Category: the Trinity
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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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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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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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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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The Athanasian Creed from Scripture, Lines 3-4
In 2024, The Sermonator is going line-by-line through the Athanasian Creed, with Scripture. This post explains lines 3-4, and concludes by explaining why the Trinity is essential for our salvation, and the Christian life.
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The Athanasian Creed, from Scripture: Introduction and Lines 1-2
In 2024, The Sermonator will be going line-by-line through the Athanasian Creed, with Scripture. This post explains why we’re doing this; and explains lines 1-2 of the Creed.
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Deciphering Christianese: “God really showed up today!”
The one where I challenge a bit of popular Christian slang that undermines the omnipresence of God.
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The “Cosmic Child Abuse” Caricature of Penal Substitution Denies the Trinity
The charge that penal substitutionary atonement is cosmic child abuse does grievous violence to the orthodox doctrine of the Trinity.
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Salvation belongs to the Trinity
The one where I talk about how our salvation is the result of the perfectly harmonious work of the Triune God.
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