Johnnie Ellington II August 18, 2015 at 2:31pm · (WORKS, vol vii, p.410) Lord Francis Bacon, the seventeenth century philosopher and Chancellor of England who wrote these words, was obviously a believer in the Trinity. The essay quoted consists of thirty-four such “Christian Paradoxes” which illustrate his belief that: “The more absurd and incredible any divine mystery is, the greater honor we do to God in believing it....” (as quoted by James Yates, A VINDICATION OF UNITARIANISM, Wells & Lilly, 1816, p. 278). The Trinity has always been a mystery. In fact, it is usually described as a divine mystery. When I was young I asked several good Christians to explain the Trinity to me. I was told that the Trinity must be accepted on faith because we cannot always understand the ways of God. Such an answer requires the acceptance that blind faith is a virtue. The concept of Trinity is that “the Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God, and yet there are not three Gods but one God” (as stated in one of the critical statements of the doctrine, the Athanasian Creed). These three are all thought of as uncreated, eternal and omnipotent. You can see why a confused student is told to accept on faith alone! Share