Can someone explain the trinity to me, especially the holy ghost?

Answer 1

Think of it like an Egg. the very core/yolkof it all-is God. He is the center of everything. Then you have Jesus-And the Holy Spirit. The whites and the Shell. They are all the same egg-yes? but there is 3 parts. The holy spirit is what Jesus left for us when he left earth. kinda like a concious. As soon as you accept Jesus into your life--You accept the Holy Spirit to be there to guide you.

hope i helped=]

Answer 2

Christians believe that God is a Trinity, or three persons in one nature: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.

All three are one God, the same in properties and attributes, and equal in power and glory. Although the word trinity is not found in the Bible, God progressively revealed himself as a Trinity through the Father's work of creation, the incarnation of the Son, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost.

The New Testament writers reflect a consciousness of the Trinity, as seen in the great commission: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19, niv). The doctrine of the Trinity was developed by the early church and is clearly reflected in the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed. Belief in the Trinity is a prime test of Christian orthodoxy.

Answer 3

The Trinity is very hard to explain to most people who do not study the bible. To start, the Father, which is God; the Son, which is Jesus Christ, "God made flesh"; then the Holy Ghost, Which is also...God.
Think of it like yourself, you have a mind, a body, and a soul.
Each one does different things, but are governed by the mind.
God took form of man to be the ultimate sacrifice for us...
Thats Jesus Christ, or the Son;
The Holy spirit is God too, and the Spirit has been here since before the begining, read Gen. 1:2
The Holy Spirit is what guids us day to day, and convicts us to let us know that we are sinners and that we need Jesus Christ.
All are God, but have seperate "duties" but all are subject to God.

Answer 4

From what I understand the trinity represents the father, the son, and the holy ghost. The father is Jesus' father and the holy ghost is a part of both of them dwelling in a person's soul, acting as a moral compass for that person.

Answer 5

Seriously, there's no such thing as a Trinity.

Jehovah God is the Almighty. He has always existed and is all-powerful.

The Word/Michael the Archangel/Jesus Christ is the 1stborn of all creation. Jehovah created him directly and used him to create everything else in existence (much like a businessman would use a secretary or assistant to accomplish most of his more menial tasks).

The Holy Spirit is not an individual, but God's active force. God uses the Holy Spirit to do things from his location in Heaven much like a man sitting on a couch uses a remote control to change channels on a television set.

Answer 6

Way to go straight for one of the most difficult questions to answer. Seriously. This is a really difficult concept but I'll do my best.

God, unlike ourselves, is not constrained to existing in the singular form as we understand existence. God has chosen, for reasons I know not, to exists as three persons while still being all God. Traditionally this is understood as God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit.

For me, I understood this better once I started to realize the enormity of the universe and that God existed in all of it without constraint. He contains all knowledge and all power - that's a heck of a lot. Being that's what He contains, I have no problem with believing that God could exist differently than ourselves so as to manifest Himself as three separate entities all the while maintaining singular identity.

The Holy Spirit - God the Spirit - is what I like to refer to as the most under rated person within the trinity. We know that the HS was sent at Pentecost - 40 days after Christ ascended into heaven - and that his purpose is to act as our teacher and comforter. Simply understood, it is the Spirit of God on earth. The Bible also states that HS prays for us with words we don't know to pray ("groanings" is the actual translation.)

Ultimately, Christians have long believed that such things can only be truly understood with the help of the Holy Spirit. I hate to give you a catch 22, but that's precisely what I believe. I hope that helps a little. Blessings, friend, and thank you for asking that question.

Answer 7

Simply put - the Bible says that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also tells us that the Holy Spirit is a Person, a Being with a mind, emotions, and a will.

Answer 8

Let’s start at the beginning, the word we translate as spirit, It literally means breath or wind.

At Gen 1:2 which most bibles say “ the (S)spirit* of God” was moving to and fro over the surface of the waters. The NRSV says in the footnote “the wind of God” * “And . . . active force (spirit).” Heb., weru´ach. Besides being translated “spirit,” ru´ach is also translated “wind” and by other words that denote an invisible active force.”

This agrees with Psalm 33:6 that says: “By the word of Jehovah the heavens themselves were made, and by the spirit (breath, KJV) of his mouth all their army.”

So the first reference of “Holy Spirit” in the bible denotes wind and breath. So when we say the spirit of God, we are literally saying the breath of God, or the wind of God. Neither of these expressions means a person of God or a personage of God. Both expressions do denote ownership.

Ex. 15:8 “And by a breath* from your nostrils waters were heaped up; They stood still like a dam of floods; The surging waters were congealed in the heart of the sea.” *“And by a breath.” Heb., u•veru´ach; Gr., pneu´ma•tos.

Again we see that God’s spirit is ‘a breath’ that accomplishes not it’s own will, but God’s will.

We know that God created the heaven and earth, by means of His spirit. We don’t read in the bible that “The Holy Spirit created the earth”, we read God created the heavens and earth by means of his spirit.

Also please note these comparisons:

Matt12:28 “But if it is by means of God’s spirit that I expel the demons, the kingdom of God has really overtaken YOU.”

Luke 11:20 “But if it is by means of God’s finger I expel the demons, the kingdom of God has really overtaken YOU.”

Here God’s spirit is described as God’s finger. Again ownership of the spirit, it belongs to God, it’s part of God, but definitely not part of a Godhead.

Let’s jump forward to Jesus’ baptism. Here we have the voice of God, the holy spirit, in the form of a dove and Jesus.

Matt 3:16 “and he saw descending like a dove God’s spirit coming upon him.”

Here we learn two things about God’s spirit, besides ownership, 1st the form chosen is that a dove, not a human. Angels as spirit persons, Jehovah as a Spirit, and the resurrected Jesus who was raised as a spirit, are always depicted as a humans. (1 Cor 15:45 It is even so written: “The first man Adam became a living soul.” The last Adam became a life-giving spirit) 2nd it is upon this occasion that Jesus becomes baptized with spirit. This is where Jesus becomes ‘The Christ’, the ‘Messiah’.

Just as Jesus was baptized with water, Jesus is baptized not with a person, but with an object, a breath, a wind, a force from God.

Let’s now briefly discuss some of the texts used to “prove” that the holy spirit is a person.

Jesus also referred to the holy spirit as a “helper” (Greek, pa•ra´kle•tos), and he said that this helper would “teach,” “bear witness,” “speak,” and ‘hear.’ (John 14:16, 17, 26; 15:26; 16:13) It is not unusual in the Scriptures for something to be personified. For example, wisdom is said to have “children.” (Luke 7:35) Sin and death are spoken of as being kings. (Rom. 5:14, 21) While some texts say that the spirit “spoke,” other passages make clear that this was done through angels or humans. (Acts 4:24, 25; 28:25; Matt. 10:19, 20; compare Acts 20:23 with 21:10, 11.) At 1 John 5:6-8, not only the spirit but also “the water and the blood” are said to ‘bear witness.’ So, none of the expressions found in these texts in themselves prove that the holy spirit is a person.

The Bible is said to bring comfort, said to be alive and exerts power (Rom 15:4; Heb 4:12) But we would never say the Bible is a person.

These are just a few scriptures that show that God’ holy spirit is not part of a Godhead, but it’s Jehovah’s active force.

Answer 9

The trinity is a made up word, you will find it no where in the bible. The Holy spirit is just Gods voice when he speaks to you it is not actually a God like the trinity basically says it is. Jesus was a prophet from God, not God himself. Jesus said in (Mark 10:18 "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone..) Stating he is not God. So the trinity is a false belief. We are only to worship God alone but believe in Jesus only for salvation

Answer 10

God, the father created Jesus as Michael an Angel using his holy power (Ghost)
Ever wonder why we don't pray to the Holy spirit? And you really ought to read your bible.IT HAS the answers your looking for.