In the current debate over the use, abuse, and misuse of Aquinas, certain generalizations have been touted so frequently that they are often accepted as fact. One of those generalizations is that our favorite Reformers, Luther and Calvin, uniformly rejected Aquinas. But does this claim hold water?
Read MoreFor various reasons, the debate over the eternal, functional subordination (EFS) of God the Son has been revived in some circles online.
Read MoreIn this post, my goal is to throw out a life preserver to those who feel like they are adrift in a sea of new terminology and complex thought.
Read MoreEven though there is some understandable confusion when it comes to the Trinity and simplicity, believing the two doctrines contradict one another requires a dangerous assumption.
Read MoreAs the argument goes, certain doctrines are explicitly taught in Scripture and those doctrines require divine simplicity to be coherent. Therefore, if 1) a certain doctrine can be proven exegetically and 2) that doctrine necessitates simplicity, then 3) simplicity is just as “biblical” as the original doctrine.
Read MoreDr. White’s mischaracterization of simplicity is actually very common. For this reason, many defenders of simplicity have anticipated and answered it directly.
Read MoreThe danger in your Bible-believing church is not that your members are reading Arius. The threat to your home is not that your children have been taken captive by crafty Socinians. Instead, the lethal poison that erodes churches, denominations, institutions, and families is known as doctrinal indifferentism.
Read MoreScripture appropriates some actions to the Father because they reveal him as the Father. Likewise, Scripture appropriates some actions to the Son because they reveal him as the Son and to the Spirit because they reveal him as the Spirit.
Read MoreThe god who is like a three-sliced pie, a 3D cube, or a three-pronged “fidget spinner” can be represented by fun object lessons, but that god cannot save anyone. Thankfully, though, the one true God of the Bible—to whom there is no comparison—can.
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