water...it would be gone...if you crushed the ice..it would be gone..
2007-05-29 02:42:28 · update #3
You are right, the above analogies do not fit. In fact not very many things in the physical world do. Because God is spirit and lives in the eternal, it is difficult to justify any analogy. I do have one favorite though.
The word Trinity abbreviates a concept. That concept being that God, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct personalities within a single Godhead. It is like the concept of light. Is there such a thing as white light? Yes. Does it exist as one light? Technically, no. It exists as a compound unity of equal illumination of red, green and blue spectrum. So white light does NOT exist? Of course it does. But in the form of three-in-one. Science can explain it, and we have just gotten used to it. In the eternal, such things are equally possible and exist. God is light, and in Him, there is no darkness at all. What color? Pure white via a three-fold unity.
2007-05-26 15:45:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
have you heard st. patricks clover analogy? nevermind
it is a divine mystery. but like other teachings of the church it is, in my opinion, true and logical.
The one God is one of nature or essence. The three Persons of the Trinity are only distinct in that they relate to each other. The constant theme in the new teastament and apostolic fathers of the early church is that all things of God are out of the Father, through the Son(Word), by the power of the holy Spirit. They co-exist Jn 1:1, 17:5. (a lot to list) The Father sends the Son and the holy Spirit, the Son sends the holy Spirit, etc.
there is no material equivalent to God, so naturally the examples you have been given are poor.
2007-05-26 16:01:24 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
How about water? Water can come in a liquid in a gas and as a solid but all in all it's still water
Keep in mind God is not a human...his ways are not our ways
Say what? Are you on crack again? I'm referring to water being like the trinity. But since you brought it up if you drank the water or smashed it guess what...it's still water. Jesus was beaten whipped and hung on a cross...guess what...he's still God
2007-05-26 15:45:52 · answer #3 · answered by † H20andspirit 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In various passages in the Bible, such as Deuteronomy 6:4, 1 Kings 8:60 and Isaiah 44:8 God is described as one. For instance Deuteronomy 6:4 says "Oh Israel, remeber this! The Lord-and the Lord alone is our God."
Another concept that similar to the trinity is marriage, Genesis 2:24 says "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is nunited with his wife, and they become one." Literally, they don't dissolve but they become one flesh in the eyes of God.
Humans are different from God so we can't describe God as we would describe a person, because God is omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent. The Bible also reveals that God is more than one, for instance in the following passages,Genesis 1:26, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 11:7, Isaiah 6:8, When he talking he refered to himself as "we" For intance, he said in Genesis 3:22 " Then God said, let US make man in our own image, after OUR likeness and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea....." In this passage, you can see that God did not refer to himself in the singular form rather in the plural form.
The word trinity is not fournd in the Bible, but it was coined by Turtilian, a church leader who refer described God in three forms. The trinity is God, for instance in Matthew 28:16-20, the word trinity is reveal "Jesus drewnear and said to the disciples, 'I have been given all authority in heven and on earth, Go, then, to all peoples everywhere and make them my dciples: baptize them in the name of the FATHER, the SON, and the HOLY SPIRIT.' Also, in John 10:30, Jesus once said"The Father and I are one". Lastly, this passage proves that Jesus is Lord. Although the word trinity isn't in the Bible but one can really understand the concept based on the statement in Matthew 28:16-20. Before Jesus ascended to heaven he promised his diciples that they will received a gift from his Father. The gift was the Holy spirt, which is a spirit of consolation and it part of God. In Acts 1:6-10, Before Jesus is taken up to heaven, he said "But when the Holy Spirt come upon you, you will filled with power and you will be witnesses for me....". The holy spirit is part of God and it lives in every honest or scrupulous chritians who live a life that is in harmony with Jesus's teachings. If a person lives according the Bible, the holy spirit remains int the person, but if not, it leaves because it cannot live in sins, because it is pure and was sent from God. This basically means that God hate sins or anything that is not in harmony with his teachings or laws. Overall, God is one in three forms. Good luck! May God bless you.
2007-05-26 18:09:18 · answer #4 · answered by dimitri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you want an abstract answer or more concrete example? Here are examples of triune constructs that are sensible only as the three together:
Space takes the form of length, width, and height.
Time can take the form of past, present, and future.
Substance can take the form of solid, liquid, and gas.
2007-05-26 15:46:55 · answer #5 · answered by Aspurtaime Dog Sneeze 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Can I give you one universal essence and three hypostases? If you spend a little time aquainting yourself with Hellenistic philosophy and the actual definitions of the Trinitarian faith, it should be perfectly clear. Until then, look at an apple. Unfortunately, I don't have room to cut and paste Philosophy 101.
2007-05-26 15:46:50 · answer #6 · answered by NONAME 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
God has multiple personality disorder?
No, but really.
I think, well for instance I believe in a triple aspect goddess, that is to say, a trinity, of sorts, but tehy *arent* the same person, they just represent three aspects of the same thing, IE Waxing moon, full moon and waning - maiden mother crone.
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2007-05-26 17:14:56 · answer #7 · answered by Stephanie 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is One God and His Son is Christ who left us with the Holy Spirit when He ascended into Heaven. Trinity is simply a religio-political definition of the above explanation. And it is not Biblical
2007-05-26 15:46:30 · answer #8 · answered by Tommy M 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Don't forget where God's word says that all of Jesus' true followers are going to be brought into union just as God and Jesus his Son are in union. So, how many would that be then? Just as I am in union with you Father and you with me, so that they are in union with us, John 17:21.
2007-05-26 15:46:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
why do you think christians have all the answers...it's like y'all si around and try to find imperfections in the bible..it was a book that has been translated many times over many centuries...wHAT is the meaning of life? come on now
what I believe...is that the Trinity is more of a description...God is in heaven, Jesus was God on Earth, and the holy spirit is Go'd spirit
2007-05-26 15:46:29 · answer #10 · answered by Kquestion 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋