Category: Church history

• The Athanasian Creed From Scripture, Lines 17–20

  

  Lines 17-20 of the Athanasian Creed affirm the doctrine of the Godhead once for all delivered to the saints: The Father is Lord, the Son is Lord, and the Spirit is Lord; yet there are not three lords, but one Lord.

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  February 28, 2024

  Athanasian Creed, Biblical Interpretation, Church history, Creeds, doctrine of God, ecclesiology, Systematic Theology, the Trinity

  athanasius, the Trinity

• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 15-16

  

  Lines 15-16 of the Athanasian Creed sums up the doctrine of God once for all delivered to the saints: the Father is God, so is the Son, so is the Spirit. But there is but one God, not three.

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  February 23, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 13-14

  

  Lines 13-14 of the Athanasian Creed affirm the omnipotence of the Triune God. This invites us to ponder the perfect power of the Father, the Son, and the Spirit to accomplish God’s eternal purpose in creation and redemption.

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  February 14, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, lines 11-12

  

  The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are each uncreated, infinite, and eternal. Yet, they are not three Gods, but one God.

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  February 9, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 10

  

  Line 10 of the Athanasian Creed teaches us to confess that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are coeternal. That is, outside of time. This means that the Triune God’s love for His people is eternal, as God is eternal.

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  February 3, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 9

  

  The ninth line of the Athanasian Creed declares that the Father is infinite, the Son is infinite, and the Holy Spirit is infinite; and this is proven by Scripture.

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  January 27, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 8

  

  The Athanasian Creed declares: “The Father is uncreated, the Son is uncreated, the Holy Spirit is uncreated.” This means that not only is the Son not a creation of the Father; but that creation itself, and we the creatures, exist by, through, and for the self-existent, uncreated Triune God.

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  January 21, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 7

  

  Line 7 of the Athanasian Creed teaches us that whatever is true of God, is true of each Person of the Godhead.

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  January 18, 2024

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• The Anathasian Creed From Scripture, Line 6

  

  Line 6 of the Athanasian Creed affirms that there is no hierarchy within the Persons of the Trinity.

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  January 13, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 5

  

  Line 5 of the Athanasian Creed further elaborates on what it means to confess “the Trinity in unity,” without “blending the Persons.” In this post, we distinguish the work of each divine Person in redemption.

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  January 8, 2024

  Athanasian Creed, Christology, Church history, Creeds, doctrine of God, Holy Spirit, Systematic Theology, the Trinity

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