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The Ultimate Trinity Java Model - The most accurate representation of the Trinity in Java to this day...!

I am happy to announce that through the power of ChatGPT, we are able to make a breakthrough in Christian theology, specifically in the realm of representating the Trinity as theologically as possible through Java code. I believe this is even the most accurate analogy of the Trinity one have ever made. This is only possible through ChatGPT; without it we would never reach this point!

Now let's take a look at the code... 🥁🥁🥁

package Trinity;

import java.util.function.BiConsumer;
import java.util.function.Consumer;
import java.util.stream.Collectors;
import java.util.stream.Stream;

/**
 * The Ultimate Trinity Model in Java: OOP + FP + DI
 * - Preserves Monotheism (One God, Three Persons)
 * - Prevents Modalism (Each Persons Acts Uniquely)
 * - Prevents Tritheism (All Share One Divine Essence)
 * - Models Perichoresis, Procession, Sending, and Love Dynamically
 * The God class represents the existence of God outside time, space, and matter
 */
final class God {
    /** 🔹 Shared Divine Nature (Homoousios) */
    private static final String DIVINE_NATURE = "God";

    /** God cannot be instantiated */
    private God() {}

    /** Unified Divine Actions */
    public static void actTogether() {
        for (Person person : Person.values()) {
            person.act();
        }
    }
    public static void indwellTogether() {
        for (Person person : Person.values()) {
            person.indwell();
        }
    }
    public static void loveTogether() {
        for (Person person : Person.values()) {
            person.loveOthers();
        }
    }
    public static void glorifyTogether() {
        for (Person person : Person.values()) {
            person.glorifyOthers();
        }
    }

    /** Simulates the sending of the Son and the Holy Spirit */
    public static void sends() {
        System.out.println("The " + Person.FATHER + " sends the " + Person.SON + ".");
        System.out.println("The " + Person.FATHER + " and the " + Person.SON + " sends the " + Person.HOLY_SPIRIT + ".");
    }

    /** Inner Enum Representing a Divine Person */
    public enum Person {
        FATHER("Father") {
            @Override
            public final void act() {
                System.out.println("The " + this + " initiates divine will.");
            }
        },

        SON("Son") {
            @Override
            public final void act() {
                System.out.println("The " + this + " redeems and intercedes.");
            }

            /** 🔹 Begetting */
            public final void beget() {
                System.out.println("The " + this + " is eternally begotten of the " + Person.FATHER + ".");
            }
        },

        HOLY_SPIRIT("Holy Spirit") {
            @Override
            public final void act() {
                System.out.println("The " + this + " empowers and sanctifies.");
            }

            /** 🔹 Procession */
            public final void proceed(boolean filioque) {
                String fromWhom = (filioque) ? FATHER + " and the " + SON : FATHER.toString();
                System.out.println("The " + this + " eternally proceeds from the " + fromWhom + ".");
            }
        };

        private final String name;

        Person(String name) {
            this.name = name;
        }

        /** 🔹 Each Person is Fully God */
        public final String getDivineNature() {
            return DIVINE_NATURE;
        }

        /** 🔹 Each Person Acts Independently but in Unity */
        public abstract void act();

        /** 🔹 Love Relationship */
        public final void loveOthers() {
            System.out.println("The " + this + " loves " + Stream.of(Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != this)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");
        }

        /** 🔹 Glorify Relationship */
        public final void glorifyOthers() {
            System.out.println("The " + this + " glorifies " + Stream.of(Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != this)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");
        }

        /** 🔹 Perichoresis (Mutual Indwelling) */
        public final void indwell() {
            System.out.println("The " + this + " dwells in " + Stream.of(Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != this)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");
        }

        /** 🔹 Begetting Dummy */
        public void beget() {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The " + this + " cannot beget.");
        }

        /** 🔹 Procession Dummy */
        public void proceed(boolean filioque) {
            throw new UnsupportedOperationException("The " + this + " does not proceed.");
        }

        @Override
        public String toString() {
            return name;
        }
    }
}

/**
 * Functional Representation of the Trinity
 */
class FunctionalTrinity {
    /** 🔹 Unified Divine Actions */
    public static final Runnable ActTogether = () ->
            Stream.of(God.Person.values()).forEach(God.Person::act);
    public static final Runnable IndwellTogether = () ->
            Stream.of(God.Person.values()).forEach(FunctionalTrinity.Indwell);
    public static final Runnable LoveTogether = () ->
            Stream.of(God.Person.values()).forEach(FunctionalTrinity.LoveOthers);
    public static final Runnable GlorifyTogether = () ->
            Stream.of(God.Person.values()).forEach(FunctionalTrinity.GlorifyOthers);

    /** 🔹 Perichoresis (Mutual Indwelling) */
    public static final Consumer<God.Person> Indwell = person ->
            System.out.println("The " + person + " dwells in " + Stream.of(God.Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != person)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");

    /** 🔹 Love Relationship */
    public static final Consumer<God.Person> LoveOthers = person ->
            System.out.println("The " + person + " loves " + Stream.of(God.Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != person)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");

    /** 🔹 Glorify Relationship */
    public static final Consumer<God.Person> GlorifyOthers = person ->
            System.out.println("The " + person + " glorifies " + Stream.of(God.Person.values())
                    .filter(p -> p != person)
                    .map(p -> "the " + p)
                    .collect(Collectors.joining(" and ")) + ".");

    /** 🔹 Functional Begetting */
    public static final Consumer<God.Person> BegettingPipeline = person -> {
        if (person == God.Person.SON) {
            System.out.println("The " + person + " is eternally begotten of the " + God.Person.FATHER + ".");
        } else {
            System.out.println("The " + person + " cannot beget.");
        }
    };

    /** 🔹 Functional Procession */
    public static final BiConsumer<God.Person, Boolean> ProcessionPipeline = (person, filioque) -> {
        if (person == God.Person.HOLY_SPIRIT) {
            String fromWhom = filioque ? God.Person.FATHER + " and the " + God.Person.SON
                    : God.Person.FATHER.toString();
            System.out.println("The " + person + " proceeds from the " + fromWhom + ".");
        } else {
            System.out.println("The " + person + " does not proceed.");
        }
    };
}

/**
 * Dependency Injection Setup
 */
class TrinityService {
    public static void demonstrateTrinity() {
        System.out.println("OOP Trinity Demonstration");

        // 3 Persons
        God.Person Father = God.Person.FATHER;
        God.Person Son = God.Person.SON;
        God.Person HolySpirit = God.Person.HOLY_SPIRIT;

        System.out.println("\n--- Persons Sharing the Same Divinity ---");
        // Persons share the same divinity (1 Essence) - Note that it does not use .equals()!
        System.out.println(Father.getDivineNature() == Son.getDivineNature());
        System.out.println(Father.getDivineNature() == HolySpirit.getDivineNature());
        System.out.println(HolySpirit.getDivineNature() == Son.getDivineNature());

        System.out.println("\n--- Persons Acting Together ---");
        God.actTogether();

        System.out.println("\n--- Perichoresis (Mutual Indwelling) ---");
        God.indwellTogether();

        System.out.println("\n--- Love and Glorification ---");
        God.loveTogether();
        God.glorifyTogether();

        System.out.println("\n--- Sending, Proceeding and Begetting ---");
        God.sends();
        Son.beget();
        HolySpirit.proceed(true);

        System.out.println("\n--- Functional Trinity Demonstration ---");
        FunctionalTrinity.ActTogether.run();
        FunctionalTrinity.IndwellTogether.run();
        FunctionalTrinity.LoveTogether.run();
        FunctionalTrinity.GlorifyTogether.run();
        FunctionalTrinity.BegettingPipeline.accept(Son);
        FunctionalTrinity.ProcessionPipeline.accept(HolySpirit, true);
    }
}

/** **Main Class: Demonstrating the Ultimate Trinity Model** */
public class TrinityExample {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        TrinityService.demonstrateTrinity();
    }
}

When run:

OOP Trinity Demonstration

--- Persons Sharing the Same Divinity ---
true
true
true

--- Persons Acting Together ---
The Father initiates divine will.
The Son redeems and intercedes.
The Holy Spirit empowers and sanctifies.

--- Perichoresis (Mutual Indwelling) ---
The Father dwells in the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son dwells in the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit dwells in the Father and the Son.

--- Love and Glorification ---
The Father loves the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son loves the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit loves the Father and the Son.
The Father glorifies the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son glorifies the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son.

--- Sending, Proceeding and Begetting ---
The Father sends the Son.
The Father and the Son sends the Holy Spirit.
The Son is eternally begotten of the Father.
The Holy Spirit eternally proceeds from the Father and the Son.

--- Functional Trinity Demonstration ---
The Father initiates divine will.
The Son redeems and intercedes.
The Holy Spirit empowers and sanctifies.
The Father dwells in the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son dwells in the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit dwells in the Father and the Son.
The Father loves the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son loves the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit loves the Father and the Son.
The Father glorifies the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The Son glorifies the Father and the Holy Spirit.
The Holy Spirit glorifies the Father and the Son.
The Son is eternally begotten of the Father.
The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.

If you are a computer scientist, software engineer, or Christian philosopher and theologian, feel free to discuss so we can make this even better!

Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding. (Proverbs 3:13 ESV)

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KygekDev commented Mar 31, 2025

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KygekDev commented Apr 1, 2025

Code just been updated!

Changes:

  • Better implementation of perichoresis (now each Person holds the other 2 instead of 3 including Themselves).
  • Demonstration of divine equality (e.g. Father.getDivineNature() == Son.getDivineNature()) and Proceeding & Begetting.
  • Comments above static initialization in Godhead to affirm the existence of the Persons before time, space and matter exist.

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KygekDev commented Apr 2, 2025

I have just made a major update to the code, to reflect better theological accuracy as well as fixing several problems.

Changes:

  • Replaced Person class with an enum to enforce singleton instances.
  • Moved divine actions (act(), indwell(), love(), etc.) inside the enum.
  • Separated beget() and proceed() methods for theological clarity.
  • Removed FatherSonSpirit enum, simplifying the model.
  • Improved actTogether() to iterate directly over Person.values().
  • Made Godhead fully static and uninstantiable.
  • Refined glorifyAll() to ensure all Persons glorify each other correctly.
  • Fixed send() logic to correctly model sending relationships.
  • Added BegettingPipeline to properly handle eternal begetting and revised ProcessionPipeline to include filioque option.

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KygekDev commented Apr 2, 2025

I might make another major revision in the near future. This revision will combine another concept within Christology: The Hypostatic Union. However, to make things sorted out, I will likely post it in another gist.

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KygekDev commented Apr 3, 2025

Another update!

  • Removed love() and glorify() --> now using loveOthers() and glorifyOthers() for better relationality.
  • Adjusted the FunctionalTrinity class to match the changes above.
  • Enforced the immutability of methods inside the Person enum by adding the final attribute.
  • Added several comments for better explanation.
  • Improved the TrinityExample simulation!

I will make more updates in the coming days and weeks, as part of my commitment to improve this. We could add more relational attributes and methods, however I think the code is already good enough to model the Trinity in its essence.

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Finally, after almost two monts, I've just made a semi-major revision to the UTJM! Here are a list of the changes made to the code:

  • Renamed GodheadGod for theological clarity.
  • Changed the comment from before to outside (reflecting theological transcendence).
  • Changed DIVINE_NATURE from "Divine""God" to align with Nicene terminology.
  • Added name field and toString() override in Person enum for cleaner output.
  • Replaced Arrays.stream(...) with Stream.of(...) for consistency.
  • Prefixed "The" and "the" in all output strings for reverent formatting.
  • Added indwellTogether(), loveTogether(), and glorifyTogether() methods in God.
  • Added IndwellTogether, LoveTogether, and GlorifyTogether to FunctionalTrinity.
  • Unified relational logic across OOP and FP models.
  • Now using the String name Father instead of FATHER, and so on.
  • Moved the demonstration code from the main() method to the TrinityService.demonstrateTrinity() static method.

Thanks to Microsoft 365 Copilot for assisting me on creating this update notice as well as on helping to check my code!

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