## Lord’s Day 8
### 24. Q. How are these articles divided?

**A**. Into three parts: God the Father and our creation; God the Son and our deliverance; and God the Holy Spirit and our sanctification.

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### 25. Q. Since there is only one divine being,<sup>1</sup> why do you speak of three: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

**A**. Because that is how God has revealed himself in his Word:<sup>2</sup> these three distinct persons are one, true, eternal God.

<sup>1</sup> [Deut. 6:4](/References/Bible/5%20-%20Deuteronomy/Deuteronomy6.md#4); [1 Cor. 8:4, 6](/References/Bible/46%20-%201Corinthians/1Corinthians8.md#4)
<sup>2</sup> [Matt. 3:16–17](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew3.md#16); [28:18–19](/References/Bible/40%20-%20Matthew/Matthew28.md#18); [Luke 4:18](/References/Bible/42%20-%20Luke/Luke4.md#18) ([Isa. 61:1](/References/Bible/23%20-%20Isaiah/Isaiah61.md)); [John 14:26](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John14.md#26); [15:26](/References/Bible/43%20-%20John/John15.md#26); [2 Cor. 13:14](/References/Bible/47%20-%202Corinthians/2Corinthians13.md#14) [Gal. 4:6](/References/Bible/48%20-%20Galatians/Galatians4.md#6); [Titus 3:5–6](/References/Bible/56%20-%20Titus/Titus3.md#5)