Do Christians worship three gods?
No, there is only one living God (cf. Deuteronomy 6:4). But the one God has a plural nature and reveals Himself in three persons, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (cf. 2 Corinthians 13:13; 1 Peter 1:2). The three persons equally share the one divine being and substance.

Are all three persons of the Trinity equal in rank?

Yes. The Father isn’t greater than the Son and the Son isn’t greater than the Holy Spirit. When we speak of the first, second and third persons of the Trinity, it’s not a statement of authority but of function. Functionally, the Father is the originator, the Son is the agent and the Holy Spirit is the applicator. Salvation, for example, originates in the Father’s love, is provided through the Son’s death and resurrection, and is made real in our lives by the Holy Spirit.

Why did Jesus say, ". . . my Father is greater than I"? (John 14:28).

This is a unique statement which is only true within a specific time frame. When Jesus became a human being He voluntarily laid aside His glory as God, i.e. in His humanity He temporarily made Himself "lower than the angels" Hebrews 2:9. Thus, the context of the statement is confined to the Son’s humiliation. It would not have been said before His incarnation or after His exaltation.

If Jesus is God, how could He die?

When Jesus said, "Father, into your hands I commit my spirit!" (Luke 23:46) He didn’t cease to exist. Death is not the end. It is the separation of the spirit from the body. When Jesus died His spirit went to Paradise and three days later it was united with His glorified resurrection body. Because God is spirit (cf. John 4:24) He exists eternally.

Is there a simple way to illustrate the Trinity?

Probably not, but there have been several attempts: Some have said that H2O can exist as a solid, a liquid and a gas. An egg consists of a shell, a yolk and the white. The three leaf clover has one leaf which is really three. And the triangle is one figure with three sides. The problem with all these illustrations is that they’re physical rather than personal and as such can give an incorrect picture of what God is like.

To whom should we address our prayers?

To the three in one and one in three God. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit hear us when we pray and all are involved in the answers. While we shouldn’t be unduly concerned about which of the three persons we address in prayer, the Scriptural guideline is that we pray to the Father (cf. Matthew 6:9), through the Son (cf. John 14:14), in the power of the Holy Spirit (cf. Romans 8:26-27).

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