Monday, May 2, 2016

The Holy Trinity as I understand it.

I have felt like the Holy Spirit has been with me all of my life. I believe the Holy Spirit to be the “working arm” of God the Father, and His son, Jesus.

We are told that the Father and the Son are one. Later, we are told that the Holy Spirit is in unity with the Father and Son. Three distinct entities, one God.

This baffles many, but it doesn’t baffle me. The bible also speaks about a husband and wife becoming one. The marriage between a husband and wife therefore is akin to the relationship that exists between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

This doesn’t mean that a sexual relationship exists. That’s not what they mean by being “one”. Think of a child who asks her mother if she can have candy before supper. The mother says, “No”, and the child goes to her father. The father normally doesn’t care, but knowing the mother said no, he too says no. The father and mother are one.

In the case of the trinity, the three entities, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are in unity with one another. They are, however, three separate entities.

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