podcast 322 – Review of Erickson’s Making Sense of the Trinity
Review of a learned and insightful yet deeply flawed book.
Review of a learned and insightful yet deeply flawed book.
Can one prove that the biblical Jesus is Yahweh based on his being savior or creator, or his being worshiped?
“…in the New Testament Jesus is not worshiped ‘as God’ (whatever that may mean) but, instead, with reference to God, as the Son of God, as the Lord appointed by God…”
“…the doctrine of the Trinity is not in Scripture per se, but is the result of the Church’s interpretation of Scripture.”
“For all its complexity, the biblical doctrine of the Trinity can be stated in seven simple propositions.”
For Justin, is Jesus “distinct in number, but not in substance” from the Father?
A famous manifesto of unitarian Christianity from 1819
Does the Gospel According to Mark contain as hidden messages the deity of Christ and the Trinity?
A Wesleyan ministry tells new Christians about “The Absolute Basics of the Christian Faith.”
I answer some questions and ask some, in response to this well done book review.
Dr. Hurtado calls out a common confusion which many historical trinitarian sources do not contain.
Is God’s spirit in the New Testament supposed to be a self in addition to God and his Son?
A conversation about whether or not the New Testament teaches “Trinity Monotheism.”
Does it make sense to say that God is a soul with three cognitive and volitional faculties – but is nonetheless not a self?
“Dear Christian, I’ve been meaning to talk to you about God and me.”
Is “the doctrine of the Trinity” essential to salvation? To Christianity?
Does the famous “Great Commission” passage at the end of Matthew teach that the one God is a Trinity?
John 17:1-3, closing statements, and audience Q&A. Which side made the stronger case?
Why no mention of Incarnation in the birth narratives of Matthew and Luke?
In what sense are “all things” from God and through Jesus?