The concept of the trinity is like Microsoft Office. Microsoft Office- is made up of parts, Word, Access, Excel- all of these are parts work on their own and together. I can have all three open and working at the same time. They are distinct programs with distinct purposes, but part of the same package, working together. God the Father, Jesus (God the Son), and the Holy Spirit (God the Spirit) work in the same way- separate but part of a whole.
2007-09-13 06:37:45 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No, that analogy isn't right, because that makes out Bill Gates to be the Supreme Creator : P
2007-09-13 06:44:06 · answer #1 · answered by . 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
The trinity has been described using eggs, shamrocks, and now Microsoft . Now describe it using people . The trinity is supposed to be one person - - but three people . Yeah, I know. The church always says "persons ", which is incorrect English . What are they hiding ?
My prediction is that the trinity is on its way out . There was a time when people believed anything the "father " told them . Not any more . Make it completely understandable ( in correct everyday English ) , completely believable , completely logical , or expect more and more people to drop religion, or switch over to one that is much simpler to understand and explain .
The trinity held for two thousand years. I believe that's its life expectancy .
2007-09-13 13:56:29 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The only problem is that your analogy says each part of God, God the Father, Son, and Spirit are each only 1/3 of God.
The Father is not 1/3,
The Son is not 1/3
and the spirit is not the last 1/3rd.
The way it should be is that the Father is the whole God,
The son is the whole God
and teh spirit is the whole God
and all three are the whole God
Sounds contradictory, but one analogy i have heard is that God is not 1+1+1, cause that =3, but it's more like 1x1x1 = 1.
http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/TopicIndex/117/1442_What_is_the_doctrine_of_the_Trinity/
2007-09-13 14:10:15 · answer #3 · answered by drew 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Interesting.
There are many similar analogies. The one problem (for Christians) that I can see with that analogy is that it necessarily limits the functions and abilities of god and/or Jesus, and generally it seems Christians don't want to do that.
If the Holy Spirit performs one type of function (let's say it's excel in this analogy), then Jesus will perform a seperate function (let's say word...just to stick with the "word made flesh" concept) that cannot be performed by the Holy Spirit.
Again, it's a fine, but limited, analogy.
2007-09-13 13:47:20 · answer #4 · answered by Samurai Jack 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure. It's not that complicated of a concept. These are constructs for imagining God. We can't see God. He can't meet him in person. We don't know what he looks like or how he sounds, and we can't know the mind of God. So, we do the best we can with our limited faculties as humans and based on what we believe to be God-inspired works. God the Father is the creator of all things, the all powerful father of everything. God the Son is the sacrificial lamb - the God that redeems his creation unto himself - the giver of salvation. The Holy Spirit is the form God takes when he interacts with humans or influences them. It's all the same God - just different forms. It's no different than if God was a big bright white light and decided to change his color to Blue and then Red. Same God; different image.
2007-09-13 13:47:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Very clever magtod. That's a good analogy. Nothing is really adequate, but your's is as good as any I've heard of....way better than the old "egg" analogy of shell, white and yoke.
I think the best is H2O, being liquid, solid or gas "but always H20"; but NO analogy is really adequate.
I thought of an analogy of my own. Marriage is a pledge between a man, a woman and God; but it seems hopeless to describe God by something less.
2007-09-13 15:31:12 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not quite. The trinity is an explanation for the various descriptions of the three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, all of whom have the same attributes. There is misunderstanding when using the word persons - this does not mean personalities. The word person is used to designate the qualities and attributes that they manifest as they relate to each other. The three are described as omnipresent, omniscient, omnipotent; as Lord, God, Almighty; as being involved in creation, as the truth, as sanctifying and giving life; giving eternal life, raising the dead and inspiring the prophets. Gives you the distinct and correct impression they are describing one God.
2007-09-13 13:47:35 · answer #7 · answered by cheir 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Add the other Seven Spirits of God mentioned in Revelation and that Trinity concept seems rather silly. There is nothing in the bible suggestive of any kind of trinity.
2007-09-13 13:47:52 · answer #8 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that works if the person understands MS Office, but the way I've explained it to my kids is using the example of water. It comes in 3 forms: a solid (ice), a liquid (obvious), and a gas (vapor when boiling), but it's all still water.
2007-09-13 14:18:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't make sense just like other analogy. Excel can do things that Word can't and vice versa, so it means that Jesus can do things that the "Father" can't and vice versa which makes him less of a God.
2007-09-13 14:01:45 · answer #10 · answered by Baybars 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So Jesus would be Word, I get that.
Holy Spirit would be...Access, or maybe Powerpoint???
That would make God = to Excel??
here is the problem with your analogy:
God is supposed to be Indivisible.
2007-09-13 13:47:08 · answer #11 · answered by gefyonx 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋