The Pretzel With Three Holes

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A PRETZEL has three holes. The first hole is not the second
hole, the second hole is not the third hole, but the same dough
ties all three holes together. One pretzel, three holes. There’s
one God made up of three distinct beings, the Father, the Son,
and the Spirit, but they’re all tied together by the same essence
or the same divine nature. The same attributes, perfections, and
descriptions of one belong to the others.

— Tony Evans

The point

A pretzel's three holes unified by one piece of dough illustrates the Trinity—three distinct persons unified in one divine essence.

Scripture

Matthew 28:19

Audience

Adults

Tone

Instructional

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under a minute · 76 words

Subjects

Trinity God

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