What is Trinity

Here is how it was explained to me. first you have the father, the son, and the holy spirit they are three seperate intities that come together and make one. Like an egg for example it takes three parts to complete the egg, the shell, the egg white, and the yolk each of these are seperate by itself but together it makes just one egg. Hope this helps.

Sorry my friend... I'm muslim and muslim believe to a god. ONLY TO A GOD. There are no separate or other words like what you've said. It is hard to explain to everyone the concept of trinity. How can this happen? It is because this concept can't be accepted by our brain. Can you believe to three gods? Listen to me my friend... I've asked my friends before this, about trinity. My first friend told me that trinity mean three gods but my second friend told me that trinity is a combination of gods to become a god... which one is true? My point is, nobody can explain about trinity. Remember! Islam believe only to a God. 'ALLAH IS A FORGIVENESS'

friend here just a simple explanation or understanding for me about the trinity. there is one God in three divine person an it is the God the father the son and the holy spirit that trhee divine person are just one.

A Simple Analogy An egg is an egg, but yet three parts. If you see the outside of an egg, you know it's contents are the whites and the yolk (shell, whites, and yolk), but it's still all an egg. God is the Father and kind of divided Himself in the New Testament to show people on Earth the Way. This was in human form. I believe God is supreme and can do WHATEVER He chooses. So, He sent a form of Himself to the earth, Jesus, to represent Him. God is also the Holy Spirt. All are one, but broken into 3 to teach us and also it's easier to understand when we view God as human (the form of Jesus).

As simple as it is, this is a profound theological question that divides christendom since its early historical development. The are Unitarians who believe in one God as one being. Trinitarians believe that there is also one God made up of three distinct beings, not three individual Gods. God in three persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. There has been a long historical debate on this subject and theologians are still divided. Due to limitation of space the subject can not be dealt with here exhaustively. Suffice it to say that a belief in Trinity is not a belief in three separate gods but rather a belief in one God in three persons, distinct yet one. How is that? There are many doctrinal and theological books which are good to read. And of course, the Bible itself.

Friends... Nothing you can say about trinity. Can you explain to me this concept[I WANT DETAIL!]. Three gods? can you believe it? maybe you can... however i can't. sorry to say, this concept can't be accept by my mind. I hope you too. So, listen this my friend. Allah is a forgiveness. Get back on the right way. Remember! Allah is our God... Islam is our religion... Al-Quran is our holy book... Jesus is one of the prophets... For your information, actually you're muslim when you were a baby... Again, listen this my friend... Allah is a forgiveness.

From the Westminster Confession: "In the unity of the Godhead there be three Persons of one substance, power, and eternity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Ghost. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Ghost eternally proceeding from the Father and the Son." I'm sure there are other good definitions as well. It is a very difficult thing for us to define since our brains cannot really handle it. However, the Bible contains many examples where the three persons of the Godhead are mentioned or implied. We must believe all that God says in His word, and leave the mysteries for when we get to heaven.

The trinity is the belief in The Father, The Son and The Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost). They are all the same person but just differnt spectrums of One GOD.

before i response to the answer i just want to know first from you whether you believe or not in the Trinity(three in one Godhead).since you are talking about your friend believe but not yours.yuors response will help me to how to esponse to you.I value your genuine question.thanks.

Within Christianity, the doctrine of the Trinity states that God is one being who exists, simultaneously and eternally, as a mutual indwelling of three persons: the Father, the Son (incarnate as Jesus of Nazareth), and the Holy Spirit - and thus is sometimes used by Christians as a name for God.[1] Since the 4th Century, in both Eastern and Western Christianity, this doctrine has been stated as "one God in three persons," all three of whom, as distinct and co-eternal persons, are of one indivisible Divine essence, a simple being. Supporting the doctrine of the Trinity is known as Trinitarianism. The majority of Christians are trinitarians and regard belief in the trinity as a test of orthodoxy. Opposing, nontrinitarian positions include Binitarianism (two deities/persons/aspects), Unitarianism (one deity/person/aspect), the Godhead (Latter Day Saints) (three separate beings) and Modalism (Oneness) which are held by some Christian groups. The doctrine of the Trinity is the result of continuous exploration by the church of the biblical data, thrashed out in debate and treatises, eventually formulated in a way they believe is consistent with the biblical witness at the First Council of Nicaea in 325 CE, and further refined in later councils and writings. [2] The most widely recognized Biblical foundations for the doctrine's formulation are in the Gospel of John

Personally, I think that all religions have part of it right. Being Catholic, I was brought up on the Trinity as being three parts of the One God. However, Christians (including Catholics) seem to describe God quite easily in their doctrine. Muslims on the other hand have I think 99 words for God and none of them fully describes God because it would be egotistical of a man to try and describe God as we really have no idea. (Correct me if I am wrong on any points by the way) Honestly, I have met quite a few muslims and the would give many Christians a run for their money when it comes to being faithful or having faith and knowing doctrine. Again, being Catholic I can't agree with some U.S based faiths using Jesus and the only deity to worship. He was afterall only the son of God and part of the Trinity not the whole shooting match. Good topic.

The Trinity is God, the Father, God, the Son, and God, the Holy Ghost. These three are one and are different aspects of God. If you get a hold of the Apostles Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed, these will explain it in more detail. God the Father rules over all, his Son came to Earth and took on the sins of the whole world of those who believe on Him, and the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit (depending on what Bible you use) enters the heart of a Christian and convinces him or what is right or wrong.

Hello I am Lailamaria from Sweden. Are you still there?. I am a believer in all religions FOUNDERS, because I am a Bahai and follow Bahaullah (1817 -1892). In the Bahai Writings, meant for mankind of today there is a METAPHORE for the Trinity, which satisfies me. . 1)God is to be LIKENED to the sun, giving light and warmth and insight 2)The Holy Spirit is LIKE unto the Light emanating from the sun, quickening you Like light and warmth in your soul 3)The Manifestation or Messenger of God, ( Jesus Christ, Moses, Abraham , Muhammad, Zoroaster Buddha,Krishna, Bahaullah is LIKE unto a perfectly clean MIRROR reflecting the light,=Holy Spirit, and the suns whole disc This is a good explanation for me. The three parts form a unity, but each one has specific functions. The sun stays in its sky out there in space, like God stays in His reality, and doesn't become the Light or the Mirror, the Lightrays is a transmitter of the powers of the sun and doesn't become the sun or the mirror. The Mirror again has His function as a receiver and reflector. OK These three work together in perfect unity, in age after age. Do not for a moment think that I worship the material sun. I am speaking metaphoricly. This way we can see unity between religions, which is very important today when people turn away from God just because there is so much strife, due to incredible explanations of divine mysteries. You see, the mysteries can only be described with metaphores fetched from nature. Nature are LIKE unot letter and words, created for us that we may find out mysteries. Why not, why protest to that. Just be thankful for His guidance This is my standpoint, it suits my intellect as well as my heart. Lailamaria

Who Invented Trinity? The three monotheistic religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - all purport to share one fundamental concept: belief in God as the Supreme Being, the Creator and Sustainer of the Universe. Known as "tawhid" in Islam, this concept of the Oneness of God was stressed by Moses in a Biblical passage known as the "Shema," or the Jewish creed of faith: "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord." (Deuteronomy 6:4) It was repeated word-for-word approximately 1500 years later by Jesus when he said: "...The first of all the commandments is, Hear, O Israel; the Lord our God is one Lord." (Mark 12:29) Muhammad came along approximately 600 years later, bringing the same message again: "And your God is One God: There is no God but He, ..." (The Qur'an 2:163) Christianity has digressed from the concept of the Oneness of God, however, into a vague and mysterious doctrine that was formulated during the fourth century. This doctrine, which continues to be a source of controversy both within and without the Christian religion, is known as the Doctrine of the Trinity. Simply put, the Christian doctrine of the Trinity states that God is the union of three divine persons - the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit - in one divine being. If that concept, put in basic terms, sounds confusing, the flowery language in the actual text of the doctrine lends even more mystery to the matter: "...we worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity... for there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, another of the Holy Ghost is all one... they are not three gods, but one God... the whole three persons are co-eternal and co-equal... he therefore that will be save must thus think of the Trinity..." (excerpts from the Athanasian Creed) Let's put this together in a different form: one person, God the Father + one person, God the Son + one person, God the Holy Ghost = one person, God the What? Is this English or is this gibberish? It is said that Athanasius, the bishop who formulated this doctrine, confessed that the more he wrote on the matter, the less capable he was of clearly expressing his thoughts regarding it. How did such a confusing doctrine get its start? TRINITY IN THE BIBLE References in the Bible to a Trinity of divine beings are vague, at best. In Matthew 28:19, we find Jesus telling his disciples to go out and preach to all nations. While the "Great Commission" does make mention of the three persons who later become components of the Trinity, the phrase "...baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost" is quite clearly an addition to Biblical text - that is, not the actual words of Jesus - as can be seen by two factors: 1) Baptism in the early Church, as discussed by Paul in his letters, was done only in the name of Jesus; and 2) The "Great Commission" was found in the first gospel written, that of Mark, bears no mention of Father, Son and/or Holy Ghost - see Mark 16:15. The only other reference in the Bible to a Trinity can be found in the Epistle of John 5:7, Biblical scholars of today, however, have admitted that the phrase "...there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one" is definitely a "later addition" to Biblical text, and it is not found in any of today's versions of the Bible. It can, therefore, be seen that the concept of a Trinity of divine beings was not an idea put forth by Jesus or any other prophet of God. This doctrine, now subscribed to by Christians all over the world, is entirely man-made in origin. THE DOCTRINE TAKES SHAPE While Paul of Tarsus, the man who could rightfully be considered the true founder of Christianity, did formulate many of its doctrines, that of the Trinity was not among them. He did, however, lay the groundwork for such when he put forth the idea of Jesus being a "divine Son." After all, a Son does need a Father, and what about a vehicle for God's revelations to man? In essence, Paul named the principal players, but it was the later Church people who put the matter together. Tertullian, a lawyer and presbyter of the third century Church in Carthage, was the first to use the word "Trinity" when he put forth the theory that the Son and the Spirit participate in the being of God, but all are of one being of substance with the Father.

They are all the same being. It is like having a superpower (God has many) and being able to split into three different beings at any time you want. They all are controlled by the same power but they dont have to be in the same place. Also im not sure that you would be able to see god even when in heaven.

the trinity is three in one God is father son holy spirit these three make up the God head. read John the first chapter in your bible because it will take too long for me to explain in detail.Jesus came to this earth in the form of man, he did the works of god .....now he is in heaven siting at the right hand of god making intercession on our behalf, when we do wrong and ask for forgiveness god look at us through his son. we are spirit soul and body. i believe your friend is right.jesus sent the holy spirt back to earth to be our comforter......read john chapter 14.

As i've read the bible, As the almighty God says that Jesus and I are one. It doesnt literally means that they are the same person or rather they are one. It means that, they are one for the purpose for the goodness of humanity. just like husbands and wives they are one for a better purpose of living...

It depends on what you're speaking of. In culinary terms, the trinity is onions, celery and carrots. :o)

i dont have enough knowledge to explain what trinity is... i can share what i've learned...

The Holy Trinity refers to what is known in the Christian world as the "Godhead". This belief states that there are three distinct beings that make up this Godhead. These are God the Father, Jesus Christ (The Son of God), and the Holy Ghost. Many christians mistakenly call Christ God, when He is not. You are correct that God is only one person since there is only one God the Father. One of the best ways to explain this concept is to look at business organizations. Typically in large organizations you will have the President of the company, the Vice President, and an Executive Secretary. The President cannot possibly do everything alone, so he receives help through the vice president and executive secretary. The same is with God. He enlists the help of Jesus Christ His Son and the Holy Ghost to carry out his tasks, but there is only one God. The only way they are "United" is through their purpose. I hope this helps.