Today, I want to talk just a minute about the Trinity, the divine triple nature of God. First of all, what scriptural evidence is there for this doctrine? Here are just a few Bible evidences of the reality of the trinity:
Matthew 28:19 (KJV);
“Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost:”
John 14:26 (KJV);
“But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
2 Corinthians 13:14 (KJV);
“The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”
1 Peter 1:2 (KJV);
“Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.”
Although there is plenty of Bible evidence FOR the trinity, there is very little to help us UNDERSTAND the trinity. Many popular examples have been given – some good, like the fact that I am a husband, a father, and a pastor. Each of these three stations in my life are very different in nature, yet each is filled by the same human being, me. The person that I am is made up of all three; if one were removed, I would no longer be the same person. Some examples are not as good – like the popular egg example, where there is egg shell, egg white, and egg yoke, and they all make up an egg. This breaks down, however, because an egg-shell is not an egg. Explain the Trinity? I can't even begin. I can only accept it as a mystery disclosed in Scripture. It should be no surprise that the triune Being of God baffles our finite minds. Instead, we should be surprised if we could understand the nature of our Creator for then He would be a cheap man-made god, not the fathomless Source of all reality.