WE BELIEVE THAT THERE IS BUT ONE LIVING AND TRUE GOD, WHO IS ONE IN ESSENCE, WHILE ETERNALLY EXISTING IN THREE DISTINCT PERSONALITIES: FATHER, SON, AND HOLY SPIRIT. THOUGH EACH PERSON OF THE GODHEAD POSSESSES THE SAME NATURE, EACH FUNCTIONS DIFFERENTLY IN RESPECT WITH GOD’S DEALING WITH MAN (DEUTERONOMY 6:4)