podcast 384 – Mainstream Christian Theologies in the Late 100s – Early 200s and Early Trinitarian “Fool’s Gold”
How you can know that no theologian in this era believed in a tripersonal God. And: what views did they hold?
Quotes
How much did Aristotle understand about numerical sameness (identity)?
Does Aristotle discuss the concept of numerical identity in only one passage?
Hyer on trinitarian confusion
Former Episcopalian G.W. Hyer on the confused mind of the trinitarian layperson.
podcast 358 – Baptist Justice: Samuel Eddy on Scripture, Church Discipline, and the Trinity
A thoughtful Baptist confronts his church about biblical vs. later teachings about God, Jesus, and heresy.
the NET Bible on Mark 13:32
“The straightforward meaning of the text is that the Son does not know the time of his return.”
R.T. France on Mark 13:32
“Whatever later readers may have made of it, Jesus’ ‘confession of ignorance’ seems to pose no embarrassment or even surprise for Mark.”
John A. T. Robinson on “the Word” of John 1
“Incarnation” means initially that God’s love and power had been experienced in fullest measure in, through and as this man Jesus.
Bock and Loke on Jesus’s “blasphemy” in Mark 14 – Part 1
Is Jesus in Mark 14 claiming to be a divine Person within God?
podcast 322 – Review of Erickson’s Making Sense of the Trinity
Review of a learned and insightful yet deeply flawed book.
Culture Warrior or Kingdom Warrior?
“But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister, you will be liable to judgment; and if you insult a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council; and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell of fire.”
Bird on Justin Martyr on the Logos
For Justin, is Jesus “distinct in number, but not in substance” from the Father?
“The Trinity” – Whatever it is, smart guys believe it.
“I do not know what the Christians mean, and am as much puzzled as you; but Father Verbiest is of that opinion.”
Martineau: What’s left after historical inquiry unravels “the Trinity”?
“The dissolution of a mythology is no less natural a process than its growth, and is indeed secured the moment we have discovered how it has grown…”
podcast 303 – Rauser’s review of Is Jesus Human and not Divine?
I answer some questions and ask some, in response to this well done book review.
podcast 302 – The Stages of Trinitarian Commitment
I have gone through all six. Which stage are you at, and what is keeping you from moving to the next?
Kermit Zarley on “My Lord and my God.”
He said this to Jesus. But was he also addressing the God in Jesus?
He is risen!
Now I’m making known to you, brothers, the gospel that I proclaimed to you, which you accepted, on which you have taken your stand, and by which you are also being saved if you hold firmly to the message I proclaimed to you—unless, of course, your faith was worthless. For I passed on to you the most important points that I received: The Messiah died… Read More »He is risen!