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God the Son: Agent and Mediator of All Things
Previously, in considering how Scripture frames the doctrine of the Trinity, we focused on the Father as the source and goal of all things. First Corinthians 8:6 describes the Father as the one “from whom are all things and for whom we exist.” But Paul does not end...
God the Father: Source and Goal of All Things
We have been thinking about the Trinity—specifically, the shared deity of Father and Son—from the perspective of 1 Corinthians 8:6, where Paul offers a most profound summary of God’s identity and our place in relation to him. The Father, we saw in a previous part, is...
One and Three: The Monotheistic Doctrine of the Trinity
Christianity, Judaism, and Islam stand as the three major monotheistic faiths in world religion. They are not the only three—other monotheistic faiths include Sikhism, Zoroastrianism, and the Bahai Faith—but they are the largest, and they share a common thread in that...
Introducing the Trinity: The Mystery at the Heart of Christianity
The charge has long been levelled against the doctrine of the Trinity that it is difficult to describe, impossible to understand, and not found in the Bible, anyway. And yet for centuries, orthodox Christianity has affirmed it as a core tenet of the faith. Every major...
Forgiving Self: Biblical Category or Meaningless Psychobabble?
You’ve heard it from people wrestling with guilt and shame: “I can’t forgive myself.” Sometimes, the sentiment is uttered by Christians who, at least verbally, acknowledge God’s forgiveness. The language is heard in counselling rooms, in small group conversations, in...
Poisoning Yourself: The Danger of Bitterness to the Soul
There is a particular cruelty to bitterness that is easy to miss in the early stages. When we are first wronged—when the hurt is fresh and the sense of injustice is acute—holding onto the grievance can feel almost righteous. It can feel like a refusal to minimise what...