The concept of the Trinity has caused much confusion and division in the Church .  The confusion is a result of our finite mind`s inability to fully grasp concepts outside of our experience.
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There is one God .  God is a Spirit .  He manifests Himself in three distinct ways:<p>
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<li> Father <p>
<li> Son <p>
<li> Holy Spirit 
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Being God He can (and does) manifest Himself in these three ways at the same time!  This is what causes the confusion.
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 Jesus instructed us to refer to the Trinity as Father .  This is to define the relationship we have with Him - father and child.  However, <i>all power in heaven and in earth</i> has been given to the Son ( Jesus ).  If this be the case, then Jesus must be God .  Jesus told us He had to go away so that the Father would send us another Comforter who He said is the <i> Spirit of Truth </i>.  So, Jesus ( God ) returned to the Father ( God ) and sent us the Holy Spirit ( God ).
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 Jesus is sitting at the right hand of the Father .  Jesus said if you have seen me you have seen the Father .  When we receive Jesus we receive the Holy Spirit .  
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Strict trinitarianism is polytheism.  There are not 3 divine beings who agree.  There is 1 divine being who manifests Himself severally as He wills.
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Michaels Servetus said this: <i>The incomprehensible God is known through Christ, by faith, rather than by philosophical speculations. He manifests God to us, being the expression of His very being, and through him alone, God can be known. The scriptures reveal Him to those who have faith; and thus we come to know the Holy Spirit as the Divine impulse within us. </i>
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For this teaching along with condemnation of infant baptism and denial of predestination Servetus was burned at the stake under the direction of John Calvin.
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I believe in the modality of one God .  We know that God is a Spirit .  We know that the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of God .  What about the Son ?   He is the physical embodiment of the Spirit of God .  So, the One God is a Spirit who in the Son has a Soul and a physical Body - just like we do.  After all, we were made in His image and, in the New Birth, we are His offspring.  Any other conception of God is fraught with contradictions about the oneness of God .  Even the word `trinity` implies 3.  He is One.
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