In the midst of this Trinitarian hogwash, I must recall a certain issue I have with anything label eternal submission.
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In the midst of this Trinitarian hogwash, I must recall a certain issue I have with anything label eternal submission.
"Barth has illegitimately read back into the Godhead the order he thinks he found in male-female relations." - Paul Molnar
There has been a recent rash of "Trinitarian Controversy" among evangelicals. I am not inclined to actually enter the fray.
We are more-fully immersed and integrated into this world than our Descartian thinking-habits would like to admit.
“To those who sincerely believe that some apologetic approach to theology built on general human experience, history, psychology, sociology or philosophy is required before engaging in a strictly dogmatic theology, this book will certainly offer a challenge” (419).
service. Christian worship should not be a place and a time where our eyes are mostly closed. NO! Rather, our eyes should be open to behold the grace of God. When the lights are on and the speakers are off one realizes that there are others along side you who are loving God and loving you. Christ's Body is truly acting as a body as they worship in unison togetherness rather than as an amalgam of dissonant members.
We've been conditioned to believe that our views only hold public weight when they are confirmed through an election or the cultural elites of the New York Times. What this has created is entire generations of Americans who believe they must validate their views and perspectives through national laws. Nothing could be more destructive to communities.
The Father, Son and Holy Spirit are equal. But the Father is neither begotten nor proceeding. So that even in their equality, the Son and Spirit are dependent upon the Father.
Would it change our opinions about baptism by "sprinkling" if we imagined the gracious and loving perichoresis of the Trinity as the source?