I want to pick up on the issue that Graham Shearer raised in his Evangelicals Now article. As I observed in my previous article, it’s hard to check and assess what others are actually saying because we haven’t been told where the quotes are from. However, it should be possible for us to think a… Continue reading Is God “a united family?”
Tag: The Trinity
Who actually said that?
Graham Shearer asks “Is the Trinity a united family?” He goes on to say that Evangelistic materials are increasingly talking about the Triune God which he sees as a good thing. However, his concern is that the way the Trinity is described falls short. He offers a specific example: “A few years ago, when teaching… Continue reading Who actually said that?
conversations on the Cross and the Trinity
I’ve just watched this podcast discussion from Affinity. It features a discussion between Graham Nicholls, the national director of Affinity which is a kind of coalition of Evangelical churches and organisations with a more reformed/conservative focus than the Evangelical Alliance, Tom Brand, ministry director of the Evangelical Fellowship of Congregational Churches and Pete Sanlon, a… Continue reading conversations on the Cross and the Trinity
The problem with “classical theism”
Recent debates within Evangelicalism whether over if The Son submits to the Father, it is sinful to use empathy, the extent to which we can attribute emotions to God or temptation is a sin in itself have been marked by a dividing line between those who consider themselves to what is termed classical-theism and those… Continue reading The problem with “classical theism”
Athanasius and the dodgy worship leader
Introduction Arian Chants and Songs en hote pote ouk en “The uncreated God has made the Son A beginning of things created And by adoption has God made Son Into an advancement of himself Yet the Son’s Substance is Removed from the substance of the Father The Son is not equal to the Father… Continue reading Athanasius and the dodgy worship leader
Strengthened in love (A sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21 for Pentecost)
What is love? Famously, a set of cartoons back in the 1980s offered the answer “love is…” with lots of examples. Perhaps, given he was not too sure himself at the time and what was to follow, they were unwise in one suggestion “Love is Charlie and Di” We might suggest that love is our… Continue reading Strengthened in love (A sermon on Ephesians 3:14-21 for Pentecost)
The Spirit in Ephesians
A central theme in Ephesians is the work of the Holy Spirit. If this is a letter about God’s purpose for his church, about how to be united in love as his alternative society and about standing firm in spiritual warfare, then the Holy Spirit is crucial to all of that. But before Ephesians is… Continue reading The Spirit in Ephesians
An Alcoholic meets the Trinity
Methuselah was one of the people we met a few weeks back. He had a drink problem. Now we know what The Bible has to say about alcohol. Whilst wine gladdens the heart (Psalm 104:15; Ecclesiastes 10:19) and is useful for sickness (1 Timothy 5:23), drunkenness damages and is associated with folly (Proverbs 20:1; 21:17). … Continue reading An Alcoholic meets the Trinity
Applying the Trinity
We’ve already seen something of how important the Doctrine of the Trinity is. It points us clearly to God’s character as the God who is love and it is essential to our understanding of salvation. We now want to pick up on one or two other practical applications. Unity and Diversity What type of Universe… Continue reading Applying the Trinity
The Father and the Son
What sort of Father? Some of us might find it hard to think of God as Father. It holds too many negative connotations. For some, it will bring them face to face with their own failings and inadequacies as dads and as men. You know that you have been the absent or impatient dad. Then… Continue reading The Father and the Son
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