In Perspectives on the Trinity: Eternal Generation and Subordination in Tension (TH361), Drs. Wayne Grudem, Millard Erickson, Fred Sanders, Bruce Ware, and Kevin Giles explore a major question about the Trinity: Is God the Son subordinate to God the Father in eternity, or not? While Jesus certainly seemed to be subordinate to God during His earthly ministry, was this the case before His incarnation? Afterward? Each contributor lays out his perspective on the issue that affects our understanding of who God is, what the Bible teaches, and what the historic church has taught. The activities resource for this course includes additional videos by Drs. Michael Bird and Scott Harrower, helping to frame the background and significance of this topic.
Introduction
Introduction
Introducing the Course
4m
Fred Sanders
Introducing the First Speaker and Summary Statement
1m
Eternal Generation and the Metaphor of Sonship
5m
Immanent Form of Economic X
9m
Gender and God
8m
Ideas that Stick
5m
Eternal Generation Plus Fittingness
3m
Kevin Giles
Introducing the Second Speaker
2m
Summary Statement: Giles
2m
History of the Doctrine of the Eternal Generation of the Son: Part 1
8m
History of the Doctrine of the Eternal Generation of the Son: Part 2
7m
The Generation of the Son in the Nicene Creed: Part 1
8m
The Generation of the Son in the Nicene Creed: Part 2
9m
The Biblical Basis for the Doctrine of the Eternal Generation of the Son: Part 1
7m
The Biblical Basis for the Doctrine of the Eternal Generation of the Son: Part 2
8m
Augustine on the Relationship between Eternal Self-Differentiation and Temporal Sending
5m
Millard Erickson
Introducing the Third Speaker
1m
Summary Statement: Erickson
2m
Eternal Authority but Temporal Submission: Part 1
8m
Eternal Authority but Temporal Submission: Part 2
4m
A Challenge to This View: Part 1
7m
A Challenge to This View: Part 2
4m
The Practical Value of the Temporal Subordination of the Son: Part 1
7m
The Practical Value of the Temporal Subordination of the Son: Part 2
5m
Bruce Ware
Introducing the Fourth Speaker
1m
Summary Statement: Ware
2m
Two Pillars of Trinitarian Theology
10m
The Primacy of the Father
10m
The Agency of the Son
10m
The Empowering of the Spirit
10m
Answering Objections and Conclusion
10m
Wayne Grudem
Introducing the Fifth Speaker
1m
Summary Statement: Grudem
1m
Submission prior to the Incarnation: Part 1
6m
Submission prior to the Incarnation: Part 2
6m
Submission prior to the Incarnation: Part 3
8m
Submission after the Ascension
9m
Other Theologians Who Hold to Eternal Submission of the Son to the Father
6m
Points of Clarification
7m
Opponents: Undermining the Trinity by Confounding the Persons