Subject: Explain the Holy Trinity-verysimple form |
Bible Note: Brother Ray: I often think of you when I have fail to capitalize. I know that it means a lot to you. I hope you are forgiving and can tolerate the lapses. If there was a way to correct a post after sending it, I would do it for your sake. You asked, “Can three Persons in one [God], three Persons in One, and one Lord, one God, and one Spirit all be understood easily be man?” You said, “I would think not”. As I have said, I do not find that hard at all. In fact I find it to be a beautiful thing about God. I understand that he is like that and that he wants us to be like that: one in mind, one in heart, one in spirit. Jesus prayed that we may be one even as They are One (John 17:22). You said, “It has helped me to know (Him) in His oneness in Spirit”. I am not sure what you meant, but you seem to be saying that you know the three Persons are one in spirit. Isn’t it wonderful to see such agreement? And why would They not be in agreement when each of Them is Perfect? To me it is an extra assurance that our God is immutable. He is the same no matter how you look at Him. God is so wonderful, and everything he reveals about himself is admirable, overwhelmingly so. What is the difficulty? Some say he is one Person. As we have shown in previous posts, the Bible does not say that. One God. Three Persons. It helps I think if we realize that the word God is sometimes used as a proper name and sometimes as a title. Sometimes the word refers to one of them, (most frequently, the Father) but each of them is also called God. Each one is God, and together they are God. Sometimes the term “the Godhead” is used and that may be easier for some of us to grasp. You say, “What is hardest to understand in the Trinity is how a Spirit can come to earth in the likeness of men”. But again, we should be able to accept that. God is a Spirit, and each of us is in his image, a spirit. We are a spirit living in a body. Why should it not be like that for Jesus? Instead of a human being, God lived in a body. That is OK with me. The fact is that God the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit all live in us, if we are saved. I believe the greatest difficulty we create for ourselves, besides the term Trinity itself, is when we say that God is one Person. One more time, the Bible does not say that. It says that they work together, they sit together, they speak to each other, one sends the other. Yes, and they are one. Sorry again about the capitalization. I am not sure where to put it. Sorry about the lack of Scripture references too. I am confident that you could fill them in yourself. If not, for your sake, I’ll do this post over with capitalization (you’d have to help me) and references. |