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I’ve already commented that historical orthodox trinitarianism was defined by the church at the Council of Nicaea (325), the Council of Constantinople (381) and the Council of Chalcedon (451). That is what I was taught and that is what I taught. When I read about the Trinity it is historical...

I’m just parroting historical orthodox trinitarianism. It doesn’t fit well with your “fresh concept” of the Trinity.

I’m still here. (I can do tomorrow what I should have done this afternoon, and if tomorrow never comes then it won’t matter anyway.) The Trinity is one God. Not three. Many of my freshmen trinitarian students didn’t know a lot but they all knew that.

Well, I’ve allowed Dr. Johnson to distract me from some other things which I should have been doing this afternoon. He has some interesting things to say that I’ll want to come back to at some point. In the meantime, I’m going to do something that I’ve never done outside the classroom before...

“To be ignorant about these debates is to be ignorant of how we Christians came to be who we are. To know about them is to have a fuller understanding of our faith and what it means for our lives today.” (Douglas W. Johnson, The Great Jesus Debates, p. 12) No Christian teacher should ever want...

An excerpt from a book that I have on my reading list for this year but haven’t gotten to yet. After recent conversations here, I’m thinking about moving it up in the planned order. “… some years ago, while I was teaching a college religion class, our admissions officer showed up with a young...

Thanks. My presentation is accurate and, as you noted, concentrated on the technical aspect - the details. Without the details the doctrine is gutted. That is something which an uneducated person might do out of ignorance, or an educated person might attempt to do in order to deceive the...

“There is a war raging for your mind, and you must be willing to join the battle.” - Paul David Tripp

Do you have any specific suggestions for the way it should be presented?

Thank you. I’ve read some from both of them. There is more from both of them that I’ve yet to read. I will encourage others to read them too.

I follow Jewish orthodoxy and read Christian orthodoxy. You criticize Jewish orthodoxy. There are some trinitarian scholars who say that Christian orthodoxy needs a fresh presentation. That doesn’t sit well with the old guard. It’s been set in stone for 1700 years. It wouldn’t be easy to...

Most of what I know I learned from good trinitarian teachers. I’m receptive to receiving recommendations concerning them. If I haven’t read them, I‘ll add them to my reading list.

People who affirm the creeds of orthodoxy. It isn’t an isolated few. It’s billions.

* Every time I try to surprise my wife by cooking anything besides cereal. *

* Sounds wild. I probably don’t want to know what her new goal is. *