God: A Being of the Number Three

Emotion, Intellect, Will

The universe unfolds and manifests God’s original internal nature and original external form based on mathematical principles. Hence, we can infer that one aspect of God’s nature is mathematical. God is the absolute reality in whom the dual characteristics interact in harmony. Therefore, he is a being of the number three.

In the natural world, many things appear in three’s. There are three kingdoms (mineral, plant, animal), matter generally exists in three states (gas, liquid, solid), most plants are composed of three parts (roots, branches or stems, leaves), and animals consist of head, body and limbs.

It is part of the original human nature to both pursue and express beauty. Human beings embody God’s ideal of creation. Their internal world manifests the three faculties of emotion, intellect and will, and the physical body acts in response to the commands of the mind.

God, who created this enormous universe, the radius of which spans billions of light years, has moved this great universe along for millions and billions of years in accordance with unchanging laws. God is moving all these celestial bodies with a power that goes far beyond our imagination and senses. The more we think about God, who created this universe, the more we naturally come to bow our heads before His grandeur and greatness. The creator of this great universe is our Father who looks after us, our God who protects us, and our great living master.

We can see that the universe is not devoid of order. It is in motion based on mathematical formulas. A formula is the perfect organization of units. Units must be connected. A formula means that the beginning and the end connect and fit perfectly together.                                                               - SMM

About the painting: I thought of the theme of the ocean for two reasons. Matter existing in the three basic states: gas, liquid and solid. These elements are present in this painting, in the clouds, the icebergs and the sea water. Secondly, in God and in human beings are three faculties: emotion, intellect and will. Emotion is manifested as the beauty of the ocean; intellect is displayed by the astrological sign and constellations by which the sailors were guided; and the will that was driving sailors to go on long and sometimes treacherous journeys to unknown destinations.