A good illustration is [[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]]. It can take three forms, all of which are considered water. Another excellent non-physical illustration is the [[mind]], which has three distinct powers of memory, understanding and will, which are not the same thing but are the essential expressions of one mind.<ref>We can remember something we do not understand; we can understand something new which is not something we remember; and we can will to do something which does not need to be understood, which we have never done before.</ref> In the same way, God exists as the three distinct but united persons of one divine being, utterly unique<ref>"unique" means the only one, one-of-a-kind. See [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/45-21.htm Isaiah 45:21] and [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/45-22.htm Isaiah 45:22]</ref>. | A good illustration is [[water|H<sub>2</sub>O]]. It can take three forms, all of which are considered water. Another excellent non-physical illustration is the [[mind]], which has three distinct powers of memory, understanding and will, which are not the same thing but are the essential expressions of one mind.<ref>We can remember something we do not understand; we can understand something new which is not something we remember; and we can will to do something which does not need to be understood, which we have never done before.</ref> In the same way, God exists as the three distinct but united persons of one divine being, utterly unique<ref>"unique" means the only one, one-of-a-kind. See [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/45-21.htm Isaiah 45:21] and [http://www.biblehub.com/commentaries/isaiah/45-22.htm Isaiah 45:22]</ref>. |