What is the meaning of the Trinity according to the Bible?

 The Bible is God's Word to us humans,(*12) which we will explain more about in the next section. First, we will try to explain a little more about who God is. As mentioned, we are His creations, so for us as His handiwork, it would be impossible to fully explain who He is. Nevertheless, the Bible gives us many stories about how God interacts with us humans and how we can connect with Him.

 

In the Bible, three different persons are described who together make up the Godhead. This has been attempted to be explained in various ways throughout history. The most common explanation is the Trinity, but even this falls short in explaining the Godhead. The Trinity is also explained somewhat differently from tradition to tradition. Therefore, the best would be to try to find necessary information about the Godhead in God's own word, the Bible. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are explained as a unity, or as ONE.(*13)

 

God is described as the Almighty who is from eternity to eternity. Everything is created by Him and for Him. God creates with His Word. There is only ONE God, and no one can take away His glory. He is true, just, and love itself.(*14)

 

In His word, the Bible, He says that He disciplines those He loves,(*15) so that we humans may keep close to Him who is the very Truth. Being disciplined may sound severe, but as a loving father corrects and guides his child so that the child does not come to harm, can be compared to being disciplined by God. Not everyone has experienced a loving father in their upbringing, so for some, this may be difficult to understand. Jesus describes love so strongly that one lays down all of one's own to help one's neighbor.(*16)

 

Jesus Christ is God's only begotten Son.(*17) He was also with God from the beginning before the foundation of the earth was laid. From the beginning, He has been our Lord and Savior.(*18) The first two people the Bible talks about, Adam and Eve, turned, by their own will, away from the Lord God in the Garden of Eden. God had given them dominion over everything on earth; they gave this dominion to the devil, who is God's and humanity's greatest enemy.(*19)

 

This is why Jesus was sent to earth by God, where He took on human form and on the cross bore all the sins, guilt, and punishment of all humanity upon Himself. He was born as a human and lived on earth for 33 years as a human.(*20) He came to this earth for two reasons. 1. To show us an example of how to live a holy life with God. 2. So that sin, once and for all, would be removed from us humans. This is what happened when Jesus died on the cross.(*21)

 

Three days later, Jesus rose again from the grave, and the salvation work from God's side was complete.(*22)

 

The one who believes and accepts Jesus as their Lord and Savior is therefore cleansed from sin and made ready for eternity with God. The day the body dies, the soul moves home to God our heavenly Father, if one believes and has accepted Jesus' work of salvation on the cross.

 

The Holy Spirit, whom Jesus said would come as our helper, is part of God's one. It is God's spirit that takes residence where it is invited to dwell. A person who chooses to believe in God, Jesus' death, and resurrection, and who confesses this belief to others makes room for the Holy Spirit in their spirit. The Holy Spirit gives life to the human spirit and fills the emptiness of the soul. It teaches us life with God, by guiding the believer in their daily life and giving power and strength to live life.

 

Explaining everything we know about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit in two minutes is not enough, so we recommend that you also read the Bible. In addition, chapters 1 and 2 of the book "The Fundament" give you more explanation.