We must first define what Trinity is. The unity of God the Father, God the Holy Spirit, and God the Son is known as the Trinity.
The problem is that, even if we can explain the trinity to others, it remains one of God's mysteries. something that, until we get to Heaven, we can never completely comprehend. Then, we'll say, "Oh! That makes perfect sense.
We can attempt to understand it in the meanwhile by using similes. Mean, that we used the comparison to try and explain a concept Jesus continued, "Another parable put he forth unto them, saying, The kingdom of heaven is like to a grain of mustard seed, which a man took, and sowed in his field" (Matthew 13:31). Jesus was utilising language that we could comprehend to explain a feature of the kingdom. By doing this, a simile is rendered incomplete since only one component is explained.
Assume that the Trinity resembles an egg. The egg consists of a yolk, white, and shell. Though three distinct pieces, they are all a single egg. Consider God the Son as the yolk, God the Father as the shell, and God the Holy Spirit as the white.
The shamrock, what say you? The missionary Patrick attempted to elucidate the trinity when he travelled to Ireland. On a shamrock, he used. Three different leaflets on one plant.
Thus, while we have two examples, they are both lacking. In this image, each component has a different part, but in the trinity, each component is one whole, so Jesus is not a component of God; Jesus is God.
Thus, the trinity is like an unfinished egg in the simile.
Try some water. Similar to water is the trinity. Water can be liquid, ice or steam. Three distinct states, but it's all water. An ice cube is its own thing but still water just like Jesus is a separate being yet fully God. However, the incompleteness of the water is the issue. Jesus does not change form to become a human or a divine being, unlike water that can change to become ice, liquid, or steam.
Perhaps a lemonade. Lemon juice, sugar, and water. Is there any doubt that they are three different things? Not at all. In the same way that there is no question about the divinity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. You have to imagine that Jesus is still the sugar in order for this analogy to work. Jesus is both a fully realised, singular creature and the lemonade, perfectly indistinguishable.
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Why explaining the Trinity is not easy?
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