is like this in his action and presence with us; if it is through Jesus and the Spirit that he makes himself known; if they truly are his hands, God in personal action; then that is what he is always like. God does not tell lies. What you see is what you get. If God works among us through his two hands, it is argued, then the Son and the Spirit belong intrinsically to his eternal being. In some way, therefore, God must be Father, Son and Spirit always, to the heart of his being. The doctrine of the
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