Love and the Trinity

Those who are unitarian (ie say God is one person) think they are being more logical, but in fact they are not. To see why we need to ask ourselves a simple question, “where does love come from”? God is the creator and source of all things, so He is the creator of love. In fact, one of the most famous statements in the Bible is “God is love”. But if God is one person, and love originates with God, that means all God does is love Himself. It is a person loving himself, and we know that real love is loving someone else.

If, on the other hand, God is three persons (but one being), then the Father, Son and Holy Spirit love each other, so relational love is fundamental to the Godhead, and that actually makes a lot of sense.

There is also unity in the trinity. Jesus said the Father and He are one. That does not mean they are indistinguishable, but that they are in perfect harmony. In fact, they realise their true identity by their unity. The nearest we come to seeing this is in a good marriage. Genesis speaks of two becoming one. In a good marriage the husband and wife are one, but from smothering each other, each finds their own identity is realised all the more by their unity.

Jesus also prayed that we, ie all His disciples, would be one as the Father and He are One. Again, this does not mean some boring uniformity, but rejoicing in our uniqueness, yet working together in perfect harmony. So we see that the Trinity, the unity and diversity within the Godhead, is actually absolutely essential to a proper understanding of God, and is of significance to our lives, and to seeing what life is meant to be like.

The previous post can be seen at:
Trinity - Introduction