We
acknowledge the Trinity, holy and perfect, to consist of the Father,
the Son and the Holy Spirit. In this Trinity there is no intrusion of
any alien element or of anything from outside, nor is the Trinity a
blend of creative and created being. It is a wholly creative and
energizing reality, self-consistent and undivided in its active
power, for the Father makes all things through the Word and in the
Holy Spirit, and in this way the unity of the holy Trinity is
preserved. Accordingly, in the Church, one God is preached, one God
who is above all things and through all things and in all things
[Ephesians 4:6] . God is above all things as Father, for he is
principle and source; he is through all things through the Word; and
he is in all things in the Holy Spirit.
– Saint
Athanasius of Alexandria
