1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 4 In Him was life, and the life was the … Continue reading Does John’s Logos theology prove Eternal Generation?
Jimmy Stephens was nice enough to share his outline on the sense of eternal generation and I think it is useful to illustrate the problem: Sounds like you’re looking for the conceptual reduction argument, as it might be called. There … Continue reading The Different Senses of Begotten
An argument from some advocates of eternal generation is that Jesus comes “from God”. Jimmy Stephens shares his thoughts on this argument: What verse do you have in mind? John 16 uses a lot of that language for example and … Continue reading Is it Condescension or Generation?
There are some of my friends that appeal to John Calvin’s reformulation of eternal generation. I think Calvin’s formulation fails for several reasons. Dr. John Frame wrote: Certainly, creation ex nihilo is inappropriate within the Godhead, as the church insisted … Continue reading John Calvin on Eternal Generation
This is the continuing dialogue with Theophilus(Eastern Orthodox). Here are his questions in response to my article: http://spirited-tech.com/Council/index.php/2020/07/04/besides-me-there-is-no-god/ Theophilus: We can discuss it in however much detail you like, but I’m interested to know how you resolve the exegetical issue … Continue reading Is the Son his own Servant?
There’s a lot I could say about this. The speaker in Isaiah 44 is God the Father, because in Isaiah 42:1 He refers to the Messiah as “my servant,” and the speaker remains consistent throughout the next several chapters. However, … Continue reading Besides Me there is no God
There was a recent conversation between my friends on the topic of whether the Son and Spirit possess aseity. I think some good points are made on each side of the conversation. So, I figured that I would let my … Continue reading The Aseity of the Son and Spirit
I from time to time prove resources on a topic. This article will contain a list of resources on eternal generation. I think having a source to direct us to various things will be helpful for navigating the issue. Here … Continue reading The Eternal Generation Debate
[responsivevoice_button] There was a good exchange on the issue of eternal generation between Jimmy Stephens and Chris Matthews. Chris himself has a transcript of the conversation with definitions and helpful footnotes. So, I wish to share it because it advances … Continue reading The Stephens/Matthew Discussion on Eternal Generation
[responsivevoice_button] The following are just some things Jimmy Stephens has said about EG and Divine Simplicity: If the divine essence is one, shared by all three Persons, then the properties/attributes/perfections/what have you, by which we define the essence as revealed, … Continue reading Generation and Simplicity
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