In the third edition of DISCOVERING BIBLICAL EQUALITY, Ronald Pierce and Erin Heim argue that the... more In the third edition of DISCOVERING BIBLICAL EQUALITY, Ronald Pierce and Erin Heim argue that the divine names Father and Mother are both metaphorical forms of predication. This essay critiques their argument by offering a classical account of theological language after the manner of Augustine, Aquinas, Petrus Van Mastricht, and others. I argue that Father, as a divinely revealed name, is not metaphorical predication but is proper predication.
There is confusion about the divine name Father. Some wonder if we can call God mother or parent.... more There is confusion about the divine name Father. Some wonder if we can call God mother or parent. This essay argues that Father is a divine name predicated of God properly, not figuratively. Also, Father is predicated of God essentially and personally.
In Chapter 5 of *Christianity and Liberalism,* J. Gresham Machen demonstrates how orthodox, bibli... more In Chapter 5 of *Christianity and Liberalism,* J. Gresham Machen demonstrates how orthodox, biblical Christianity differs from theological liberalism with respect to the doctrine of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This essay explores this theme in honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of *Christianity and Liberalism.*
I offer a close reading of John Owen's six rules for understanding the biblical testimony to the ... more I offer a close reading of John Owen's six rules for understanding the biblical testimony to the work of the Spirit toward the human nature of Christ. This essay demonstrates that Owen is a classical Trinitarian theologian in spite of the fact that some have pegged him as a Trinitarian revisionist. By setting his six rules in context and expositing them in conversation with Owen's other work and the ideas of Augustine and Aquinas I show that Owen is no revisionist but a model for how to blend biblical exegesis with dogmatic theology for the benefit of the people of God.
THE SON AND THE SPIRIT: THE PROMISE OF SPIRIT CHRISTOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL TRINITARIAN AND CHRISTOL... more THE SON AND THE SPIRIT: THE PROMISE OF SPIRIT CHRISTOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL TRINITARIAN AND CHRISTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Kyle David Claunch, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: Dr. Bruce A. Ware This dissertation evaluates various contemporary Spirit-Christology proposals. Herein, Spirit Christology is defined as an approach to Christology that affords paradigmatic prominence to the Holy Spirit for understanding traditional Christological categories. Contemporary Spirit-Christology proposals occur along a spectrum of faithfulness to Nicene Trinitarianism and Chalcedonian Christology. While modifications to traditional formulae (implicit or explicit) are commonplace in contemporary proposals of Spirit Christology, it is the thesis of this dissertation that such modifications are neither helpful nor necessary. Rather, Spirit Christology can and should offer a pneumatological enrichment of traditional Christology and a boon to Christian devotion. Such a model will n...
An article I wrote several years ago exploring the doctrine of the inseparable operations of the ... more An article I wrote several years ago exploring the doctrine of the inseparable operations of the Trinity, seeking to vindicate the coherence of the doctrine as well as its consistency with Scriptural affirmations concerning the Person and work of the Son. My understanding of these things is growing, but this was my attempt at defending and clarifying this indispensable doctrine three years ago.
In this little article, I summarize a number of approaches to Spirit Christology along a spectrum... more In this little article, I summarize a number of approaches to Spirit Christology along a spectrum ranging from heterodox to orthodox and then try to identify a number of distinct advantages the perspective of Spirit Christology offers while also identifying some dangers from the vantage point of Nicene orthodoxy and Reformed soteriology.
In the third edition of DISCOVERING BIBLICAL EQUALITY, Ronald Pierce and Erin Heim argue that the... more In the third edition of DISCOVERING BIBLICAL EQUALITY, Ronald Pierce and Erin Heim argue that the divine names Father and Mother are both metaphorical forms of predication. This essay critiques their argument by offering a classical account of theological language after the manner of Augustine, Aquinas, Petrus Van Mastricht, and others. I argue that Father, as a divinely revealed name, is not metaphorical predication but is proper predication.
There is confusion about the divine name Father. Some wonder if we can call God mother or parent.... more There is confusion about the divine name Father. Some wonder if we can call God mother or parent. This essay argues that Father is a divine name predicated of God properly, not figuratively. Also, Father is predicated of God essentially and personally.
In Chapter 5 of *Christianity and Liberalism,* J. Gresham Machen demonstrates how orthodox, bibli... more In Chapter 5 of *Christianity and Liberalism,* J. Gresham Machen demonstrates how orthodox, biblical Christianity differs from theological liberalism with respect to the doctrine of the person and work of Jesus Christ. This essay explores this theme in honor of the 100th anniversary of the publication of *Christianity and Liberalism.*
I offer a close reading of John Owen's six rules for understanding the biblical testimony to the ... more I offer a close reading of John Owen's six rules for understanding the biblical testimony to the work of the Spirit toward the human nature of Christ. This essay demonstrates that Owen is a classical Trinitarian theologian in spite of the fact that some have pegged him as a Trinitarian revisionist. By setting his six rules in context and expositing them in conversation with Owen's other work and the ideas of Augustine and Aquinas I show that Owen is no revisionist but a model for how to blend biblical exegesis with dogmatic theology for the benefit of the people of God.
THE SON AND THE SPIRIT: THE PROMISE OF SPIRIT CHRISTOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL TRINITARIAN AND CHRISTOL... more THE SON AND THE SPIRIT: THE PROMISE OF SPIRIT CHRISTOLOGY IN TRADITIONAL TRINITARIAN AND CHRISTOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE Kyle David Claunch, Ph.D. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 2017 Chair: Dr. Bruce A. Ware This dissertation evaluates various contemporary Spirit-Christology proposals. Herein, Spirit Christology is defined as an approach to Christology that affords paradigmatic prominence to the Holy Spirit for understanding traditional Christological categories. Contemporary Spirit-Christology proposals occur along a spectrum of faithfulness to Nicene Trinitarianism and Chalcedonian Christology. While modifications to traditional formulae (implicit or explicit) are commonplace in contemporary proposals of Spirit Christology, it is the thesis of this dissertation that such modifications are neither helpful nor necessary. Rather, Spirit Christology can and should offer a pneumatological enrichment of traditional Christology and a boon to Christian devotion. Such a model will n...
An article I wrote several years ago exploring the doctrine of the inseparable operations of the ... more An article I wrote several years ago exploring the doctrine of the inseparable operations of the Trinity, seeking to vindicate the coherence of the doctrine as well as its consistency with Scriptural affirmations concerning the Person and work of the Son. My understanding of these things is growing, but this was my attempt at defending and clarifying this indispensable doctrine three years ago.
In this little article, I summarize a number of approaches to Spirit Christology along a spectrum... more In this little article, I summarize a number of approaches to Spirit Christology along a spectrum ranging from heterodox to orthodox and then try to identify a number of distinct advantages the perspective of Spirit Christology offers while also identifying some dangers from the vantage point of Nicene orthodoxy and Reformed soteriology.
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