11 Jul 2014
Matthew 3:16-17
Matthew 3:16: “And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Here we have a clear picture of the Trinity – we have the Son, the Father, and the Holy Spirit. All three are together. They are separate, and yet one God; three Persons, but one Being. Christians do not worship three separate Gods; instead they worship one God who is composed of three Persons.
Some people say “Since I can’t understand that concept, I refuse to believe it.” However, that is a truly foolish thing to say. Do you refuse to accept quantum physics because you can’t understand that either? What about rocket science? There millions of things out there that you don’t understand – do you reject all of those too?
The nature of God may be difficult to understand, but it is actually very intuitive. There is the God who is inside those who believe – that would be the Holy Spirit. There is the God who died on the cross – that would be Jesus. There is also the God who is everywhere – that would be the Father. It makes perfect sense that God is all of these things. Three Persons, but one Being.