In tonight’s debate, McCall and Yandell tried to make the case that the eternal subordination of the Son to the Father entails a denial of homoousion. The Argument Here’s their argument: If the Son is eternally subordinate to the Father in all possible worlds, then the Son is necessarily subordinate to the Father. If the [...]
Does Eternal Subordination Entail a Denial of Homoousion?
by Phil Gons on 09. Oct, 2008 in Theology, Trinity
Ware–Grudem vs. McCall–Yandell on the Trinity
by Phil Gons on 07. Aug, 2008 in Theology, Trinity
A few weeks ago, a friend informed me of this upcoming debate between Bruce Ware & Wayne Grudem and Tom McCall & Keith Yandell. It’s very relevant to my dissertation topic, so I’m looking forward to hearing the results. Hopefully audio and transcripts will be made available. I read a paper from Tom McCall several [...]
Barth on the Son’s Subordination to the Father
by Phil Gons on 14. May, 2008 in Theology, Trinity
In Barth’s section on “God the Father” in volume one of his Church Dogmatics, he makes some interesting statements about the relationship between the Father and the Son. He opens his discussion with this affirmation of the deity of the Son: Who is the Lord and therefore the God to whom the Bible is referring? [...]
Hierarchy Does Not Necessitate Opposition
by Phil Gons on 23. Feb, 2008 in Books, Theology, Trinity
I’m baffled when I read egalitarians who think that functional hierarchy presupposes disunity or the prospect of it. Take, for example, this statement by Gilbert Bilezikian: One of the weirdest heresies that has been generated in the last century pertains to the postulation of a hierarchical order within the members of the Trinity—as if there [...]
Books for Christmas
by Phil Gons on 09. Jan, 2008 in Books, Logos, Theology, Trinity
I put a few books on my Christmas list this year, and my parents and brother graciously purchased some of them for me. I’m enjoying digging into them a little already. Here’s what I got: White, James. The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1998. Ware, Bruce A. Father, Son, and [...]
The Failed Strategy of “Trinity & Subordinationism”
by Phil Gons on 17. Oct, 2007 in Books, Church History, Exegesis, Theology, Trinity
Kevin Giles’s The Trinity & Subordinationism is easily one of the worst books I have ever read.1 I say that not because I disagree with the position he defends (i.e., the Son is not in any sense eternally subordinate to the Father); I’m still in the process of evaluating the evidence. Rather, I make that [...]
The Father = The Trinity
by Phil Gons on 03. Oct, 2007 in Books, Theology, Trinity
This is the assertion of Kevin Giles in The Trinity and Subordinationism (IVP, 2002): Here it is to be recalled that in the Bible and in the early church, the title “Father” is used in two cognate ways: in reference to the Godhead and to the person of the Father. Torrance argues that the Cappadocians’ [...]
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I’m Out to Lunch
by Phil Gons on 16. Jul, 2009 in Miscellaneous, Theology
Someone from Elgin, Illinois (which I figured out by looking up his IP address) just tried to leave this encouraging comment on my contact page: I just saw your post about Gilbert Bilezikian may I say that you my friend are out to lunch and need to read you bible more careful and instead of [...]