The Holy Trinity

Maria and Maria’s mother are Christian. They are Catholics. When Maria’s mother prays to God she also prays to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. - I thought the Bible said there is only one God. - Yes, that is right. In the Bible it says that there is one God. But.

It also says that Jesus is the son of God. And that Jesus himself is God. And that the Holy Spirit is God. So God exists in three forms: The Father, The Son, And the Holy Spirit. And yet the Christians believe in only one God.

These aren’t three Gods but three forms the one God takes. Three is One. This is called the Holy Trinity. Most Christians, but not all, believe in the Holy Trinity. But… how can three be one-and-the-same?

A common illustration to describe the Holy Trinity is this triangle, which shows that that Jesus, the Son, is God, that the Father is God, and that the Holy Spirit also is God, but.. Jesus is not the Father, and the Father is not the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is not Jesus. Sometimes it is said that the Holy Trinity is like water: Water can exist in liquid form, but also as ice, or as steam. It’s still the same thing, but in three different forms. But many say that this analogy doesn’t really explain it.

After all, water can’t be ice and steam at the same time. Yet, according to Christian teachings, when Jesus was baptised, God was fully present in the forms of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit. So is it even possible to understand the Holy Trinity? There are those who believe we are not supposed to understand God: that the Holy Trinity is a mystery. So, does this help? - yeah… a little bit… … so instead of one plus one plus one, I should think of it as one times one times one? - That’s one way to see it, yes!