The Solemnity of the
Most
Holy Trinity
Blessed Trinity
Creator - Redeemer - Sanctifier
God the Father: The Creator God the Son: The Redeemer
God the Holy Spirit: The Sanctifier
The Trinity Defined
The trinity, simply put, refers to God being one person, but existing in three. God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. They are distinctive, and connect with us meaningfully in different ways, but they are one. We worship all three as equals when we worship God.
1. Soul
God the Father, as you can read in the first few chapters of Genesis, created all things and imbues us with a soul. When Ephesians 4:6 says that He is the “Father of all who is over all and through all and in all” it is describing God the Father’s unique role. Though He is spiritual father only to believers, He is a father to all of creation as its creator. We know God with our souls and it’s our souls that reflect Him so deeply.
Our souls are who we are. It is more, even, than our intellect. It’s like our “True Name”.
God is the ultimate authority and decision maker over all things, totally sovereign. You can read this in every inch of the Bible, but Psalms 103:19 and Romans 11:36 are perfect examples.
2. Body
Jesus was the bodily form of God, so that He could dwell among us and share our human experience.
Our physical bodies reflect Jesus, share His struggles, and represent His part of the trinity. Like Christ, our body interacts with the tangible world. Our body also has its own desires, as even Christ did
Though we have physical bodies, we are directed by our soul.
3. Spirit
Our spirits reflect the Holy Spirit, and He has lingered with us after Christ ascended to be with the Father to continue guiding, edifying, and shaping the church. The Holy Spirit helps give us understanding and discernment as we study the Bible. We are Not necessarily going to hear the Holy Spirit telling us things, or giving us divine words in our ears (if you want to hear the voice of God, just read the Bible out loud), but He does aid our growth by illuminating the Word of God.
The Holy Spirit gives us the will to act, and inspires us to speak truth, as described in 2 Peter 1:19-21.
The Holy Spirit also connects us with God as we share His spirit.
To you it was shown that you might know that the Lord, He is God; there is no other besides Him” ~ Deuteronomy 4:35
God is the only god. We are not talking about multiple gods.
“For this reason You are great, O Lord God; for there is none like You, and there is no God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears” ~ 2 Samuel 7:22
“’You are My witnesses,’ declares the Lord, ‘And My servant whom I have chosen, so that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. Before Me there was no God formed, and there will be none after Me” ~ Isaiah 43:10
God WANTS us to know Him. He doesn’t just want us to be Holy -To be Kind -To be Love. Those things should all be natural consequences of our main purpose: knowing (and loving) Him better. He gave us all of Scripture so that we could do just that.



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