The Trinity :)

The picture above is from the church Chiesa della Santissima Trinita in Rome.

The Mysteries of the Trinity.  Do we understand it?  Does it overwhelm us? Does it matter? 

Or perhaps, we understand more than we realize 🙂

First, the Trinity is a man-made word and it came about as early Christians tried to understand and share the relationship between God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.  So closely did they work together for our good, they seemed as One. The Trinity was a simple way of describing that and was never meant to confuse us.

In the comment section of the KJV Bible I read it has some great examples of “the Trinity at work in Redemption”:

“Incarnation.  The Father incarnated the Son, in the womb of Mary by the Holy Spirit (Luke 1:35)

Baptism in the Jordan River.  The (Holy) Spirit descended on the Son, and the Father spoke His approval from Heaven.  (Matthew 3 14-17)

Public Ministry. The Father anointed the Son with the Spirit (Acts 10:38)

The Crucifixion.  Jesus offered Himself to the Father through the Spirit (Hebrews 9:14)

The Resurrection.  The Father resurrected the Son by the (Holy) Spirt (Acts 2:32 & Romans 1:4)

Pentecost.  From the Father the Son received the Spirit, who He then poured out on His disciples (Acts 2:33)”

The Trinity is simply a way of naming something all Christians already understand.  Our Father, His Son & The Holy Spirit were there and are still here;  They all participated in our Salvation and still do; and They love us, then, now and always. How Blessed are we ?