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One of Barth\u2019s main contentions that only a Triune God can give Himself. A monadic God might give, but would give something less than Himself. Only if God is both Himself and another, and only if that other is fully God, can God give Himself <\/em> . <\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of Barth\u2019s main contentions that only a Triune God can give Himself. A monadic God might give, but would give something less than Himself. Only if God is both Himself and another, and only if that other is fully God, can God give Himself .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3021,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2324","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-theology-trinity"],"yoast_head":"\nTrinity and Self-Gift<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"One of Barth’s main contentions that only a Triune God can give Himself. A monadic God might give, but would give something less than Himself. 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