How does the disciple respond to the question,
'Who is the Trinity?'

We have presented for our edification the existence of three persons who are, on the one hand, represented as distinct individuals, and on the other, three entities unified into one godhead. On the surface, this is the most amazing thing - three persons within the One. How can this be? This is the single question that has perplexed Christians ever since the time of initial disclosure and the resulting human awareness.

The early Christian theologians and clerics have attempted to verbally express this aspect of God. They called it, The Trinity, or The Triune God. To clarify matters, the word 'Trinity' is not mentioned in the Holy Scriptures. It is a concept that arose from the efforts by theologians to portray God in spiritual and physical terms; that being ironic, because God is pure spirit. Martin Luther stated in his Epistle Sermon, Trinity Sunday 1522: "But from within, no human wisdom has been able to conceive what God is in himself, or in his internal essence. Neither can anyone know or give information of it except it be revealed to him by the Holy Spirit."

The image of three distinct personalities being contained within a single entity defies comprehension by the Christian mind. Yet, the Hindu mind had no trouble with such a visualization in regards to their 'trinity' of distinct godly personalities: Bhrama, Vishnu and Shiva. Bhrama is portrayed as the creator of all. Bhrama had a thought and the thought came into being. Vishnu is proclaimed as the supreme soul and the sustainer and governor of the existence. Vishnu maintains the equilibrium of the existing Universe. Shiva is the destroyer or transformer. Shiva dances the Tandava on the demon of ignorance and in so doing, promotes cyclical death and the transformation of life,  setting into motion the vibrations of energy that result in the primary construct of matter and the expending of energy. Later as Hinduism advanced, this trinity was transformed into a single, all-powerful physical and spiritual manifestation in Krishna, who was to be known as the personality of the Supreme Godhead. Krishna visited earth and was the main historically accepted incarnation (Buddha being the other) who walked among human beings.

Our God, and the three distinct personalities who make up the Father of Jesus, is much more subtle than the Hindu trinity. As you will recall, God spoke in Genesis 1: 26  — "Then God said, 'Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness....' " And, in Genesis 1: 27 — "So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them." I bring up these two Scriptural cites because they clearly state that we - you and I - are made in the image of God who by his own words dictates to others within himself.

Physical attributes aside, for only a God with a sense of humor would create some of us with our 'unique' looks. I must greatly thank Father for His creative flair in coming up with the concept of man and woman - woman especially. For what is amazing to me is the idea that the Creator would have considered a species reproductive process that involves the physical contact and union of the two sexes. Psychologically and spiritually, though, we are made in the image of God. Because we are in the image of our Father God, it is He who invites us to come and know Him. The Father welcomes His children. We are made of his substance, therefore, we have in place a standing invitation to come to know from whence we've come. Thanks to Jesus' act of sacrifice resulting in our salvation via the obliteration of the sin separating us from the Father, we are now favorably positioned to have a most intimate, on-going relationship with the One who is our creator and life sustainer. In other words, it is an invitation for every Christian to become best of friends with God.

Keep this in mind: The moment a person comes to God through Christ, a relationship with God the Father begins right  then. The relationship doesn't start when the Christian dies; no! The relationship with God commences here and now. Heaven can wait; for life is too good for me here as I walk and talk with my Father.

Thus, I (and you also) am in the confidence of God. He tells me things. I stop my mental talking, go intellectually calm, then the message from Father comes through loud and clear. You will find out for yourself that God loves to chat, and eagerly awaits your reaction to what he says to you. It's a conversation of the highest, yet deepest level; the best part of this conversation is that it is continual. The only time the dialog breaks off is when we, the mortal, become distracted and put God out of mind.  Do it once in awhile, God understands. Let the disconnect develop into a continual habit of ignoring God, then Father becomes hurt and indignant. Two things that surely anger God: being ignored, and mistrust or questioning of His motives. A good read of the prophets in the Hebrew Scriptures will vouchsafe this.

Now, back to the Holy Trinity.

In some circles, discussion of the Holy Trinity is welcomed and encouraged. To the opposite, I personally have been lectured by a Fundamental Christian that the Holy Trinity cannot be comprehended, that no man can 'figure it out' and that I would be well advised to give up the quest. This - said to me with an arrogance that stank to the high heavens. The Christian disciple will hear and read many things they are not supposed to do. These mandates never come from the Holy Spirit, but always come from those people who have taken it upon themselves to speak for God's Spirit.

Let us begin...

All that is is All.
All that is is energy.
All energy that is is God
Therefore, God Is.

God is Spirit (John 4:24) and out of Spirit came the concept of the Creation. The concept materialized at the behest of the Word. God, the Father, conceived of what exists and desired it to exist. Therefore, God the Father is the Creative Will of existence. Invisible and visible energy and matter were God's concept. The concept was then transformed from idea into material and immaterial reality by means of the spoken Word. Jesus Christ, the Word, was and is the dynamic and dramatic power of the Creation. Both energy and matter were put into motion by the dynamic force of the Word, Jesus. The third member of this creative effort is, arguably the most important person, the Holy Spirit. He is the person who provides the rationale and - this is vital - the intent behind God the Father's creation.

Therefore, I shall explain the Holy Trinity as it was revealed to me:

God, the Father, is the Creative Will, the personal mind who conceived the idea of the Creation, which includes
of course, the human being.
Jesus, the Word, is the dynamic power - the force who manifested and sustains the Creation.
The Holy Spirit is the wisdom, motive and intended purpose behind God's Will to create Heaven
and the physical Universe.

Is it not revealing that in Jesus' words as cited above in the Gospel of Mark, pointedly state that one may blaspheme both himself and the Father and be forgiven, but to blaspheme the Holy Spirit is unforgivable?

One may curse God for having had the idea for the Creation, and also curse Jesus for having brought the idea into visible and invisible material existence, and yet forgiveness is not out of the question. But, to curse God's intention for having wanted to manifest His Creation, and wanting to operate within His Creation - that is, to blaspheme the Holy Spirit, to blaspheme the intention - is outright unforgivable! Not to trust God?! Question His motives?! No, sir! That will not stand at all! We are left with the conclusion that God will not stand for his motives and loving creative initiatives to be questioned, challenged or thought ill of. Only arrogant, self-centered humans do this. And, is it not truth, that this type of human will howl, and perhaps even seek vengeance when his or her motives and intent are questioned by others?

Why does not God forgive the sin of blaspheming His Holy Spirit - His magnificent intention?  The answer is this, dear heart: To forgive the sin of the human's questioning, being suspicious of, mistrusting God's intent and motives - and to have THAT sin forgiven by God the Father would be the unraveling of the first thread in the weaving of the entire Creation. For God to tolerate the unraveling of that first thread would be for Him to turn His back on the stability, purity and discipline of His magnificent handiwork. Once forgiveness should ever be extended to the first person who doubted, questioned and became jaded towards the Holy Spirit, the Supreme Majesty of God the Father would be null and void. For such forgiveness would be an admission on God's part that He was capable of making a mistake. All the discipline Jesus Christ called for from those who follow him would vanish in a cloud of skepticism, doubt, hypocrisy, cowardice, and human arrogance.  

The arrogance of man is to challenge the Ultimate, and take solace and comfort in his or her own self-importance. Look to the Book of Job, Chapter 38: 1-5:

"Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind: ‘Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge? Gird up your loins like a man, I will question you, and you shall declare to me. Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth? Tell me, if you have understanding. Who determined its measurements - surely you know!’ "

Go read Job and learn how God does not gleefully suffer the arrogant man.

We are made in the image of the Triune God and it is because of this, humankind is the only creature on earth who has the ability to conceive of an idea, physically bring the idea into material existence, and supporting our efforts, we rationalize the entire process by basing our initiative, hopefully, on a good intention. Remember, it is within our power to also create evil. We mirror our Father, the Triune God, by our existence. He enjoys the creations of our good intentions.