The Trinity: Do You Believe?

Not long ago, I heard a person say something to the effect that the didn't believe in the trinity. I was shocked, and at first wanted to begin debating. How could someone claim to be a Christian and not believe in the trinity? I thought I knew just about everything there was to know about the Trinity, since that was one of the topics discussed thoroughly in my junior/senior Bible class during high school. However, the Trinity is a difficult subject to grasp, and contrary to the belief of some, it is impossible to know everything about the Trinity. However, the Bible does give evidence that there are three entities that are separate but one. The idea in itself is hard to understand that there could be three separate entities that are one at the same time. Just how does that work? Perhaps people try too hard to understand the concept and give up on the idea. Perhaps they think it impossible to begin with. However, it would be ignoring God's omniscient abilities to say that it is impossible. The Bible also contains verses showing proof of the Trinity, such as Jesus' baptism, probably the best example of the Trinity. "After being baptized, Jesus came up immediately from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him, and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.'"(Matthew 3:16-17) In John 10:30, Jesus claims to be "one with the Father," though He also referred to Himself as the Son of God. Before he was crucified, Jesus made several references to his Father (Matthew 26:29 and 26:53). Jesus prayed to the Father in the Garen of Gethsemane. When Jesus was dying on the cross, he called out to the Father (Luke 23:34, and 23:46). After Jesus had risen from the dead, he visited the disciples, telling them that he would send the Holy Spirit ( Luke 24:49, John 20:22, and Acts 1:8).
He also commanded them to baptize believers in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. So we can definitely establish the fact that there are three entities. But are they one? The idea is seemingly unbelievable. I once read a little story about a boy who was trying to explain to his friend how that God was three-in-one and one-in-three, a rather difficult task for a little boy. He went home and prayed,and an idea struck him. He explained to his friend in a simple but true way. He asked his friend what he called his dad. The little boy answered, "Daddy." The other boy asked him what his mother called his father. The boy gave his father's first name. The little boy asked what the father's employees called him. The little boy replied by giving his father the title "Mr." and his last name. The other little boy said, "But that's three different names. Are they all the same person?" Of course they were, and the little boy went on to explain that the boy's father played three different roles(as a father, as a husband, and as an employer), under three different names, but was still one person. Now, that story may not be the best illustration, but it gives the general idea of the Trinity, at least to some degree. The Trinity is God, which is proved in Biblical text, and God cannot be completely understood. His power is beyond our comprehension. I myself cannot fully comprehend the Trinity, but with Biblical evidence to help support it, I strongly believe that the Trinity exists and is God.