The Trinity is not a contradiction (Francis Landey Patton)

[Reformed Covenanter]

It is said that the doctrine of the Trinity involves a contradiction. But this is a mistake. The Church does not teach that three persons are one person, but that one Being exists in three persons.

Francis L. Patton, A Summary of Christian Doctrine (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1901), p. 57.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Another one from the same source:

The doctrines of Scripture are so related, that if we deny the Trinity we part company with the gospel.

Francis L. Patton, A Summary of Christian Doctrine (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1901), p. 58.

 

[timfost]

It is said that the doctrine of the Trinity involves a contradiction. But this is a mistake. The Church does not teach that three persons are one person, but that one Being exists in three persons.

Francis L. Patton, A Summary of Christian Doctrine (Philadelphia: The Westminster Press, 1901), p. 57.

It's beyond our comprehension and is not analogous to anything in creation, but not contradictory. Thanks for the quote!