This one page topic should take from 12 to 14 minutes when played without stopping. New Topic: Who is Jesus Christ, as related to, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Short Answer Version: If we are to examine who Jesus is, it is a good idea talk to about how He fits into relationship with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit a little bit. Jesus said, ''I and My Father are one''. He also said, ''He that has seen me has seen the Father''. He taught both unity with God the Father, and identification with Him. The people to whom Jesus spoke, already had a concept of God and the Holy Spirit because of the Old Testament verses. John the Baptist also taught about the Holy Spirit, predicting that Jesus would baptize people with the Holy Spirit and with fire. Jesus taught more about the Holy Spirit, saying He is ''the Comforter'' or ''Helper'', ''the Spirit of Truth'', and the one who would glorify Jesus. Jesus had no hesitation calling Himself the Son of God, when the time came to reveal it. He admitted it even though He knew in the religion of His day it would be considered a statement worthy of being put to death. It would be taken as a statement that He was God Himself. The word ''Trinity'' was conceived by early scholars to describe the way the Bible portrays God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit as one. The word ''Trinity'' never appears in the Bible. It is here to help people understand a deeper explanation if they feel the need. Long Answer Version: Here is a rather lengthy, detailed examination of the subject. It is not essential to understand in order to become saved by believing in Jesus. If you feel you would currently prefer to move on to more information about how to believe in Jesus, as your savior, feel free to come back to this page later. In mathematics, the value of one rarely equals three, but not so with God. If you tend to think in mathematical absolutes keep in mind that the laws of mathematics were designed by this same God. They do not govern Him. He governs them. The same applies to the laws of physics and nature. Here are some insights to help give you a comfort level with the thought of a three in one God. You can think of Him as only one God. He is a Father, a Savior, and a Comforter in our lives. He is not bound by time or space. He is not limited to the boundaries of human comprehension. He is omnipotent, which means all powerful. Since God is omnipotent, it is possible for us to think of Him as beyond our human ability to fathom. Because of that, it is possible for Him to be Father, Son (Jesus), and Holy Spirit. He revealed Himself clearly in the Old Testament as both Father God, and the Holy Spirit, also known as the Spirit of the Lord. The first two verses of the Bible say, ''In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form, and void; and darkness was on the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.'' Of course this could be interpreted to support that God and the Spirit of God were the same. But fifteen other times in the Old Testament, the moniker ''Spirit of God'' is used, usually when applied as coming in power on an Old Testament believer. It was a mystery until Jesus came, and explained to us that God was not simply one or two but all three. Yet God is also One. He made it clear that we are not to confuse Him with the idea of multiple gods common outside Israel. He is not a polytheistic God, but a monotheistic God. God once told a man named Moses that His name is spelled Y H W H (in the Hebrew language), which translated means ''I Am'' or ''I Am that I Am''. The name ''Jesus'' also means ''I Am'', but with a little more description. The name ''Jesus'' means ''I Am is Salvation''. The Comforter I mentioned is a real person too. He is often called, ''The Spirit of I Am'' in the Bible, which gets translated ''The Spirit of the Lord''. Do you see the connection? There are three ''I Am'' persons. The word, ''Trinity'' speaks of the three persons in unity literally, meaning three in one. Jesus told His followers to go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Jesus used ''I Am'' in talking about Himself at least nine times in the first four books of the New Testament. It is evident in the original language that He presented Himself as the great I Am. For example he said,''Before Abraham was born I Am'', ''I am the way, the truth, and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me''. He also said many other statements indicating His divinity, such as ''If you have seen me, you have seen the Father''. By the way, you don’t have to grasp this information about the Trinity fully, to be saved. I didn't. In fact, I had never even heard that Jesus, was God at the time I asked Him to be my Savior. I thought He was only the Son of God. I had just previously found out I could receive Him as my personal Lord and Savior. But my early knowledge gap did not stop God from saving me and straightening me out later. What about the Holy Spirit? Who is He? By observation, I can tell you one aspect of Him is that He is a go between. The Holy Spirit can reveal the attributes of Jesus, and the Father directly to our hearts, and He also reveals His own personhood and ways of thinking. The Bible says He leads us into all truth. The Bible calls the Holy Spirit ''the Spirit of Jesus Christ'' in Philippians 1:19. That designation further shows His connectedness of identity to Jesus, in the Trinity. Paul the apostle also wrote, ''when one turns to the Lord, the veil is taken away. Now the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.'' The Holy Spirit reveals truth and frees people from bondage to misguided ways of living.'' Who is the Spirit? ''the Lord is the Spirit''. An interesting thing is that after you believe in Jesus, as your Savior and have relationship with Him, many of the things you did not originally understand will start to make better sense. You start to become a spiritual person, and therefore spiritual things make more sense to you. That is the work of the Holy Spirit in you. Even before you are saved, the Holy Spirit can start making Jesus, real to you. The night I first heard about receiving Jesus, as my personal Lord and Savior, I went home and I could feel Jesus, on the doorstep to my heart, on the verge of coming in. Out of fear and selfishness, I didn’t let Him come in until three days later. The Bible mentions a phenomenon of coming to Jesus, because the Father is drawing you. I was a person who actually felt that take place three days before I got saved. I didn’t know yet that the Bible had a name for it. The Holy Spirit is no less powerful than the Father or Son. The earth's creation is partially attributed to Him in the Bible (Such as in the first verse of the Bible, Genesis 1:1). In fact, all three persons of the Trinity were said to be involved when you compare the first chapter in Genesis with the first chapter of the gospel of John. The Holy Spirit is mighty to do many wonderful things on the earth. He also reveals Himself in a sweet presence that shows God's gentle love for us. In one of the opening statements to this website, I suggested some words to say in prayer to be saved by believing in Jesus. They included, ''Please come into my life and make yourself real to me.'' If you really want to know who God is, that prayer will start the ball rolling. You will be born again by the indwelling of the Holy Spirit. You will also be spiritually adopted by God the Father, and rescued by the atonement of Jesus (found in His death and resurrection). The intimate fatherly wisdom and undying love comfort us. All three are called comforters in the Bible. We see the Trinity portrayed in many Bible verses, such as Luke 1:35, when the Angel mentioned all three persons to Mary as taking part in the birth of Jesus. In that verse the Angel Gabriel differentiated the persons of the Trinity calling the Father ''The Most High'', also sometimes translated ''the Majesty on High''. It was His power and the Holy Spirit who came on Mary when Jesus, the Son of God was conceived as a human. But Jesus, existed previously in the ''form of God'' (Phillipians 2:6). The Trinity existed for all eternity past, and will always exist. What we have covered here is just the tip of the iceberg about who Jeesus is, and how the Father and Spirit interrelate. The Bible has much more to say on the subject, as does the Holy Spirit who glorifies Jesus, and the Father to us as He leads us into spiritual truth. A few years ago, even though I thoroughly believed in the fact that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one and the same, I was having a difficult time when I prayed, trying to sort out to whom I should address my prayers. I usually prayed to the Father, in Jesus' name. Sometimes I prayed to Jesus, and sometimes I spoke with the Holy Spirit. But it became a little confusing and frustrating to me, knowing whether I was doing it correctly. I expressed this to God one time when I was feeling especially close to Him. He gave me an answer, a way around my concern. I heard Him say, ''Just call me Trinity.'' I was totally aware that He was providing me with a wise solution, but that it was found nowhere in the Bible. I did what He said and it removed my blockage, whenever I started to feel the frustration I had experienced before. Now, I feel free to picture Him as Father, Jesus, and Holy Spirit. I address Him in any of these ways, as well as ''Trinity'', ''Lord'', ''God'', and other fond names, knowing He understands my heart is inclined toward Him. Website Theme: All You Need to Do To Be Saved is Believe in Jesus Christ as Your Savior. He Has Already Done the Work to Earn Your Entry into Heaven. To continue to the next Topic, The Great I Am, please click the link below.