Three-in One Takes Center-stage

Hey,
Sometimes, I'm privileged to step into the role of teacher, in a particular Bible study series. What follows is a piece that was written in that role. I offer it here simply because I love the word-pictures it creates; and I wanted you to see how thoroughly God's answers to prayer are.

Bible References on Christ in The Trinity:

John 14:9, John 10:30, John 17:5,

Col. 2:9, Heb.1:1--3

There’s only one God, and He wants us to know Him. Like a curtain slowly rising on a stage, He has gradually revealed Himself to us. First we saw The Father, in the glory of Creation. Then, the curtain rose a little higher. Time unspooled a little further; and we could see Jesus completing the work of Redemption. Finally, stage was fully revealed; and saw The Holy Spirit in the Role of Teacher. Understand, they have always been on stage–always there, always together. Our viewing them did not cause them to begin.

So, we have three distinct persons, but only one God. To understand how three equals one, consider an apple. One apple. It is a single piece of fruit. However, if you slice it in half, you’ll see that several distinct parts make up that one whole apple. The peeling matches with The Father. It’s the first part we see. The meat of the fruit, (the part we eat) matches with Jesus. When we let Him in, He nourishes our souls, just as the fruit nourishes our bodies (John 4:14, 6:51). Finally, the core of the apple matches with The Holy Spirit. Just as it is the part deepest inside the apple, The Holy Spirit is the part of God dwells inside us; and just as the core holds the seeds that will make new apples, it’s The Holy Spirit who empowers us to share the Truth will create new Christians.

Jesus is called The Word (John 1:1–3), because The Father sent Him as the ultimate message of Himself. Jesus is a walking, living, breathing love letter, from God to us. Just as you’d wear a suit to your wedding or pajamas to bed, God knows what it is to dress for an occasion. In the Person of Jesus, we see God putting on a suit made of flesh, and blood, and bone. That He did, so He could draw near to us and draw us back to Himself. Whether you are wearing sweats at the gym, shorts at the beach, or a suit at the office, you are still the same you. What you wear does not change who you are. Neither did putting on a suit made of flesh, and blood, and bone change or lessen who God was. Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are equal parts of the same whole.