person, then we would have a straightforward contradiction. The so-called doctrine of the Trinity, then, would be total nonsense. But this is not the case. Rather, God’s “oneness” and “threeness” are in different respects or senses. He is one in essence, so the essence of God is possessed fully by each member of the Trinity. But he is three in person, so the Father is not the Son or the Holy Spirit, although the Father possesses the identically same nature as does the Son and the Holy Spirit. An orthodox