One
way to describe the Trinity is that is like an apple.
The
one true God has three persons:
God
the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
All
three parts of the apple are �Apple.�
The
Peel is �Apple.�
It�s
not Orange it�s not Banana!
The
Flesh is �Apple.�
It�s
not Pear it�s not plum
The
Core is �Apple.�
It�s
not Grapefruit it�s not Watermelon!
These
three: Peel, Flesh and Core are not three Apples.
But,
just one Apple.
In
the same way, all three persons of the 1 True God are God.
God
the Father is God
God
the Son is God
God
the Holy Spirit is God.
These
three: Father, Son and Holy Spirit aren�t three Gods
But,
Just one God!
The
three parts of the apple have different purposes.
The
peel protects. It keeps the apple healthy.
The
flesh of the apple is good to eat
Lots
of good things to eat are made from the flesh of the apple.
Such
as, apple pie, apples crisp, applesauce. Apple cider, apple dumplings, apple
jelly, applesauce cake apple fritters and etc�.
The
core of the apple contains seeds from which apple trees grow.
When
just one apple seed is planted in the ground
The
result is�many, many apples!
Like
the apple, the three persons of the 1 true God have different purposes too.
God
the Father is our Protector.
He
made us.
You,
me, all people all things and even apples.
He
loves us and protects us. Makes even bad things turn out for our good.
He
keeps things growing, so we have food.
Cow,
carrots, even apples.
Sometimes
we do things that God doesn�t like.
God
said, there must be a punishment for these things.
That
would make us very sad. L
It
would hurt a lot for a very long, long time.
But,
God loves us so much.
He
sent God the Son.
To
take our punishment for us.
John
3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
His
name is Jesus. He was a real man.
He
suffered. It hurt a lot. He died.
Jesus
was buried as an apple seed is buried in the ground.
But,
He was really God.
As
an apple seed sprouts from the ground and makes new apples possible,
Jesus
rose from the dead.
And
the result is�.
Beautiful,
wonderful, happy new lives for us! JJJJJ
But,
before we can have this beautiful, wonderful, happiness
There
is something else we must have.
And
that is�.
Faith
in Jesus!
When
you plant an apple seed in the ground,
You
believe an apple tree will grow from it.
When
you believe Jesus died for you and lives again
To
give you a beautiful, wonderful, happy new life,
That�s
faith in Jesus!
Our
hearts are like a piece of ground.
The
fround cannot plant itself with an apple seed.
Someone
must put the seed into the ground.
We
cannot put faith into our own hearts.
God
the Holy Spirit makes us believe in Jesus.
He
puts faith into our hearts and keeps it alive and growing.
As
long as we want Him to.
When
an apple seed is planted in the ground,
The
rain feeds it, and it begins to grow.
When
the Holy Spirit puts faith into the heart,
He
feeds it with God�s word, and faith begins to grow.
When
the apple tree is grown up strong and healthy,
It
bears fruit: Apples.
When
faith is grown up strong and healthy,
It
bears fruit too!
Such
as : Joy, Humility, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Love, Peace, Self-Control and
faithfulness.
When
you pick an apple from a tree, you know it is an apple.
It
looks like an apple. It has an apple peel. It�s flesh is apple.
If
you plant a seed from its core, an apple tree will grow.
Though
it has three parts, you know you do not have three apples.
Just
one apple.
If
you have faith in the true God,
You
believe in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit.
There
are three persons. But, there is only one true God!
1
Timothy 2:5 For there is one God
1
Corinthians 8:6 for us there is but one God
One
God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all.
Ephesians 4:6
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