Q&A#4 The Threefold Personhood of God
May 17, 2018

Alastair Roberts
Today's Question: You've challenged the idea that the Persons of the Trinity are three distinct 'centers of consciousness'. But, reading the gospels, it seems fairly obvious to me that they are. How do you make sense of this?
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