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Premise: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct persons. Premise: The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are united in one Godhead. Inference: Therefore, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct persons united in one Godhead. W e can use the predicates F(x) to represent the Father, S(x) to represent the Son, and HS(x) to represent the Holy Spirit. We can then use logical connectives and quantifiers to express the relationships between these predicates. One way to express the idea that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct persons within one Godhead is to use the following formula: ∀ x(F(x)  ∧  S(x)  ∧  HS(x)) This formula states that for all x, x is both the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. To express the idea that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are one God, we can use the following formula: ∀ x(F(x) → S(x)  ∧  HS(x))  ∧   ∀ x(S(x) → F(x)  ∧  HS(x))  ∧   ∀ x(HS(x) → F(x)  ∧  S(x)) This formula s...

INTELLIGENT ANSWER TO "SELF-CONTRADICTIONS OF THE BIBLE BY WILLIAM HENRY BURR" The perceived "contradiction" is a matter of interpretation and context. THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES 6. GOD IS EVERYWHERE PRESENT, SEES AND KNOWS ALL THINGS. The eyes of the Lord are in every place . (Prov. 15:3.) Whither shall I flee from thy presence? If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there; if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there . If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea; even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right hand shall hold me. (Ps. 139:7-10.) There is no darkness nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves. For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings . (Job 34:22, 21.) GOD IS NOT EVERYWHERE PRESENT, NEITHER SEES NOR KNOWS ALL THINGS. And the Lord came down to see the city and the town. (Gen. 11:5.) And the Lord said, Becaus...

INTELLIGENT ANSWER TO "SELF-CONTRADICTIONS OF THE BIBLE BY WILLIAM HENRY BURR" The perceived "contradiction" is a matter of interpretation and context. THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES 5. GOD IS TIRED AND RESTS. For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, and on the seventh day he rested , and was refreshed . (Ex. 31:17.) I am weary with repenting. (Jer. 15:6.)   GOD IS NEVER TIRED AND NEVER RESTS. Hast thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not , neither is weary? (Is. 40:28.) The Bible teaches that God is both infinite and personal. As an infinite being, God is not limited by time or space, He is eternal and unchanging. The passages you've cited that state that God rested and was refreshed, such as Exodus 31:17, are describing God's actions in the context of the creation story. This passage is describing the six days of creation and the seventh day as a day of rest, this is a...

INTELLIGENT ANSWER TO "SELF-CONTRADICTIONS OF THE BIBLE BY WILLIAM HENRY BURR" The perceived "contradiction" is a matter of interpretation and context. THEOLOGICAL DOCTRINES 4. GOD IS SEEN AND HEARD. And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts. (Ex. 33:23.) And the Lord spake to Moses face to face , as a man speaketh to his friend. (Ex. 33:11.) And the Lord called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou? And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid. (Gen. 3:9, 10.) For I have seen God face to face , and my life is preserved. (Gen. 32:30.) In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw , also, the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up. (Is. 6:1.) Then went up Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel. And they saw the God of Israel... ...They saw God, anddid eat and drink. (Ex. 24:9, 10, 11.) GOD IS INVISIBLE AND CANNOT BE HEARD. No m...