Understanding Christian Trinity

[Nadim171]

The trinity is the most complicated thing about christianity. Personally when I was younger I never Got to understand it.

Do Christians Worship 3 Gods?

This is something muslims and Jews repeat.

No, christians worship one God. God is not a touchable physical form nor a scientific object. He's not gas, solid or liquid. He's an eternal spirit. So he takes 3 different forms to help us understand him and communicate with him. Since our mind isn't capable of understanding such high power.

God the son,the father and the holy spirit.

Example to Understand the Trinity

Let's say that God the father is the sun.

Jesus Christ, the son is the rayon of the sun.

The holy spirit is the heat of the sun.

Example

Meaning of the example:

When I see the rayon of the sun is coming from the sun and is part of it. But he isn't the sun itself. When I feel the heat of the sun I am feeling the sun but not the sun itself. And the reason we can't touch the sun or feel it's heat directly is because it's too bright and hot that we'd burn if we do that.

How the example refers to God

God is described as eternal and mighty and supernatural. So we can't directly look at him since we're physical beings. And since God wants to communicate with us he went to the earth in form of a human being and lived like a normal man. He sent us the holy spirit so that God himself would be inside of us.

[DollySummers]

No. The are the same. Yet they are different manifestation of him. The holy spirit is the creator, and the form of spirit orb. The father is the father of the son. The father is the spirit that we do not see. The son was in physical form. The son died for our sins. More so his physical body that he was in.

[hansukota]

I must say, u have explained it quite well. Good examples also.

[Nadim171]

Thanks :)

[PrudentGuy]

I use transfinite theory to explain the Trinity.

Assume T is countably infinite.

T + T = T

Assume T1, T2 and T3 are countably infinite.

T1 + T2 + T3 = T

Let T = the set of Integers, T1 be the set of negative integers, T2 be the set of positive integers and T3 be the subset of T2.

Although they appear different, they are all the same, countably infinite.

So T1 = T, T2 = T, T3 = T
But none is greater than the other, yet all are different.

And for now, I'm talking about countably Infinite. Try to imagine what happens if I talk about uncountable infinite. Even the the set of real numbers between [0,1] is more complex than T. So God is one, God is Three. In fact, there could be more than what we could possibly understand in our sphere of human comprehension.

[EclipseoftheHeart]

I heard it this way - Just as a man can be a son to his father, a father to his son, and brother to his brother, so is God ( I call the Holy Spirit a Brother in this case because He is unique). So God can be 3 people in one so to speak.

[Nadim171]

Actually the holy spirit is like, God inside of us. That's why we say God is everywhere

[EclipseoftheHeart]

The Holy Spirit does other things too like praying for us. And remember He likes hovering over the waters too, like in Genesis.

[ZELLxoxo]

You explain it well.

I like the examples u used to explain the Christian Trinity.

[Nadim171]

Thanks!

[ZELLxoxo]

Welcome :)

[Anonymous]

Well said! Just a side note, that first picture is not entirely an accurate depiction since we do not know what God the father looks like.

[Nadim171]

True, but actually we don't really know exactly how jesus looked like either

[Opinion Owner]

Well we know his face at least

[genericname85]

the son is not god. this is absolutely wrong and i don't know why this error is so common in america specifically. because i know no other country on earth where they confuse jesus with god... they must just not have read the bible, cause the bible clearly portrays jesus and god most clearly as 2 different entities.

[genericname85]

God is the father (as in the creator) and the holy spirit is an attribute of him, not him. god is also the creator of the son (jesus) and the son just as everyone else is filled with the holy spirit of god. that's what the bible says. at least read your freaking book right, maybe you'll finally learn that it's full of nonsense xD

[morrowlow]

if they all represent one God then why do christians address each of them individually in their prayers. sun, the ray of light and heat from the sun are different in nature. they are not all sun! so how does this analogy explain three entities that are inherently different are not gods but just one God.

[MarkRet]

For a long time, I could imagine the concept of God and Jesus, but couldn't figure out what the Holy Spirit was. Our minister told us in a sermon one day that the Holy Spirit was God in the now moment and right here with you.

[LogicBomber]

The Trinity isn't complicated... it was made by priest to avoid the blasphemy of having 3 things to worship in a monotheistic religion.

Before the Council of Nicaea on May 20th, year 325. God and Jesus and the holy ghost were separate things.

[ZeussLightningBolt]

I understand it, but it still doesn't make any sense. Because wouldn't that mean Jesus IS God, even though Christians say he ISN'T?

[Nadim171]

What? You can't be a Christian If you don't say that jesus is God.
Again all three forms of trinity are God.

[Nadim171]

What? You can't be Christian if you don't say that jesus is God.
Again God is in all forms of trinity

[ZeussLightningBolt]

I guess it depends on the denomination. In Catholicism they don't believe he's God.

[Nadim171]

That's really so false. No, Catholics beleive that jesus is God, and the father is also God and the holy spirit is also God. The drawing of trinity up there is catholic

[behnam1999]

How can you prove that Jesus is another form of God?

[behnam1999]

You say that there is only one God in three forms!!! These 3 forms are representing one God and one essence but again they are three different essences at the same time.
3 does not equal 1. Every elementary school kid can understand this.

[HeyThere94]

As much bullshit as Islam is

I am not a hypocrite

[Nadim171]

Wow... so trinity is violent or maybe... racist? Because God isn't black... and yeah it's sexist since jesus isn't a girl. I know

[HeyThere94]

Just look how Christians behave. At the same time, hating Muslims they are passing anti abortion laws and forcing their religious views down our throats

I call them the White Muslims for a reason

[Nadim171]

Not all Christians are white even... also you liberals are weird af... you see everything Christians and muslims do as "immoral" but support abortion which is killing babies

[zagor]

You are repeating the fallacy that Jesus was God himself.

[Liam_Hayden]

Not really all that difficult to understand. Three infinite persons within the one infinite Godhead.

[Anonymous]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8zTr7FWaMg&t=308s

[DeeDeeDeVour]

Interesting perspective

[Deus_ExMachina]

Good explanation for the gentiles.

[hansukota]

Gentiles? Which age are u living?

[Deus_ExMachina]

Do you have anything better to do than mock how i talk?

[Nadim171]

Well, actually they're not gentiles anymore... or in other words we Christians are considered gentiles to Jews.
But to us all non jew non Christians are gentiles

[Deus_ExMachina]

To the LDS non Mormons and non Jews can be seen as gentiles. That’s what I refer to when I say gentile.

[hansukota]

To see the irony in that. Jesus wanted love between all including Jews and gentiles, and here his followers (i m presuming ur Christian) is calling others gentiles. Y do people keep forgetting Jesus was a Jew. He loved people of all backgrounds. Christians these days are no different than the hypocritical Jewish teachers of 1 CE. No wonder we need Jesus to come again to explain to such fools, the true meaning of his first coming, love for all.

[hansukota]

The concept of gentiles is stupid. I don't know y , the above comment just got sent. I had written it first. My bad. Ignore please

[Nadim171]

He preached love, exactly, that's why we want love to prevail and those whom heathens oppressed be free. And that the babies of heathens would no longer be atheists or Muslim but start having the freedom to know about jesus

[Deus_ExMachina]

I am LDS apostate.

[hansukota]

Dude, I will be honest with u. U might think ur spreading love but many people will convert what u say, and spread it as hate towards that particular group. So instead of spreading Christianity, spread love and the teachings. Don't comment on the flaws of other religions. Once people start loving one another, the message will spread on its own.

[Deus_ExMachina]

I don’t comment on the flaws of other religions. That’s not my purpose nor desire. I will spread my faith to those who will listen, to those who don’t that is alright. I will still give them my love and friendship until I have reason not to.
I appreciate your honesty, brother.

[hansukota]

Now that's a right thing to do.

[PrincessGrail]

Great Take!!!

[Nadim171]

Thanks!❤

[gothgirl997]

Are you really 13? Cause if you are, congrats!

[SuccessfulHornDog]

Wouldn't it be simpler if the sun equaled the son?

[Anonymous]

one imaginary friend is strange but three...