
"Who?" he answered.
"God!" I said. "Only God can do the great things that God does."
"Oh. What about Jesus?"
"Well, Jesus is God, so Jesus can do those great things too. Remember, Jesus is God's Son, so Jesus is also God," I explained.
"Oh," Ferg replied. "So there are two Gods?"
Uh oh.
"Well, no, Jesus and God are the same. They are two distinct persons, yet the same one God."
"Oh," Jamie answered, feigning complete comprehension.
How do you explain to a five year old that God is three distinct persons, yet one God? When you figure it out, let me know and I'll have the "trinity talk" with my five year old.
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