The Trinity And The Vindication Of Christian Paradox

Author : BA Bosserman
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2015-02-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227903933

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The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox by BA Bosserman Pdf

'The Trinity and the Vindication of Christian Paradox' grapples with the question of how one may hold together the ideals of systematic theology, apologetic proof, and theological paradox by building on the insights of Cornelius Van Til. Van Til developed an apologetic where one presupposes that the Triune God exists, and then proves this Christian presupposition by demonstrating that philosophies that deny it are self-defeating in the specific sense that they rely on principles that only the Trinity, asthe ultimate harmony of unity and diversity, can furnish. A question raised by Van Til's trademark procedure is how he can evade the charge that the apparent contradictions of the christian faith render it equally self-defeating as non-Christian alternatives. This text argues that for Van Til, Christian paradoxes can be differentiated from genuine contradictions by the way that their apparently opposing elements discernibly require one another, even as they present our minds with an irresolvable conflict. And yet, Van Til failed to sufficiently vindicate the central Christian paradox-the doctrine of the Trinity-along the lines required by his system. Hence, the present text offers a unique proof that God can only exist as the pinnacle of unity-in-diversity, and as the ground of a coherent Christian system, if He exists as three, and only three, divine persons.

Author : Ralph Allan Smith
Publisher : Canon Press & Book Service
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1591280028

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Paradox and Truth by Ralph Allan Smith Pdf

More than 1,500 years after the foundational church councils, the doctrine of the Trinity is still as central and as puzzling to theologians as ever. Reformed theology has seen increasing calls for the Trinity to live at the center of Christian confession, prompting the need for a fuller biblical and practical understanding of the subject.In recent Reformed thought, Cornelius Van Til and Cornelius Plantinga, Jr. have proposed important trinitarian theologies. Ralph Smith assesses these views and, filling out a Van Tilian perspective with Kuyper's lesser-known covenantal view, he provides a refreshing biblical, historical, and applicable perspective on this key Christian reality.

Author : Pierce Taylor Hibbs
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2018-11-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532656477

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The Speaking Trinity and His Worded World by Pierce Taylor Hibbs Pdf

The Trinity is a speaking God: three divine persons who share the same essence and commune with each other in love and glory. How does this truth shape the way we view the world and our place in it? The Speaking Trinity and His Worded World explores these questions by presenting all of life through the lens of language. Understood as communion behavior, language has its roots in God himself. What’s more, God has used language not only to create our world, but to sustain and direct it. Because of this biblical fact, we live in a place that always and everywhere reveals the trinitarian God whose speech upholds it. All things “speak” of God by revealing aspects of his character (Romans 1). We live in a worded world, a world that was spoken and speaks of God. Thus, language is far more than a means of human communication; it is at the center of who God is, who we are, and what our world is like. Join the author as he walks through redemptive history and points out not only how all things can be perceived through the lens of language, but what this means for us practically in our use of language.

Author : Nathan J. Chambers
Publisher : Penn State Press
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781646021000

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Reconsidering Creation Ex Nihilo in Genesis 1 by Nathan J. Chambers Pdf

There is a broad consensus among biblical scholars that creation ex nihilo (from nothing) is a late Hellenistic concept with little inherent connection to Genesis 1 and other biblical creation texts. In this book, Nathan J. Chambers forces us to reconsider the question, arguing in favor of reading this chapter of the Bible in terms of ex nihilo creation and demonstrating that there is a sound basis for the early Christian development of the doctrine. Drawing on the theology of Augustine of Hippo and Thomas Aquinas, Chambers considers what the ex nihilo doctrine means and does in classical Christian dogma. He examines ancient Near Eastern cosmological texts that provide a potential context for reading Genesis 1. Recognizing the distance between the possible historical and theological frameworks for interpreting the text, he illuminates how this doctrine developed within early Christian thought as a consequence of the church’s commitment to reading Genesis 1 as part of Christian Scripture. Through original close readings of the chapter that engage critically with the work of Jon Levenson, Hermann Gunkel, and Brevard Childs, Chambers demonstrates that, far from precluding interpretive possibilities, reading Genesis 1 in terms of creation from nothing opens up a variety of interpretive avenues that have largely been overlooked in contemporary biblical scholarship. Timely and innovative, this book makes the case for a new (or recovered) framework for reading Genesis 1 that will appeal to biblical studies scholars and seminarians.

Author : John M. Frame,Wayne Grudem,John J. Hughes
Publisher : Crossway
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2017-11-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433553066

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Redeeming the Life of the Mind by John M. Frame,Wayne Grudem,John J. Hughes Pdf

Vern Poythress, one of today’s leading Reformed theologians, has made many vital contributions to evangelical scholarship— particularly a vision to glorify Christ as Lord over all areas of human life in order to redeem all realms of human thought. In honor of his many years of faithful thinking and writing, twenty evangelical scholars have come together to produce a set of essays on topics of importance throughout his ministry: biblical exegesis, the doctrine of the Trinity, worldview, history, and ethics.

Author : Cyril Scott
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 193?
Category : Christianity
ISBN : OCLC:38158896

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The Christian Paradox by Cyril Scott Pdf

Author : Jason B. Hunt
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2019-09-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532682896

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Cornelius Van Til’s Doctrine of God and Its Relevance for Contemporary Hermeneutics by Jason B. Hunt Pdf

Cornelius Van Til's Doctrine of God and Its Relevance for Contemporary Hermeneutics seeks to answer the question, "What does Van Til have to do with hermeneutics?" It is argued that some of the most relevant concerns in the field of contemporary hermeneutics are similar to those addressed by Van Til in the area of apologetics. Van Til's approach involved a self-conscious consistency between method and theology proper in order to reason according to the Christian worldview found in Scripture. Just as one's apologetic method should be consistent with the theology revealed in the Bible, so also should one's hermeneutic. This work not only argues that Van Til has an important place in the hermeneutical discussion, but also demonstrates his place in terms of the main contours in his doctrine of God. In doing so, certain influences on evangelical hermeneutics are considered according to consistency with theology proper. Lastly, a Van Tillian hermeneutic is applied to the often-debated issue concerning the New Testament use of the Old Testament.

Author : Jeffrey L. Hamm
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2018-05-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532645228

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Turning the Tables on Apologetics by Jeffrey L. Hamm Pdf

Does apologetic method matter? Helmut Thielicke argues that the method should conform to its own message. He thus rejects traditional apologetic methodologies beholden to supposedly neutral scientific and philosophical paradigms. Seeking to reform Christian conversation, Thielicke discovers a lost way of persuasion, that is, the table-turning approach found in Christ’s conversations. Whenever Jesus is questioned, he seldom answers directly. For he refuses to allow the conversation to be framed by an autonomous mindset, and instead responds with a counterquestion. Christ’s style of persuasion—as the controller of the question—subverts his hearers’ presuppositions and challenges their unbelief. This approach is the reverse of the defensive, answer-giving mode of traditional apologetics. In view of renewing Christ’s method, Thielicke insists that the task of apologetics is “something which is always on the offensive and, far from giving ready-made answers to the doubtful questions of men, turns the tables by putting questions on its own account—aggressive, violent, radical questions—and striking straight to the hearts of men.” Christian conversation must integrate Christ’s method with his message in order to advocate the message itself. For it is not the world that questions Christ, but rather Christ questions the world.

Author : D. A. Carson
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-05
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532616617

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Themelios, Volume 41, Issue 3 by D. A. Carson Pdf

Themelios is an international, evangelical, peer-reviewed theological journal that expounds and defends the historic Christian faith. Themelios is published three times a year online at The Gospel Coalition (http://thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/) and in print by Wipf and Stock. Its primary audience is theological students and pastors, though scholars read it as well. Themelios began in 1975 and was operated by RTSF/UCCF in the UK, and it became a digital journal operated by The Gospel Coalition in 2008. The editorial team draws participants from across the globe as editors, essayists, and reviewers. General Editor: D. A. Carson, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Managing Editor: Brian Tabb, Bethlehem College and Seminary Consulting Editor: Michael J. Ovey, Oak Hill Theological College Administrator: Andrew David Naselli, Bethlehem College and Seminary Book Review Editors: Jerry Hwang, Singapore Bible College; Alan Thompson, Sydney Missionary & Bible College; Nathan A. Finn, Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary; Hans Madueme, Covenant College; Dane Ortlund, Crossway; Jason Sexton, Golden Gate Baptist Seminary Editorial Board: Gerald Bray, Beeson Divinity School Lee Gatiss, Wales Evangelical School of Theology Paul Helseth, University of Northwestern, St. Paul Paul House, Beeson Divinity School Ken Magnuson, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary Jonathan Pennington, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary James Robson, Wycliffe Hall Mark D. Thompson, Moore Theological College Paul Williamson, Moore Theological College Stephen Witmer, Pepperell Christian Fellowship Robert Yarbrough, Covenant Seminary

Author : Darren M. Slade
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2020-08-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725268852

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The Logic of Intersubjectivity by Darren M. Slade Pdf

To survey harsh criticisms against Brian Douglas McLaren (1956‒), readers gain the inaccurate impression that he is a heretical relativist who denies objective truth and logic. While McLaren's inflammatory and provocative writing style is partly to blame, this study also suspects that his critics base much of their analyses on only small portions of his overall corpus. The result becomes a caricature of McLaren's actual philosophy of religion. What is argued in this book is that McLaren's philosophy of religion suggests a faith-based intersubjective relationship with the divine ought to result in an existential appropriation of Christ's religio-ethical teachings. When subjectively internalized, this appropriation will lead to the assimilation of Jesus' kingdom priorities, thereby transforming the believer's identity into one that actualizes Jesus' kingdom ideals. The hope of this book is that by tracing McLaren's philosophy of Christian religion, future researchers will not only be able to comprehend (and perhaps empathize with) McLaren's line of reasoning, but they will also possess a more nuanced discernment of where they agree and disagree with his overall rationale.

Author : Ronald W. Hepburn
Publisher : New York : Pegasus
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Philosophy and religion
ISBN : UCAL:B4351679

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Christianity and Paradox by Ronald W. Hepburn Pdf

"At a time when God-talk fills the air, Professor Ronald Hepburn's cold drafts of common sense will be both satisfying and disturbing to the man of religious imagination. Utilizing an argument which is both transparent and profound, he demonstrates the challenges posed by linguistic philosophy to Christian theology and shows the weakness of much that passes for contemporary theological argument. His plea for a regretful agnosticism will disturb some, and surely occasion the re-examination of the most fundamental premises of the Christian and non-Christian alike."--Back cover.

Author : John Owen
Publisher : Independently Published
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-22
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1973123010

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A Brief Declaration and Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity by John Owen Pdf

A highly focused work that defends the traditional view of the Trinity. The main point of the work is to defend the traditional view against the heresy of Socinianism which asserts that Christ did not pre-exist the incarnate state. Not only does Owen defend the traditional view but he sternly calls for faith in it and that the view of the Trinity held by the church is key to the satisfaction of sins that Christ performed at the cross. All aspects of the Christian faith rely on this theology and is very important to all people in their personal walks with the living God.

Author : Shaun C Kennedy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2019-10-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1698189109

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Understanding the Trinity and Salvation by Shaun C Kennedy Pdf

They say that the Trinity is one of the most difficult aspects of Christian Theology to understand. The idea of God being three in one and one in three feels so counterintuitive to many -- laymen and scholars alike. In some ways, this theological position defines the difference between Christian Theology and every other religion's theology. All other religions either define God simply as one, or say there are many gods. Only Christianity defines God as a plurality in unity and unity in plurality.Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ preferred to teach his students through parables. In this way, he could demonstrate how many seemingly complicated ideas were actually very mundane and related to things we all experience every day. For this book, I've followed Christ's example. This way, the deep concepts and most important aspects of understanding the Trinity and how it relates to Salvation are accessible to everyone.This book is not apologetic it nature. It's intended for the one who says "I don't understand the Trinity," rather than the one who says "I don't believe in the Trinity." I do believe that when you understand what the Trinity really is, then you will see why this deep understanding of God's nature is really helpful to us in our daily lives as Christians.Shaun Kennedy is a Christian thinker. Shaun lives in the Pacific Northwest with his wife and two children and thinks deep thoughts about deep subjects. Join me in my expedition to understand God deeper and more fully.

Author : Edward Stillingfleet
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780557026920

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A Discourse in Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity by Edward Stillingfleet Pdf

This is an unedited reprint of: In A Discourse In Vindication of the Doctrine of the Trinity: with an Answer to the late Socinian Objections against it from Scripture, Antiquity and Reason. And a Preface concerning the different Explications of the Trinity, and the Tendency of the present Socinian Controversie.(1697) Stillingfleet (1635-1699) here enters a controversy that had begun in 1687 with the publication of Stephen Nye's A Brief History of the Unitarians, and had been stoked by many later controversial pamphlets and books, including The Faith of the One God, published by Thomas Firmin. (Available here.) Stillingfleet defends traditional formulas about the Trinity from unitarians' charges of contradiction and poor fit with the Bible and early Christian tradition. For more historical works on the Trinity visit: http://trinities.org/books.

Author : Ronald W. Hepburn
Publisher : London, Watts
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Apologetics
ISBN : UCAL:B3929206

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Christianity and Paradox by Ronald W. Hepburn Pdf