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Thanks for the info on this thread. It's been helpful... I have had a hard time wrapping my brain around the Trinity doctrine.
before you wrap your brain around it...... guard your heart with all diligence....as Scripture says....
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I think the term "3 persons" can be confusing at times. It has a theological definition that is different from what we experience in the real world. In the real world we see persons as separate entities, which the persons of the Trinity are not. So we must remember that it is a theological term, not a common term.

I actually prefer the term "3 modes of existence"...but then some folks think of modalism just because the word "modes" is used.

Modalism is, of course, "3 modes of manifestation" which is not the same as modes of "existence."
 
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