Archive for March 2021
10 Weeks on the Trinity: Breath, Gift, and Love – The Eternal Procession of the Spirit.
Anselm of Canterbury once said, “If the Spirit’s spiration is not true, then the Christian faith is destroyed.” Was Anselm overstating the importance of this doctrine? Matthew Barrett doesn’t think…
Read MoreWhy Should We Affirm Christian Platonism? Part II: Systematic Reasons
In Part I, we looked at three historical reasons for affirming Christian Platonism. First, it is part of our Augustinian theological heritage, which is an integral part of historic Christian…
Read MoreWhy Should We Affirm Christian Platonism?
What is Christian Platonism? Why do I advocate a return to it? Why is it so controversial today? In this article and in the following one I will address these…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Do the Father, Son, and Spirit work inseparably? Simply Trinity (Part 5)
In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett fields questions from Samuel Bierig about his new book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit (Baker). They consider what it…
Read MoreDo the Father, Son, and Spirit work inseparably? Simply Trinity (Part 5)
In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett fields questions from Samuel Bierig about his new book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit (Baker). They consider what it…
Read More10 Weeks on the Trinity: Glory to the Triune God – Evaluating EFS
In this week’s lecture, Matthew Barrett tackles a new and novel evangelical view of the Trinity – the eternal functional subordination of the Son (EFS). In this view, EFS has…
Read MoreA Working Trinitarian Bibliography from Simply Trinity
I am so glad you are enjoying my book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit (Baker). At the end, I provide a short bibliography. However, works on the Trinity…
Read MoreForeword to Simply Trinity by Scott Swain
Matthew Barrett’s latest book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit, released yesterday. I’m delighted to see it in print and consider it a nice complement to my recent…
Read MoreNew Credo Podcast: Is the Son Eternally Subordinate to the Father? Simply Trinity (Parts 3 & 4)
In part 1 of this two part episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett fields questions from Ronni Kurtz and Samuel Parkison about his new book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated…
Read MoreIs the Son Eternally Subordinate to the Father? Simply Trinity (Part 3)
In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett fields questions from Ronni Kurtz and Samuel Parkison about his new book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit (Baker). They…
Read MoreIs the Son Eternally Subordinate to the Father? Simply Trinity (Part 4)
In this episode of the Credo Podcast, Matthew Barrett fields questions from Ronni Kurtz and Samuel Parkison about his new book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit (Baker). They…
Read MoreLloyd-Jones, Cultural Problems, and the Power of the Gospel
The explosion of the German V1 rocket shook the spine of the historic Westminster Chapel, jolting the congregation to its feet. Seconds earlier, the rumble of the rocket’s engine had…
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