ファゼル・クラーク

the Trinity actually makes perfect sense when you consider these examples: a human being: one person, expressed through body (physical), mind (mental) and soul (inner life). water: one substance, existing as liquid (flow), vapour (transformation) and ice (stillness). fire: one phenomenon, expressed through flame (visible form), heat (energy) and light (radiance). the human voice: one sound, produced through breath (air), frequency (vibration) and words (expression). the universe: one reality, understood through matter (substance), time (duration) and space (extension). now, what are the three things we need to survive? 1. oxygen (air) = the Holy Spirit. Jesus breathed on his disciples and said, “receive ye the Holy Ghost.” John 20:22. just as physical breath sustains biological life, the Holy Spirit gives and sustains spiritual life. 2. water = Jesus Christ, the Living Water. Jesus said that whoever drinks the water He gives will never thirst again. John 4:14. water sustains physical life, while Jesus offers eternal life. 3. food = Jesus Christ, the Bread of Life. Jesus declared, “I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger.” John 6:35. just as food nourishes the physical body, Jesus Christ sustains the spiritual life of those who believe in Him, declaring that He is the Bread of Life and that whoever comes to Him shall never hunger. now consider God: one divine essence, three distinct persons: the Father (Creator), the Son (the Redeemer from sin) and the Holy Spirit (Sanctifier). the trinity isn’t three gods, nor is God one person playing three different roles. it is one God eternally existing as three distinct persons, each fully God. three persons. one God.