In Trinitarianism, the understanding that the Father is not God in His entirety, independently of the Son and the Holy Spirit, marks a notable departure from Unitarian views, which assert that God is a single, undivided person (typically identified as the Father) who is fully and entirely God. Within the Trinitarian framework, each person—the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—is considered fully divine, yet none is understood to embody God in isolation from the others. This shared divine essence implies that no single person of the Trinity is viewed as encompassing the entirety of God alone; instead, they collectively constitute the one divine nature. Consequently, this interdependence can lead to the perception that no one person possesses the full, undivided identity of God, as each is inherently linked to the others within the Godhead. Thus, while the Father is fully divine, the idea that He is utterly God in His own right is somewhat diminished, potentially creating the impression that no distinct person within the Trinity embodies the totality of God. However, this interpretation does not equate Trinitarianism with atheism, as the doctrine still affirms the existence of a supreme, divine being composed of three persons who are all fully God. While some may argue that the distinctiveness of the Father is diminished, this does not negate the theistic belief in God's existence; rather, it represents a different understanding of the divine nature within a theistic framework, distinguishing it from atheism, which outright denies the existence of any deity.
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