Second, a sure mark of Christian maturity is the willingness to accept both of what may seem to be two opposing biblical affirmations, without emphasizing one at the expense of the other. We overcome the difficulty of combining truly militant opposites by keeping both as true, and by keeping them militantly. Each truth is part of the whole truth. The very essence of truth reflects the nature of the Triune God, who is the source of all truth. God Himself is Three in One—One in Three (plurality in