▁Although ▁trans c endent ▁and ▁in access ible ▁directly , ▁his ▁image ▁is ▁reflected ▁in ▁his ▁creation . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁creation ▁is ▁for ▁the ▁created ▁to ▁have ▁the ▁capacity ▁to ▁know ▁and ▁love ▁its ▁cre ator . ▁God ▁communic ates ▁his ▁will ▁and ▁purpose ▁to ▁human ity ▁through ▁inter medi aries , ▁known ▁as ▁Man ifest ations ▁of ▁God , ▁who ▁are ▁the ▁proph ets ▁and ▁mess engers ▁that ▁have ▁founded ▁relig ions ▁from ▁pre histor ic ▁times ▁up ▁to ▁the ▁present ▁day . ▁ ▁Christian ity ▁In ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁Tr inity , ▁whether ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ▁is ▁imp erson al ▁– ▁or ▁personal , ▁is ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁dispute , ▁with ▁exper ts ▁in ▁p neum at ology ▁deb ating ▁the ▁matter . ▁Jesus ▁( or ▁God ▁the ▁Son ) ▁and ▁God ▁the ▁Father ▁are ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁two ▁persons ▁or ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁god . ▁Jesus ▁is ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁ ous ia ▁or ▁subst ance ▁as ▁God ▁the ▁Father , ▁manif ested ▁in ▁three ▁hyp ost ases ▁or ▁persons ▁( the ▁Father , ▁the ▁Son , ▁and ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit ). ▁Non tr init arian ▁Christians ▁dispute ▁that ▁Jesus ▁is ▁a ▁" h yp ost asis " ▁or ▁person ▁of ▁God . ▁ ▁Islam ▁Most ▁Islam ic ▁sources ▁teach ▁that ▁God ▁is ▁a ▁personal ▁God , ▁he ▁speak s ▁in ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁in ▁first ▁person ▁and ▁has ▁personal ▁attributes , ▁yet ▁the ▁Q ur an ▁still ▁maintain s ▁that ▁God