How do you explain the Trinity? It is often compared to an egg which is composed of a white, yoke, and shell; three parts but one whole. That is not quite correct.
Who is God? A Divine Being. There is a difference between a being and a person. I am a human being. That is what I am. I was born with a body and am a person. That is who I am. I am one being with one person.
God is a Divine Being with three Persons; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Because no human being has more than one person, it is difficult for our finite minds to grasp the concept of a being with three persons. To say the Trinity is all one and the same person is putting God on the same level as a human being.
God is so much greater than humans. He is a Divine Being, eternal, omnipresent and omniscient. When Jesus said, "I and my Father are one," He was referring to their unity in Being and purpose, not their persons. If God were all one person (like an egg), He would have been dead when Jesus was crucified. The person of God the Father was still alive in heaven and He raised Jesus from the dead (Acts 13:30).
The hymn, Holy Holy Holy, got it right. "God in three persons, blessed Trinity." Think about that the next time you sing the hymn.
Holy, holy, holy
Lord, God Almighty
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee
Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons blessed Trinity
Holy, holy, holy
Though the darkness hide Thee
Though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee
Perfect in power, in love, and purity
Holy, holy, holy
Lord, God Almighty
All Thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea
Holy, holy, holy
Merciful and mighty
God in three persons blessed Trinity
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