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That's a very good example!Denim Deb said:The Trinity is not something that we, as finite humans, can understand completely. The thing I like to use when explaining the Trinity is H2O, or dihydrogen monoxide. Normally, we just call this water, but it exists in 3 different states, as a solid-ice, as a liquid-water, and as a gas-water vapor. All 3 states have the same properties, freeze at 32 *F, boil at 212* F, etc. But, each is a distinct substance. Water is not ice or water vapor. It's the liquid stage of dihydrogen monoxide. Ice is not water or water vapor, but is the solid stage of dihydrogen monoxide. And, water vapor is not ice or water, but the gaseous stage of dihydrogen monoxide.
In the same way, God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are all God, have all the same attributes, but are not the same person. God the Father is not the Son nor the Spirit, but the Father. Jesus is not the Father nor the Spirit, but is the Son. And the Spirit is not the Father nor the Son, but the Spirit. Each is separate, but part of a whole.
I hope that makes sense.