--==Explanation of the Trinity--=='''What God is ''not '':''' God is ''not'' an impersonal essence or mere nor merely a "higher power,." but rather each of the divine persons relates to mankind personally. Neither is are ''God a '' or ''Trinity'' simple name names for what would otherwise be seen as three gods (i.e., a term which would hide polytheism). '''Common Analogies:''' Though the Trinity is a mystery beyond comprehension, but rather two analogies are often used to help us glimpse what the Orthodox faith term means. The first is monotheist the sun, and yet [[Triadology|Trinitarian]]the second is man himself. THE SUN: The sun is characterized by three elements.1. The God ball of burning gas is the source of all (like the Orthodox Christian Church Father).2. The light is visible to all (like the God of [[Abraham]]Son).3. The heat is felt, [[Isaac]] but not seen (like the Holy Spirit or Comforter).The sun has never been the sun without its light and [[Jacob]]heat, and the '''I AM''' who revealed himself to [[Moses]] light and heat cannot exist without their source. In addition, while they may co-exist, they do not produce each other in and of themselves. (ex. You can’t read by the [[Burning Bush|burning bush]]light of a heating pad, nor can you count on getting warm wherever it is bright.)

==Explanation MAN: It is said that each human has been made in the image of God, and as such each human bears similarities to our Trinitarian Lord and God:1. Man's complete mind and heart (including intellect, creativity, feelings, morality, intuition, etc.) is like the Father.2. Man's flesh, both tangible and a temple of the Trinity==Holy Spirit, is akin to the Son who became incarnate and was filled with the Spirit.3. Man's life or breath is akin the Holy Spirit. Man (any human) is all three. One cannot be human without all three. There is never a time that man existed without all three. A mind or life cannot exist without a body, and the body does not exist (at least at the start) without a mind and life.

The source and unity In each of the Holy Trinity is the Father, from whom the Son these analogies there is begotten a three-ness and also from whom the Spirit proceedsone-ness but no polytheism. ThusAccording to Saint [[Gregory the Theologian]], the Father is both the ground of unity of the Trinity and also of distinction. To try trying to go further to comprehend unbegottenness ''unbegotten-ness'' (Father), begottenness ''begotten-ness'' (Son), or ''procession '' (Holy Spirit) leads to insanity, says the holy [[Gregory the Theologian]], and so . Therefore the Church traditionally approaches God in divine mystery, approaching God (and [[apophatic theology|apophatically]]), being content to encounter God personally and yet realize the inadequacy of the human mind to Him rather than comprehend Him(which is impossible).

==The Trinity Related to ManImage & Likeness distinguished==Since man It should be noted that while each person is made in the ''image '' of God, man we were also has three naturescreated to be in His ''likeness''. Both man and woman have three parts: bodyThis, soulhowever, and spirit. God the Son is comparable to the body since where the Son fall is God incarnate. [[God the Father]] is comparable evident; for, ''His likeness'' refers to the soulHis goodness, or mindand to be like Him, since he was the mind that created everything. The Holy Spirit is comparable we would need to man's Spiritbe good as well. As the body of man is the temple of our spirit, the body of [[Jesus Christ]] is the temple to the [[Holy Spirit]] which proceeds Obviously we fall from the Father through this aim. (''dia''Lord have mercy!) the Son.