We begin our study of what we believe, not with what God has done, but with who God is, for the simple reason that before God did anything, He was. So we consider who God is as He has revealed Himself in Scripture, as the one true, living, and Trinitarian God. God is for us the highest ideal and the greatest example. If we have a faulty view of God we will absolutely suffer in every way because we lack a correct understanding of what God is like, and subsequently, what we are to be like. That’s because we were made in His image and in His likeness. So as we approach what we believe about the Trinity it is exceedingly important that you know that we are talking about who God is, in his very essence and nature. Because everything is connected to our understanding of God.