due weight to the divine love.”1 Suggesting that the Persons of the Trinity had a need to relate to other beings unwittingly calls into question the reality of their internal history with each other. I concur with Robert Jenson that “God does not first become active and relational when he creates; just so creating is both appropriate and unnecessary for him.”2 It is important to notice purpose in creation. God said His creation was “very good” (Gen. 1:31). The Hebrew word for good (ṭôb) means “good