By Jimmy Stephens 1) Partialism, Composition, and the Real Hinge-Point I think the partialism thing hinges on whether and why you believe composition is a metaphysical contingency-maker or whatever. I think God’s non-composite because I think composition entails dependence, contradicts … Continue reading Life in Himself
A Thomist was trying to explain what eternal generation without causation. I asked Jimmy Stephens his comments on the issue: The procession of the Word in God is called generation. In proof whereof we must observe that generation has a … Continue reading Emanationism and Generation
There was a recent article that defended an interpretation of John 16:13 that doesn’t appeal to Eternal Processions. Here is an ongoing discussion regarding that article: Spirit of Truth – The Council (spirited-tech.com) EG Proponent: i see some problems … Continue reading Does the Spirit of Truth Learn Eternally?
John 16:12-16 12 “I still have a lot to say to you, but you cannot bear it now. 13 Yet when the Spirit of Truth comes, he’ll guide you into all truth. He won’t speak on his own accord, but he’ll speak whatever … Continue reading Spirit of Truth
Dr. John Frame: So, like Aquinas, Dolezal’s view of the Trinity is that there is one God, with three “subsistent relations.” Now it is possible that Dolezal is working with an unconventional definition of “relation.” If he is, he has … Continue reading Can Subsistent Relations be Persons?
A Catholic has tried to refute my article giving brief reasons to reject Catholicism. https://spirited-tech.com/2017/09/09/clashing-with-catholicism/ The Catholic Apologist Xico Stated: There is one divine essence that acts internally and externally only hypostatically. There is no divine act, ad … Continue reading Thomism, Doctrine Of God, & Roman Catholicism
There has been a debate over the topic of whether the Son is eternally generated of the Father. I was referred to this article about Proverbs 8 and whether it was about Eternal Generation. I wish to give my observation … Continue reading Proverbs 8, Aseity, and Generation
John 17:20 “I do not pray for these alone, but also for those who will believe in Me through their word; 21 that they all may be one, as You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be one in Us, … Continue reading Behold His Glory: Thoughts on John 17:22
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
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