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Trinity

Did the Father Really Forsake the Son?

By Filings on Mon, 06/15/26
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“The cry of dereliction is one of the deepest and most controversial verses in the Scriptures. What does it mean? And what happened to the Trinity at the cry?” - TGC

2025 State of Theology report shows encouraging, concerning signs

By Filings on Fri, 11/21/25
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“Seven in 10 (71 percent) agree there is one true God in three Persons…. many Americans struggle with the logical conclusions of that belief. Most (57 percent) say the Holy Spirit is a force, not a personal being. And nearly half (49 percent) agree Jesus was a great teacher but not God.” - Baptist Press

Don’t Give Dan Brown the Final Word on the Council of Nicaea

By Filings on Wed, 10/01/25
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“The Story of the Trinity is under 200 pages long and is available in paperback for less than $20, which makes it the kind of nonintimidating object you might actually hand to a friend. But above all, you might recommend the book because of its high readability quotient.” - CToday

Most American Christians don't believe in the Trinity: Survey

By Filings on Mon, 03/31/25
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“The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University released the latest installment of its American Worldview Inventory series which documents Americans’ views on the Trinity. The research is based on responses collected from 2,100 adults in January.” - CPost

The ESV, John 1:18, and the Trinity: The 'Eternal Functional Subordination' Controversy

By Filings on Tue, 03/11/25
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“I’ll try to help you understand [Eternal Functional Subordination] if this terminology is new to you. After my best explanation we’ll connect back to John 1:18 in the 2025 ESV.” - Mark Ward

The EFS topic starts around 4:14.

“The Trinity is in the Old Testament present but concealed”

By Filings on Thu, 08/29/24
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“God does not simply call Himself Ehyeh (I AM). Instead, God gives Moses a new Hebrew word that appears to be a concatenation of syllables from three other words: Yihyeh – He will be; Hoveh – He was; Hayah – He is.” - P&D

No, The Trinity Debates Aren’t Over (Eternal Functional Subordination)

By Filings on Wed, 01/03/24
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“What is the cause of this? There’s probably not one single answer to that question. Some of it is… overreaction to the retrieval of classical theism and Thomas Aquinas in Reformed circles.” - Ref21

Classical Theism & the Ongoing Trinity Wars: An Overview

By Filings on Wed, 05/24/23
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“It is this tendency to adjustment among evangelicals that is responsible for the call to return to a classical theism defined in strongly Thomistic terms. Along with the onset of Enlightenment rationalism, it must be understood if the Trinity Wars are to be understood.” - Word by Word

How to Teach Children about the Trinity (& How Not To)

By Filings on Fri, 04/14/23
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“as I explained the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit to the children, the more curious each child grew. Before I knew it, I was inundated with questions about the Trinity” - Word by Word

No Doctrine of the Trinity Is an Island – A Review of Trinitarian Dogmatics: Exploring the Grammar of the Christian Doctrine of God

By Filings on Fri, 10/07/22
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“His approach to the Filioque is like that of the many other Trinitarian topics he tackles—ecumenical, fair, and nuanced. He distinguishes between hills to die on and hills to build bridges to, demonstrating why all of these subjects are ripe for critical conversation and reflection.” - C.Today

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