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Jan 14, 2009 · Does it matter which Person of the Trinity we pray to? Yes, I think it matters. But being wrong about doesn't mean that it's in the category of damnable sin and maybe not even in the category of sin at all. The Holy Spirit is sent into the world, according to John 16, to glorify the Son.
Nov 16, 2021 · This is why it is through Christ “that we utter our Amen to God for his glory’” (2 Cor 1:20); this is why “we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God” (Rom 5:2). In prayer, we actively participate in the glorious fellowship of the Trinity.
- Jesus Was A Jew
- Where Is The Trinity Taught in Scripture?
- No Controversy Over The Trinity in The First Century
- All Those Singular Pronouns
- Jesus Was Not Omniscient!
A veritable revolution in Jesus scholarship in the last century occurred when scholars began taking seriously that Jesus and his earliest followers were Jewish, living in a particular socio-political Sitz im Leben, which is typically designated as second temple Judaism. The Case: 1. the radical monotheism of Deuteronomy (4.35, 39)and the Shema (Deu...
Let’s assume God really is a Trinity and that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit really did reveal themselves as a Trinity in the New Testament. Where is it explained? Why is the doctrine so dependent on personal interpretation? The Case: 1. what is the Trinity? 1. one God in three persons 2. co-eternal 3. co-essential 4. co-equal 5. eternal generati...
If Jews hear a new definition of God aren’t at least some of them going to put up resistance? If someone confessed the Shema multiple times a day for his or her whole life and then suddenly someone preached that this needs to be replaced by a three-in-one confession, wouldn’t that at least cause some questioning? The Case: 1. the NT is not shy abou...
If God is a “he” not a “they” then he is a singular person not multiple persons right? The Case: 1. God is always addressed in the 2nd person sg or spoken of in the 3rd person sg. 2. When God speaks he always says I (except for the four times where he includes others in his action using “us” Gen. 1.26; 3.22; 11.7; Is. 6.8) 3. tens of thousands of s...
Jesus said he didn’t know the day or hour of his return though his Father did know it The Case: 1. Mark 13.32 “But of that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but the Father alone.” 2. Jesus didn’t know something => Jesus was not omniscient 3. Omniscience is a necessary property of deity, so if Jesus was God he wou...
Aug 14, 2024 · The Mass begins with the priest invoking the Trinity, the Eucharistic Prayer is directed to the Father through the Son in the unity of the Holy Spirit, and the blessing at the end of Mass invokes the Trinity’s protection and grace.
But to help guard against certain misunderstandings of the Trinity, it might be better to think of the biblical view of the Trinity like this: There is one God + God is three distinct Persons + Each Person is fully and equally God = Biblical View of the Trinity.
Jul 6, 2020 · The doctrine of the Trinity means that there is one God who eternally exists as three distinct Persons--the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Stated differently, God is one in essence and three in...
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Jul 21, 2011 · The traditional statement of the doctrine of the Trinity is this: There are three persons within the Godhead; Father, Son and Holy Spirit. These three persons have equal status and are equally...
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