The problem with the Trinity is that NO ONE can understand it. It is by definition a mystery.
Too many "Trinitarians" do not believe in the Trinity, but in modalism, which was condemned by St Augustine as heresy. Modalism is easier to understand. The description Maureen gives is a balance between a Trinity and modalistic viewpoint. Most I've spoken with, however, give modalist descriptions.
John 17:3 tells us that eternal life is to know the Father and the Son. How can we know them if by definition, the Trinity is "unknowable" and "incomprehensible."
For my mind, I must logically be able to understand what and who God is, or I could never know him for salvation's sake. This is why the Calvinists are convinced it will be a limited atonement, because we cannot know God, except he forcibly changes us into one of his chosen (free will is not an option).
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