Welcome to Curiously, Caitlin, a podcast where we try to make theology make sense.

I'm Caitlin Chess, and every week on this show, you will hear a kid's question about God, theology, or the Bible,

and then I'll talk with a scholar who will try to answer it.

I don't know.

That doesn't make any sense.

Dr. Fred Sanders, thank you so much for joining me today.

That's good to be here, Caitlin.

This is Dr. Fred Sanders.

He is a theologian who teaches in the Tory Honors College at Biola University,

and he has written many books, including many about the Trinity, including the deep things of God,

how the Trinity changes everything, and the triune God. All right, let's hear our kid question.

How is God the Holy Spirit and Jesus the same person?

I already just love the Holy Spirit.

Very cute.

Let's just start out with, what's your initial reaction to this question? How is God the Holy Spirit and Jesus the same person?

God, the Father, Jesus, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are the same God. But they're three distinct persons. So just to jump right into the terminology, I know it's sort of like, let me fix that question. But even just practicing, using the word person to describe what there are three distinct things of in God.

We'll get back to this whole person's thing in a minute if you're confused about what we mean by

that. It really goes a long way. It kind of sets you up if you memorize those categories. And I think if a

kid's asking about God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit, or the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

then obviously they're already saying some things they've learned from biblical

language. You know, Father, son, Spirit, Matthew 2819. That's a formula given to us by Jesus,

and we learn it and say it. And yeah, so here you're getting a child reflecting on that learned

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