The Trinity is one of the most misunderstood and misrepresented doctrines of the Christian Faith; Unbelievers say it's incomprehensible and even many Christians say it just simply cannot be ex:plained; "It's a mystery we just have to accept it by faith." Yet, its' really not that hard to understand.
The word Trinity is a kind of short hand, appropriated by christian Churches to represent the whole biblical picture of the nature of God. But, since the word is, not in the Bible, and since the Bible doesn't say we have to believe in the Trinity to have , eternal life in the presence of God, let's put that word aside. It's not necessary to our understanding of the Nature of God.
Itis important, however, to make sure we know what the Bible says about God so that we can. know; Him and obey Him.(2 Thessalonians 1:8) So, lets take a look at what the Bible teaches about the nature of God.
First, the Bible says that God is omnipotent He is all-powerful. He can anything he wants to do, without limitations. (Jeremiah 28:2, 32:17)
The Bible also portrays God as omnipresent. There is only one simple definition for the word. omnipresent: everywhere present at the same time: Like the word trinity, the word omnipresent is not in the Bible, but the idea is clear in several passages. (Jeremiah 23:23-24, 1 Kings 8:27, 2 Chronicles 2:6)
Now, if God is, omnipresent, and all powerful, He can be anywhere, in fact is, everywhere present at the same time, doing as many things as he wants - all at the same time. For example, the Bible tells us that God spoke to Moses from a burning bush, while at the same time He was throughout heaven and earth?" (Exodus 3:4; Jeremiah 23:24)
Now, suppose that God had wanted to speak to Moses from two burning bushes at the same time. Could He have done that?
Well, let's see,.He is a1l powerful, so He can do anything He wants - no limitation. He's everywhere present at the same time, so He could be doing various things in various places - all at the same time.
Of course; He could!
How about if God had wanted to speak to Moses in surround sound, say from six burning bushes? And what.if He had wanted to speak to Moses in six different languages at the same time and have Moses understand all of them at. the same time could He have done that? He is, after all, omnipresent and, omnipotent'
Of course, He could!
Now, let's go to the biblical scenario.that so many ridicule. They ask, "At the baptism of Jesus, who was speaking, if Jesus is the only God?, Was he a ventriloquist, appearing to speak out of heaven, since he was obviously in physical form on the Earth at the time?" "
Answer.: God doesn't have to rely on magic or illusions. If God is everywherepresent,-and all powerful, what's to keep hIm from speaking from heawn, standing on the earfh in the form of Jesus, and descending as the Holy Spirit like a dove, at the same time?
Nothing!
"God can do whatever He wants, in as many places as He wants, whenever.He wants, for as long as he wants, all at the same time.
Once,we accept, that God is omnipresent and omnipotent, we don't have any trouble seeing him in 3 different ways at the same time, from before the universe was created through the present time and into the future. He is, eternally, Father; Son, and Holy Spirit (Holy Ghost). .
The reason we say God is three persons is because that's the way the inspired,Word of God treats them. There are many passages that speak of these three different manifestations of God using personal pronouns just as we would for any person.
By the way, all three of these personages share the same attributes which are reserved for God alone. Yet, in the Old. and New Testaments, there is only one God (Isaiah 43;10; Mark.12:32)
Conclusion - It's not really the Trinity that people have a hard time understanding. It's God's infinity the fact that He is everywhere, without limitation, and can do anything, without limitation and knows everthing, without limitation. That is simply beyond the comprehension of our finite brains. But when we think of God's nature,in the context of His infinity, it's actually quite easy to see wHy we say He is tri-une. That is, three in one.
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