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'''WHAT GOD IS ''NOT'':''' God is ''not'' an impersonal essence nor merely a "higher power." Neither are ''God'' and ''Trinity'' simply singular names for what would otherwise be seen as considered three gods (i.e. terms which would hide polytheism).

Though the Trinity is a mystery beyond comprehension, two analogies are often used to help us glimpse explain what ''Trinity'' means. The first is references the sun, and the second is references man himself.

(1) Man's ''nous'' (i.e. complete mind and heart (; including intellect, creativity, feelings, morality, intuition, etc.) is like the Father.(2) Man's flesh, (both tangible and a temple of the Holy Spirit), is akin to the Son who became incarnate and was filled with the Holy Spirit.(3) Man's life (or breath ) is akin the Holy Spirit.

Man (any human) is all three. One cannot be human without all three. There is never a time that man has existed (or could exist) without all three. A mind or life For a human nous cannot exist without a bodyand life, and the a human body does not exist (--at least at the start) --without a mind nous and life, and a human life cannot exist without a nous and body.

'''In each The benefit and limitation of analogies:''' Each of these analogies there is good at expressing a three-ness and one-ness but with no polytheism.''' According However, according to Saint [[Gregory the Theologian]], trying to go further to comprehend ''unbegotten-ness'' (Father), ''begotten-ness'' (Son), or ''procession'' (Holy Spirit) leads to insanity. Therefore the Church traditionally approaches God in divine mystery (and [[apophatic theology|apophatically]]), content to encounter Him rather than comprehend Him (for it is impossible for the created to comprehend the ineffable Creator).