"There is a twofold mode of truth in what we profess about God. Some truths about God exceed all the ability of the human reason. Such is the truth that God is triune." -Thomas Aquinas, Summa Contra Gentiles, Book One
Here in lies a common understanding that we hear everyday, in fact I just hear it this week. "The trinity is unknowable" seems to be an axiomatic claim which is why it's so popular and the reason we hear it all the time. While I disagree that it is unknowable, I do understand why people say it. After all how is it possible to rationalize the numerical quantities 3 and 1? May I suggest a different way of thinking about this?
Rather than ponder the mathematical conundrum resulting from joining numerical quantities of 3 and 1. Let us understand God as He is depicted from the Scriptures as the Being in whom we live, move, and have our being (Acts 17:28). Thus from this perspective God is an ontological necessity and the basis upon which we have our being.
As always tell me your thoughts.
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