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The Trinity Aug 19 2010
"...the mystery of godliness is great. He appeared in a body, was vindicated in the Spirit..." - 1 Timothy 3:16b
The Trinity is a theological term used to describe God as three persons in one. While this is sound theological doctrine, it is a concept most of us have a tough time putting our arms around. That's because there are some things the human mind just can't fully comprehend.
Here's an analogy that might be helpful. Imagine the ocean; it consists of a great body of water at its base, but the surface churns into constantly moving waves, as well as an enveloping mist. These are three distinct features, but it is not possible to know where one ends and another begins. While the deep waters (God the Father), the waves (God the Son), and the mist (God the Spirit) are certainly all the same ocean, each is also a separate manifestation of that one body of water.
The concept is difficult for our finite human minds to grasp. But the Trinity...God as three-in-one...fills us with wonder at the unexplainable greatness of God.
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Yes, report it NevermindLove the picture painted here...thanks for your inspiring words. God is AWESOME.
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Yes, report it NevermindI don't care what anyone says, God is God and he does exist in the body of the Trinity. Thanks for this devotion.
Hello Ricky, I hope you have a blessed day
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Yes, report it NevermindI meant Becky.
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Yes, report it NevermindThank you for such a great analogy. One of the best analogy I have heard or read. However it is explained, we have an awesome God who send His Son, JESUS, to die for us and now His Holy Spirit is guiding us daily to grow in God's image and to be more like Him.
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Yes, report it NevermindAnother way to give an analogy of the trinity is the good old egg. You have the shell, the egg white and the yolk. Three different parts of an egg yet it is still one egg. Same way with the trinity
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Yes, report it NevermindThe "triple point" of water is a great one for those science minded folks
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Yes, report it NevermindThe water analogy is dumb.
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Yes, report it NevermindJCO....He gave you a great sense of humor!
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Yes, report it Nevermindlol thanks ;)
Let's just face it, Christians have three Gods (minimum) and one of them gets like 2% of Christian attention.
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Yes, report it NevermindWrong we have one God, who exists as the Trinity. That plus nothing is who our God is.
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Yes, report it NevermindWho cares, life is too short to bother with the distinction between one figment of your imagination, and two others.
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Yes, report it NevermindAlso, the word "Trinity" isn't even in the Bible. The concept came from Ancient Babylon. When the Roman Catholic Church spread throughout Europe, they borrowed these Pagan beliefs.
This is why Jews are Jews. They know this. They reject that there are 3 gods, and belief there is only one. Jews are the true Monotheists.
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Yes, report it NevermindJCO,
If you really feel the way you say you do then why do you even bother to post? If you don't care then you wouldn't keep making the silly immature remarks that you do on here. If you didn't care you would find something worthy of your time but you must care because you keep coming back. I will keep praying for you, but you need to make up your mind, and decide why do you keep coming back. It is not for our benefit, we are not changing our views so it must be for you.
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Yes, report it NevermindEvery time I try to explain why I'm here, my post gets deleted. EVERY TIME, so why don't you ask RFTH and they can explain it to you...
What's silly and immature about saying Jews are the true monotheists? It's just true, that's all. Not silly at'all.
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Yes, report it NevermindWhat's this Holy Ghost thing anyhow? Sounds like an episode of Scooby Doo.
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Yes, report it NevermindJCO, just still praying for you :-)
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Yes, report it NevermindThat's great, I can't think of a bigger waste of time than prayer.