1. The Trinity

2. The problem
Can you identify the problem by looking at these quotations?
"I am the LORD, and there is no other; Besides Me there is no God." (Isa. 45:5)
There is no God but one. (1Cor. 8:4)
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit." (Matt. 28:19)
Jesus said: "I and the Father are one." (John 10:30)

3. The problem! The 3 statements below conflict There is only one God
The bible says Jesus is the Son of God
The bible says the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God.

4. How Christians solve the problem
There is only one God
Father
Son
Holy Spirit

5. Can you guess why the following 3 slides are good analogies for the Trinity?

9. The Trinity Do most Christians believe in one God or many?
Who are the three parts of the Trinity?
Give 1 Christian analogy for the Trinity.
believe that God the Father is fully and completely God, God the is fully and completely and God the Holy is completely and fully So God is made up of parts but each part is all of Him.
What might a Christian say if you said the Trinity was impossible?
See if you can think of your own analogy for the Trinity.