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The Trinity is one of the most essential doctrines of the Christian faith, as it reveals a magnificent truth about God—that he is one God eternally existing as three distinct persons. While Christians often struggle to find the right words to describe the union of Father, Son, and Spirit, the Bible gives clarity concerning the triune God’s activity in nature (creation), grace (redemption), and...

Maker of all things (Gen. 1:2; Ps. 33:6), to whom all praise and devotion are due (Matt. 12:31; 28:19). The third thing to observe in Matthew’s baptismal formula is that, while the three are identified with the one God, they are nevertheless distinguished from each other by their personal names “the Father,” “the Son,” and “the Holy Spirit.” As should be clear by now, the distinction between the three persons4 does not amount to a distinction
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