The answer
God, Who we believe in and adore, is: One Divine Being and Three Hypostases.
In order to demonstrate this, we ask:
- ❖ Is God, Who I adore, existent or not?
The answer is that He certainly exists, and that He is filling the whole of existence. If this is not so, then God would come to nought, God forbid.
Moreover, we ask:
- ❖ Is God, Who is existent, alive or dead?
The answer is that He is surely alive. Otherwise, if He were existent and not alive, He would be a mere figure or idol, God forbid.
Finally, we ask:
- ❖ Is the Living, Existent God rational and reasonable, or no?
The answer is that He is assuredly rational, dealing with His servants and creation. If not, being existent, living, and unreasonable, He would be a mere irrational living being, like the birds, plants, and animals. God forbid that He would be described as such.
From this sort of questions and answers, it becomes evident that, in Christianity, the God Who is adored and believed in is:
The God Who (in His Divine Being) is in Three Distinct Hypostases, but one Divine essence
And so He is: Existent-Rational-Living.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 24–25.
The pages in the book (24–25)
