Tag: anti-trinity

“Evangelism 613-617” article review

After reading an article this morning entitled Evangelism 613-617 I had a couple thoughts as well as a eureka moment. I will address the thoughts in this article, and the eureka in a subsequent article. History shows that throughout the…

The Trinity Is A Paradox

The Trinity Is A Paradox by John W. Reeve* The conception of God as Trinity has always been both central and problematic to Christianity, yet “Three persons in one God” summarizes biblical revelation about the nature of the Godhead. Externally,…

God, The Trinity, and Adventistm

An old controversy over the nature of God surfaces again. By Denis Fortin* In the past decade or two, there has been a resurgence of Arianism1 and anti-Trinitarianism in the Christian and even in the evangelical world. But Seventh-day Adventist…

John 8:42 and the Trinity*

        When students of Scripture adopt a theological idea contrary to mainstream understanding, they sometimes invest texts with novel interpretations. These often strain the simple meaning of the text to lay claims to biblical support for their unique beliefs. Such…

Jesus As Begotten**

 Variations of anti-Trinitarian views seem to be erupting on an unprecedented scale, at least in the southeastern United States where I live and work. One element I often encounter is the belief that Christ had some kind of beginning through…

Did Christ Have a Beginning?**

Did Christ Have a Beginning?         In my dialogues with anti-Trinitarian Seventh-day Adventists, I have regularly encountered the assertion that Psalm 2:7 shows that Christ was begotten by the Father prior to the incarnation, in eternity: “‘I will declare the…

2012 Seminary Scholarship Symposium: “Reception of Ellen White’s Trinitarian Statements by Her Contemporaries (1897–1915)”*

2012 Seminary Scholarship Symposium: “Reception of Ellen White’s Trinitarian Statements by Her Contemporaries (1897–1915)” * Presentation Denis Kaiser, Ph.D. student in Adventist Studies and Historical Theology at the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary in Berrien Springs, MI, presented his research on…