Last month I spent five Sundays teaching mgpc to sing the Gloria Patri as a doxology (short song of trinitarian praise/affirmation which we sing each week after we’ve stated the Apostles’ Creed or something similar). It was a bit of a struggle, but we got there. Here’s a short story which Nathan Bingham recounts involving …
Substitutionary atonement is sometimes caricatured as an angry father abusing his own son. The son placates the father and brings him around to an attitude he doesn’t want to have… Carl Trueman explores the implications of Christ’s presence at the right hand of the Father and demonstrates the unity and harmony of the Trinity in …
Westminster Shorter Catechism – Lord’s Day 4 Q & A 5 Q Are there more Gods than one? A There is but one only,*1 the living and true God.*2 Q & A 6 Q How many persons are there in the Godhead? A There are three persons in the Godhead: the Father, the Son, and …
Turns out that Saint Nicholas, the historic figure upon whom the benign commercialised Santa Claus is based, was reputed to have given ancient heretic Arius a slap or a punch at the Council of Nicea. Arius’ Trinity denial meant that he found a lasting place on St. Nick’s ‘naughty’ list. Read a bit more about …
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