For those of you who would think of coming to North Africa on an internship or long term, you will need to be prepared with a list of questions that a sincere and not-so-sincere seeking Muslims will ask you as a Christian.
What is this whole thing about the trinity?
This is the question that Augustine and many others since so struggled to answer. The advice for how to answer it is not simple. I would say above all be highly knowledgeable fo the scriptures and it’s teachings of the Trinity and don’t worry about your ignorance of the Koran on this subject.
Basically the popular idea among Muslims is that we believe in three gods sometimes meaning God the Father, God the Son, and Mary. The best explanation I have found is to help the Muslim look at himself who God created in His own image. Is he not body, soul, and spirit? A Muslim will heartily agree. So, we are different than animals and reflect God’s glory. So is he the Word (body), Spirit, and the Father, three in one.
The best place I have found to go is Genesis chapter 1. God is present in the first verse. His Spirit is on the face of the deep. His Word speaks and by it he created the world. From there John 1:14, the baptism of Jesus, and Colossians 1 can help the Muslim understand Jesus’ part in the Trinity.