I promised in THE BIG WHY? that I would explain how, like God, we are also a trinity.

God the Father

The beginning of Genesis One reveals three aspects of the Creator. The first aspect is Almighty God, who is unnamable even though he is given more than 100 names in the Old Testament describing him. Jesus calls him “Father” in the new testament, so the first aspect of the Holy Trinity is “God the Father”. 

“God the Son” is Jesus and the logos of the Godhead. John 1:1-3 says, “In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him, all things were made. And without Him, nothing was made that has been made.” Not only was Jesus the word or “logos” of the Creator since the beginning, he was also present in human form on earth. When Jesus was born, Matthew 1:23 says, “and they shall call his name ‘Immanuel,’ which means, ‘God with us.'” Jesus is the eternally redeeming and actively present aspect of the Trinity.

“God, the Holy Spirit” was also there before the six days of creation. Genesis 1:2 says, “Now the earth was a worthless and an indistinguishable ruin, and utter darkness was over the surface of the deep abyss. And the Spirit or breath of God hovered over the surface of the waters.”

God’s spirit is mentioned throughout the Old Testament, animating his faithful servants to say and do extraordinary things.

Jesus said in Matthew 28:9, “go make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

After Jesus ascended to heaven, God “poured out” his Spirit “on all people” according to Acts 2:17. This also fulfilled a prophecy from Joel in the Old Testament. Joel 2:28.

So how are we also a trinity?

GOD THE FATHER

Self as the ancestral father:

You are born with a skin color and physical markers like hair, eyes, nose, lips, and face shape that remind people of your parents or ancestral lineage. As you grow, you will likely find comfort in a community or sub-set of a community that shares your physical traits.

You are also born into a language that may or may not be the same as your parents. That language also represents a culture that you adopt as you develop. Throughout your life, people use dozens of words to describe you but do any of those labels ultimately define you?

 “Who AM I?” “Who ARE you?” “Really.”

Are you your ancestry or a conglomeration of bodily features? Are you your culture and language? Are you the totality of any given labels?

This aspect of God the Father and Creator is unnamable by design.

GOD THE SON

Self as the living word:

Another aspect of who we are is the “logos” or word. It speaks, it creates, and it acts.

Like Jesus, it is the physical manifestation of our trinity and sometimes assumes virtuous and sacrificial responsibility. I mention “sometimes” because we are often not virtuous or sacrificial. Instead, we find solace in being the complaining victim, followed by entitled notions of fear and desperation. And then, we act out with demoralizing or hateful language and deeds consistent with our shameful regrets.

But what motivates and guides our “logos” that bears the fruit of both good and evil?

GOD THE HOLY SPIRIT

Self as spirit:

The “pneuma” is our “breath, wind, or spirit” aspect. It is the inspiration that animates us and moves us forward with hope and anticipation or paralyzes us with fear and despair. It is also described as our psyche or soul and our conscious experience in each moment.

The Bible mentions all types of sins, but only one is unforgivable. Matthew 12:31, “Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men (all humanity), but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven.”

Blaspheming or cursing a person is common. Just look at most Twitter feeds. But cursing a person’s future or inspiration opens a box of snakes at our peril. 

But that’s not the unforgivable part. Convincing someone to kill their own future – to extinguish their own flame – to smash their own hopes into tiny pieces. THAT is, indeed, unforgivable. The only possible redemption we have is sacrificing or offering our lives to battle that dragon we unleashed on someone else. It may even include descending to some kind of hell to rescue them. Then, just maybe, redemption will find us and set us free.

The fragile sanctity of our spirit cannot be overstated. It is our spirit that intertwines with others to find the unity we deeply crave. And our spirit contains incomplete divine attributes without connecting to the ultimate expression of Love and Truth.

In a profound sense, the human spirit is holy. And since our unity with each other is the Divine Feminine’s sacred chalice, to receive the Divine Masculine, to undermine or kill off hope or passion for life, is indeed unforgivable.

The ramifications of this are complex. Does God almighty have all power in every area but this? Is this the one chink in God’s armor that makes him a victim of his creation? Or is it about us and our self-destructive choices to the point of no return? Does eternal hell await everyone who curses others and wishes for their demise? 

Jesus said in Matthew 5:22 that if we seal the fate of another by calling them a “stupid idiot,” we are in danger of hellfire. Maybe one hell is living our whole lives as a person who persistently harms the future of everyone we know.

If you have any thought that is humble enough to consider and acknowledge that you have been on the offensive end of those curses, there’s still much hope for you. You are close to the redemptive climax of your story. How exciting! Just stay on that path and keep an open mind and heart.

Jesus said, “This is my command to you: love one another.” John 15:17