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The Incredible Edible Egg

The Trinity is a first-rate mystery. Augustine said that anyone who denies the Trinity is in danger of losing his salvation, and anyone who tries to understand it is in danger of losing his mind.

It is true that the word Trinity is not found in the Bible nor is it fully explained in Scripture. However, by the late second century the church was using it to describe a biblical concept — literally, tri-unity, or “three in one.”

There is one true and living God. God is three persons: God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are distinct Persons and each is God. They are not three gods, but one God in three Persons, called the Trinity. The Bible clearly teaches that God is three Persons, so we believe it, even though we can't completely understand it.

The Bible speaks about all three members of the Trinity from the beginning of Genesis to the end of Revelation. Jesus clearly taught about all three in John 15 and 16.

Assemblies of God fundamental truth # 2 says it well: “WE BELIEVE ... There is only one God — revealed in three persons ... Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (commonly known as the Trinity).”

In Matthew 28:19, “Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit” (NKJV), the word for “name” is singular, yet representing three Persons.

Since the Trinity is completely unique, no analogy really fits. The Trinity is not really “like” anything.
- Egg: eggshell, egg white, yoke
- Water (H2O): liquid, ice, vapor
- Space: C.S. Lewis gives the illustration of the three dimensions of space — length, width and height. All coincide in the same place, yet are distinct.

However, if we study what the Bible teaches about each member of the Trinity, it will help us understand this truth more clearly. In part 2, I'll share with you six basic biblical steps to understanding the Trinity.