There is one God - Father, Son, Holy Spirit - Can they be separated?

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When we receive Holy Communion do we not receive Father, Son and Holy Spirit, since they cannot be separated, since they are three persons in One God?

What exactly was meant when Peter and John went to pray that the Samaritans receive the Holy Spirit, “for he had not as yet come down upon any of them since they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. So Peter and John laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:16-17).

The same problem occurs in my mind - how can these people be only baptized in the name of Jesus? Can the Son be “separated” from the Father and the Holy Spirit?

Are they not forever ONE?

I hope I have made myself understood. This is a question that has been bothering me.🙂
 
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When we receive Holy Communion do we not receive Father, Son and Holy Spirit, since they cannot be separated, since they are three persons in One God?

What exactly was meant when Peter and John went to pray that the Samaritans receive the Holy Spirit, “for he had not as yet come down upon any of them since they had only been baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. So Peter and John laid their hands on them and they received the Holy Spirit” (Acts 8:16-17).

The same problem occurs in my mind - how can these people be only baptized in the name of Jesus? Can the Son be “separated” from the Father and the Holy Spirit?

Are they not forever ONE?

I hope I have made myself understood. This is a question that has been bothering me.🙂
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Each person in the Triune God is God … completely and fully. Jesus is not 1/3 of God … you get all of God albeit in the person of Christ. When invoking Jesus you are invoking God the Son. When saying the Our Father you are invoking God the Father and in the Come Holy Spirit prayer you are invoking the God the Holy Spirit.

The Eucharist we recognize as Jesus the Son … for it is His flesh and His blood we consume. God sacrificed Himself in the person of Jesus Christ.

I think your question is an old one … and will be asked for centuries to come … really I think I only see part of this and only if I squint really hard.
 
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