Category: Classical Theism

Classical Theism, Deity of Christ, Doctrine of God, Eternal Generation, holy-spirit, Infinite Regress, Jimmy StephensLeave a comment

Eternal Frustration

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Here are some recent thoughts that I have had about the topic of eternal generation. I was dialoguing with a Latin trinitarian. He stated that the Father possesses a property that causes him to emanate the Son.  So, naturally, I asked if the Son possesses that same property then it seems like he should emanate a son aswell.  This was his thoughts about that problem: Every property of the divine essence is firstly a hypostatic property of the Father; but each property which is communicated is instantiated distinctly by the distinct hypostases. Ergo, when you say “is THIS life-givingness, etc.” … Continue reading Eternal Frustration

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The Real Slim Shady

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Here’s your problem Vincent: You’re not able to distinguish between the nature of a person, let’s say Jesus, the [hu]man, and the identity of a person, like, again, Jesus ‘the Word’ of God, the ‘son of God’, the “name” (notice a name is an identifier telling us who, not what) “that is above all names.” Once you do, all of your citations fall right into place. No need to posit non-Christian philosophical solutions like, of a sudden, we’re to suppose man now has two natures? Once again, the presupposition you hold to is showing (Classic Theism/Scholasticism), which you bring to … Continue reading The Real Slim Shady

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Kenotic Christology

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6 who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to exploit 7 but emptied himself, by taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in human form, he humbled himself by becoming obedient to the point of death, even death on a cross. 9 Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, 10 so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, … Continue reading Kenotic Christology

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Did God create Time?

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Dr. William Lane Craig doesn’t hold my perspective on time and he doesn’t hold most of any position that I hold. He and I are on different sides of the theological pendulum. But even he sees that the Bible teaches that the creation event is the beginning of time. So, I’ll quote one of his works: Defenders of divine timelessness might suggest that the biblical authors lacked the conceptual categories for enunciating a doctrine of divine time- lessness, so that their temporal descriptions of God need not be taken literally. But Padgett cites the first-century extra-biblical work 2 Enoch 65:6-7 … Continue reading Did God create Time?

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Wagner’s Open Theism

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Brian Wagner is a common face in internet circles that I remain in. But he is often overlooked because Leighton is more popular, while he is more heretical. He has an odd position on Open Theism. He never responded to my article on Open Theism and I doubt he ever will. I asked him what his form of Open Theism was and he responded: Well, there are many errant definitions of open theism out there, and many open theists that do not believe in inerrancy, like I believe in it. Inerrancy is not foundational to the definition of open theism, … Continue reading Wagner’s Open Theism

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Wagering Wagner

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I am creating a collection of articles that are in response to Professor Brian Wagner or the positions he takes. He’s an Open Theist professor from Veritas Baptist College. He’s also a close friend to Leighton Flowers. TheCouncil: Wagner on Calvinism For he chose us in him Fishing for God God isn’t Open Why I’m not an Open Theist Leighton Flowers on Romans 8 Wagner’s Open Theism God in Sequence Did God create Time? His positions are often similar to Leighton Flowers. So, here are refutations to him: Soteriology101 Continue reading Wagering Wagner

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Thomism and Nicene Orthodoxy

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Most Thomist are Catholics(and some confessional protestants) that try to affirm the Nicene Creed but that leaves a tension in their doctrines. On the one hand, they are committed to a radical form of simplicity. On the other hand, they maintain distinctions in the Trinity(the persons). How do Thomist reconcile these issues? They do so by appealing to the notion that the persons are subsistent relations. Whatever that is there still lies the question about what relation do these relations play to the essence. In an exchange with a Catholic these comments were made: Thomasinos said: I mean that the … Continue reading Thomism and Nicene Orthodoxy