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Mar 2025
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Is the Trinity a Contradiction?

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Is the doctrine of the Trinity an irrational contradiction? Today, R.C. Sproul answers an objection to the Christian faith and explains why the triune nature of God is logically coherent.

Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/is-the-trinity-a-contradiction/

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