Category: the Trinity

• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture: Line 44–the final word

  

  The Athanasian Creed ends with a dire warning against heresy and apostasy, which echoes what the New Testament has to say on the subject.

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  December 12, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 27 – 28

  

  Lines 27-28 of the Creed conclude its portion on the Trinity. These lines briefly restate the definition of the Trinity, and warn that refusing to confess the Trinity is apostasy.

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  March 24, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 25-26

  

  Lines 25-26 of the Athanasian Creed teach us that the eternal relationships of origin within the Trinity don’t indicate a hierarchy within the Trinity.

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  March 9, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Line 24

  

  Line 24 of the Athanasian Creed teaches that there is unity in the Trinity, not redundancy.

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  March 8, 2024

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• The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 21-23

  

  Lines 21-23 of the Athanasian Creed distinguish the personal property of each Person of the Godhead, and define their eternal relations.

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  March 4, 2024

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  athanasius, eternal generation of the Son, eternal relationships of origin, the Trinity

• 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

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• 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 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

  Athanasian Creed, attributes of God, Biblical Interpretation, Church history, Creeds, doctrine of God, Holy Spirit, infinity, omnipresence, Systematic Theology, the Trinity

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