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How
can three "persons" be in one God?
I
think most theologians would agree that the word "person" is not a
perfect expression of what the Bible is attempting to communicate. But, it’s
the most correct expressive word we have. Some believe the word tends to
distract from the unity of the Trinity. We know that in God there are not
separate individuals as we understand separate individuals. Matthew, Mark and
Luke, for example, being separate individuals have different characteristics.
Within the Godhead the "persons," the Father, the Son, and the Holy
Spirit have the same characteristics but personal self-distinctions. The
Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are "persons" in the sense that
each has the personal attributes of mind, emotions, and will, and each of the
three is aware of the others, speaks to the others, and carries on a loving
relationship with the others. We must accept God's revelation to us that He is
triune in nature and that He has infinite perfections. With our finite minds we
cannot fully understand everything about God.
Our God is an awesome God.
Scripture
Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing
them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, Matthew 28:19
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