On "steam, water,

and ice "

If I have three balls of clay and I press
them together into one ball then they
become ONE but now it is impossible
to retrieve the original three exactly as
they were originally.

If I have three bricks and I stack them

above each other then I can separate
them, but I can not call the three
bricks ONE brick.

By far, the most common analogy

given for the "Trinity" by the church is
 that of the three forms of water,
specifically, ice, liquid, and steam.
They say, just as water is "one" but
with three "states" or three "forms," so
too is God Almighty one but with
three states.

On the face of it this appears to be

quite a compelling argument. So let us
apply it to a few verses of the Bible in
order to see whether it holds up to
scrutiny and is actually endorsed by
the Bible. In other words, it is
necessary to see whether the Bible
itself actually confirms such a picture
of God. Only then can we accept or
reject this analogy.
 If I have a cup of water which can
become steam, liquid, or ice, then it is
not possible for me to drink the
"liquid" while the "ice" and "steam"
remain inside the glass. It is not
possible for the "liquid" to beseech the
ice to save it from being drunk while
the ice stayed a safe distance away and
was not itself drunk. This is simple
logic. In a similar manner, if God,
Jesus, and the Holy Ghost are all
merely three "personalities" or three
"states" for one being, namely God
Almighty, then it is not possible for
one "personality" of God to DIE while
the other two remained a safe distance
away unharmed by death (Mark 15:37,
John 19:33, Romans 5:6,...etc.).
Some will then solve this dilemma, as
seen in the previous section, by
claiming that Jesus (pbuh) did not
actually "die," rather, he simply shed
his earthly "skin." His actual essence
was not killed. In this case it is
necessary to ask: where then is the
great sacrifice? If one of us has five
thousand coats, and he takes one off
and throws it in the fire then puts on a
different one and says: "I did this as an
ultimate sacrifice for you," is this truly
an ultimate sacrifice if he can simply
create one thousand more earthly
"skins" to inhabit in place of the one
he shed? Does his taking off of his
coat and putting on a new one after
three days "atone" for the sins of all of
the "inherently wicked and sinful
mankind" from the beginning of time?
"And thou shalt love the Lord thy God
... with all thy mind ... this is the first
commandment" Mark 12:30

There are many other situations in the

Bible that contradict this analogy and
the theory of "three" gods. For
example:

Would it be logical to picture the "ice"

form of a bucket of water praying to
the "steam" form of itself (e.g. Luke
6:12). Further, did water start out as
liquid and then decide to "beget" for
itself another personality as "ice" and
then add on a third personality as
"steam"? Did God start out with one
"personality" and then one day "beget"
 for Himself multiple personalities to
keep Him company?. Does He usually
speak to His other personalities and
beseech them for salvation? (Matthew
27:46) Did He sacrifice one of His
personalities to "save" mankind? Do
some of His personalities have
knowledge not available to others
(Mark 13:32)? Are some of His
"personalities" more powerful than
others (John 14:28)? Are some of his
personalities submissive to others
(Luke 22:41-44)? Is this our mental
picture of God? How will we answer
Him on the day of judgment when He
asks us about these claims we have
made against Him?

In order to demonstrate the absurdity

of this "ice, water, and steam" theory,
let us use the following analogy:

Military/Student Joe:

Assume that "Joe" is a university

student who is also serving in the
army. In such a case we might be able
to say that there are two
"personalities" to Joe, a "student"
personality and a "military"
personality. Does this mean that it is
logical to imagine "student Joe"
humbling himself before "military
Joe" and appealing to him to have
mercy upon him while "military Joe"
sat some distance away accepting
"student Joe's" pleas and considering
whether to grant them or not (Matthew
26:39)?

Further, if some killers attacked

"student Joe" while he was in the
university, would it be logical for us to
claim that "student Joe" ran for the
telephone and pleaded with "military
Joe" to quickly come and save him?
Would it be logical to say that
"military Joe" did not answer this plea
and "student Joe" was murdered in the
university while "military Joe"
remained safe and unharmed in the
military base?

Continuing, according to the Bible,

God and Jesus are claimed to not be
 equal in knowledge nor in power
(Mark 13:32, John 14:28, etc.). So is it
then logical in the above analogy to
claim that "military Joe" is stronger
than "student Joe" or that "student
Joe" is smarter than "military Joe"?

It is always important when we are

presented with a theory or
"explanation" regarding the claimed
"Trinity" to carefully analyze it and
apply it to the Bible and test it
thoroughly before accepting it. It is
not at all acceptable to say I can not
explain it nor prove it, neither does the
Bible explicitly command me to have
blind faith in this matter, yet since the
church told me to do so, therefore, I
shall do so. Indeed, Jesus (pbuh)
wanted his followers to think, analyze,
study, ask questions, and interrogate.
This is his very FIRST commandment
(Mark 12:30). Indeed, the Bible
teaches us "For God is not [the author]
of confusion" 1 Corinthians 14:33.

Let us conclude this section with a

very eloquent example which was
once presented by the British scholar
Richard Porson. One day, Porson was
discussing the "Trinity" with a
Trinitarian friend when a buggy
containing three men passed by.
"There," Porson's friend exclaimed "is
an illustration of the Trinity." Porson
replied "No, you must show me one
man in three buggies, if you can."