the three is by each person’s sending relationships. The Father is not sent, he sends. The Son is sent by the Father and sends only the Spirit. The Spirit does not send, he is sent. The three cannot be confused for one another because they each have a distinct operation. While the sending differs so we know they are distinct, they purpose for sending is all the same—the salvation of sinners. Second, the inseparable operations also guard the unity of God. The three are unified in their ends and purposes.