I'm a week late on this . . . but this youtube video is FANTASTIC and humorous look at erroneous/heretical analogies often used to describe the Trinity. It also contains a great definition of the Trinity as well.
Go check it out:
Go check it out:
DNArington wrote:I think since the Trinity is something we can't fully understand,
DNArington wrote:it is OK to compare it to something like the sun, as long as we realilize that it is an imperfect analogy. There is nothing like God other than He Himself, so anything we compare Him to is imperfect.
That is a great video though!
WhiteBoy wrote:Funny, good video. Thanks, Nathan. I actually learned recently that water can exist in all three states simultaneously. It's called a triple point. This is a pretty good analogy, and takes care of the modalism problem with the water analogy.
WhiteBoy wrote:Gotcha, thanks for that clarification. Yes, that chart is a very good chart to use.
Nathan James Norman wrote:
I agree that God is completely other, so it makes sense that we would not find a ready analogy in the natural world. However, I think we need to be super-careful (even when talking to children) about why these analogies are deficient. The sun - light - heat one (Arianism) is regularly used by the Jehovah's Witnesses to demonstrated Jesus' greatness, while simultaneous denying his divinity. If we teach our people these analogies with out clarification, then when they face folks with a false-orthodox, they are much more likely to adopt these heresies.
Rickster wrote:I think the worse Analogy for the Trinity is my Mickey Mouse one.
It takes 3 distinct circles to form one shape of Micky Mouse
tmorrill wrote:
Obviously this is supposed to be satire/insulting, but then again so was the sign on the Cross. Either way, I thought this was an interesting picture in light of this conversation.