I heard today at church that one of the big things that keeps people from sharing the gospel, is that they really can't explain one of the most fundamental truths of Christianity, and that is the question of "what is the trinity?" I mean, how the heck can God be 3 persons in one Holy, perfect being? Doesn't that mean He has some kind of schizophrenia? Or if He isn't schizophrenic, do Christians really worship 3 different gods and they just don't realize it?
Some decide that the whole idea of the trinity is best not approached simply because they can't explain it if and when someone does ask, but hopefully what I'm about to say can change that for you. (And I warn you now this isn't my original idea, but it's one I heard at a bible study that is too good not to repeat).
God is like a rainbow. Yep, a rainbow. It's simple, yet mind-boggling--at least for me. Most of you know that rainbows are little more than light reflecting off water droplets in the atmosphere at just the right angles, yet it is an amazing thing to behold! A rainbow in itself is whole, and beautiful, and colorful and pure. Yet in its wholeness as a rainbow, it is reflecting different colors, and someone could make the argument that each color is a separate entity even though together they make one perfect thing. In a similar way, God is one being that has three separate parts that, while they are different in a sense, still make one. Each one-Father, Son, and Holy Spirit-performs a different function, but all 3 are One together, like the water droplets that make a rainbow.
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