Hello,
I had a discussion with a Muslim friend sometime ago. And he had a lot of questions (as well as misunderstanding) when it comes to the Bible's teaching of the triune God. So I was trying to discuss with him about the Trinity. I know that all analogies that seek to explain the Trinity will ultimately fall short because our God is unique. That's probably why it's much easier to describe what God is
not like, rather than what He
is like.
But how about an analogy using "space"? Perhaps I can hear some feedback or suggestions? I've heard of it a while back. I had explained to my Muslim friend that we believe in the One Being that is God, revealed in three distinct co-eternal Persons. I told him that the one WHAT is the nature or Being that is God. The three WHO's are the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. And with space, there's
height,
width, and
depth. Height is no less of space in nature than width is, and vice versa. (The Son is no less of God than the Father is; and neither is the Holy Spirit). Height is distinct from width, which is distinct from depth, which is distinct from height. But they all share the same WHAT or nature or substance, namely: space. I ponder if this "space" analogy may be an acceptable one (though not perfect) to use with my Muslim friend? Does it have merit? I'd be glad to hear suggestions on this. Unlike the "water, ice, steam" analogy, I thought this one perhaps does not encourage the "modalism" misunderstanding of the Trinity. But then again, with any analogies, they all fall short when it comes to our God. There is no other like Him.