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  • Trinitarian Solutions to Problems of Mere Monotheism?

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    Fred Sanders
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    Sometimes the doctrine of the Trinity is presented as if it is the solution to the problems that would surface in mere (unipersonal) monotheism. A merely unipersonal deity, it is said, could not be love, and therefore only on the grounds of Trinitarian revelation could the message that God is love be proclaimed. Or a…

  • “Economic Form of Immanent X” (LOGOS Mobile Ed)

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    Fred Sanders
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    Last summer (pretty much exactly one year ago) there was a mostly-online discussion of the doctrine of the Trinity in evangelical circles. It was a fast-moving, multi-platform scuffle on many fronts. There was a lot of heat, and also a lot of light, and several exceptionally good blog posts written. Here’s a good, linked bibliography.…

  • Oneness Pentecostalism Article in Spanish

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    Fred Sanders
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    In 2006 I wrote an analysis of the movement known as Oneness Pentecostalism (sometimes called Apostolic or Jesus-Only), a form of non-Trinitarian teaching about Jesus. I wrote that article, and made it freely available on the web, because I consider Oneness teaching to be a serious error which I would like to protect the churches…

  • I Will Set You Straight

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    Fred Sanders
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    Everything you think you know about the Trinity is wrong. It’s been wrong for a long, long time; centuries, actually. But what I am about to tell you will set you straight once and for all. I will show you mysteries you have not known. And by the time I’m done, you will finally understand…

  • So Send I You

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    Fred Sanders
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    At the end of John’s Gospel, the risen Christ says to the disciples: “As the Father has sent me, even so I am sending you.” It’s such a stark statement that, when I get to preach on this text, I usually spend about half the sermon explaining what Jesus didn’t mean by it. Our sending-out…

  • “Why So Much Preaching Is Lost Among Us”

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    Fred Sanders
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    The Puritan Isaac Ambrose (1604-1664) wrote a large book called Looking Unto Jesus. If I call it a devotional book, you’ll simply need to upgrade your notion of what a devotional book could be, or the condition to which all devotional books should aspire. Ambrose wrote it with the design of placing the mind of…

  • A Few Writing Tips

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    Fred Sanders
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    Some tips on writing that I posted on a friend’s blog back in 2010, but which have gone missing from the internet since then. Lightly revised and updated, they still represent my best advice about the craft of writing. 1. Read for craft. Once you’ve got it in your head that you want to be…

  • Dennis Kinlaw and Christ-Like Love

    Dennis Kinlaw and Christ-Like Love

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    Joe Henderson
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    Last week during Holy Week, God called home one of his followers, Dennis Kinlaw (June 26, 1922—Monday, April 10). (Read the announcement here.) During the 1970’s and 80’s, Dr. Kinlaw served as the president of Asbury College,  a Christian liberal arts school with roots in the Wesleyan Holiness tradition. Soon after he became president (in…

  • The Triune God: A Video Study

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    Fred Sanders
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    If you’d like to hear –nay, see— my lectures on The Triune God (Zondervan, 2016), then here’s some good news: we recorded them. Professionally produced, the brand new Video Study (also called The Triune God) features 2 hours and 35 minutes of me talking through the material that went into the book. It’s nine sessions…

  • Father and Son at the Cross

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    Fred Sanders
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    This is my last post in a series of theological preparations for Easter. The first post was about God experiencing death on the cross, and the second was about the two natures of Christ. I’m not trying to clutter up your Holy Week with theology homework. I hope you’ll be attending special services at church,…

  • How the Real Word Really Became Real Flesh

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    Fred Sanders
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    I’m no Bible Answer Man or anything, but I get a lot of questions around Easter time. How can God be unchanging if the Son became Jesus? What happened to the Trinity while the Son was dead? How could God the Father and God the Son be divided on the cross? How can you say…

  • God Died on the Cross

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    Fred Sanders
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    You may be looking for an earlier article with the same title. In the days leading up to Good Friday, I’m going to post a few theological answers to questions I get every year around this time. The answers will be unblushingly doctrinal, so prepare to put your thinking caps on. This little series isn’t…