Is the Trinity a math problem?

Ask Away

Vince and Jo Vitale

Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 702 Ratings

🗓️ 28 May 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

"1+1+1 = 1 is not going to get you a pass in mathematics." This comment, made by a Muslim apologist and spoken word artist, is an intriguing critique! When Christians claim that there is one God in three persons, are they making a contradictory statement? When it comes to the nature of God, how much can we really know about him, anyway? And what difference—if any—does it make to us if God is in fact Trinitarian? In this week's episode of Ask Away, Jo invites you to consider a deeply personal question that has tremendous implications for each of our lives: "Who are you, God?!" ------ We’re so glad you joined us for Ask Away. If you have a question that needs answering, we’d love to hear it. Send us an email at [email protected] or call and leave a voicemail at ‪(321) 213-9670‬. Ask Away is hosted by Vince and Jo Vitale, and produced by Studio D Podcast Production. New episodes come out regularly, so make sure to subscribe. The best way you can support Ask Away is to leave a review. All you have to do is open up the Podcast App on your phone, look for Ask Away, scroll down until you see ‘Write a Review’ and tell us what you think. If you’d like to see videos from Vince and me, invite us to speak, or make a financial gift so that more people’s questions can be heard on Ask Away, visit Kardiaquestions.com See you next time, and remember, if you have a question, it’s worth asking.

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0:00.0	I was a skeptic who came to faith through asking hard questions.
0:04.0	I'm a long-time Christian whose faith was challenged by hard questions.
0:08.5	Whatever your story is, we all ask questions.
0:12.0	But some questions are more difficult to answer than others.
0:16.0	And some questions keep us up at night.
0:18.5	Who am I?
0:19.5	Does my life have value?
0:21.2	What determines my identity and purpose?
0:23.7	Is there a God?
0:24.9	Does he care?
0:26.0	What will happen when I die?
0:27.8	Is it even possible to know the truth?
0:29.7	We believe every question is valuable, and we receive every question as a gift.
0:35.8	So welcome to the podcast, where we invite you to ask away.
0:43.2	Good morning, everybody, and a special happy Mother's Day to all the moms in the room or
0:49.4	anybody who's a mom and is watching online this morning as well. Last night, as we were falling asleep,
0:55.0	my four-year-old, he says to me, Mum, are you fine? And I was like, yeah, I'm fine. And he goes,
0:59.5	no, really, are you like, fine, fine, fine? So I said, yeah, I'm fine. Why do you ask?
1:03.9	He goes, well, you know, tomorrow is Mother's Day. I was like, oh, fill me right up, made up for the other 364 days of the year.
1:12.0	But speaking of mothers, when my own mother heard that I've been asked to speak on the Trinity
1:16.8	with a sermon that was entitled, Math Problems, she laughed.
1:21.4	In fact, my whole family laughed because they know that when it comes to math, I am the
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