trinity

i heard this illustration of how god can be three separate entities, yet still be one god the other day listening to ksbj... the lady talking said she used to tell kids about this in her 6th grade sunday school class and i thought it was really an awesome way to describe something that is hard for me to wrap my mind around sometimes.

god the father is the sun

jesus is the light emitted from the sun

the holy spirit is the warmth you feel from the sun

i like this because we see light, and jesus came to us in human form, so we could see him. and the holy spirit is inside us and we feel what he is saying to us, just like we can feel the sun's warmth.

it never says the word 'trinity' in the bible but here is what it does say...

philippians 2:6-8 (talking about jesus)
though he was god, he did not think or equality with god as something to cling to. instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being. when he appeared in human form, he humbled himself in obedience to god...

1 timothy 2:5
for there is only one god and one mediator who can reconcile god and humanity-the man christ jesus.'

anyway, i don't understand everything about it, but hey, i hardly understood organic chemisty, so i don't expect to understand everything about god...that reminds me... once i was studying for a test and not being able to fully grasp the concept and thinking that god understood it...he made it. created it. amazing! every once in a while i tell him what a genius i think he is.