Psalm 119:130 The entrance of thy words giveth light; it giveth understanding unto the simple.

How does this verse lead me to think about the Trinity? It is simple. If I were to say you were simple, you would be wounded. You are not simple, you are complex. Yet so often we think in those terms, about wounds, offenses, and the hurt that words can bring.

What if simple here were not a person but a thing to be examined? In my previous life’s experience I was an inspector. Any time I was about to perform an inspection of a complex creation, there was the very first step in establishing data collection for conformance. The design was illustrated on a drawing and the first observation was always to establish the data plane.

It takes three points to establish a plane. You might have a better feel for the vision if I spelled it plain, as in the great plains of the mid-west. First you establish data point A. A point in and of itself is a focal point, it exists alone and nothing exist but that point. It is alone in design to be the singular most important feature in a design. Let us label Data Point A as God the Father.

Data Point B is the second feature found in design. Two points define direction. Let us label Data Point B as Jesus Christ. There is established between those two points a direct line. It is fixed and is known as relational direction to the design.

Data Point C is the third element of design which establishes the plane. It has a fixed position which is in relationship not only to Data Point A and B but also the line between the A and B. This one we will label the Holy Spirit.

The inspection of the design must first establish this data plain in order to inspect the design and in this the inspector must create a fixture where the three data points define that boundary which cannot be crossed.

We shall now affix the created complex design to this fixture using three nails.

Now measurements can be taken.