God With Us and Without Us, Volume Two: The Beauty and Power of Oneness in Trinity

by Imad N. Shehadeh

Overview

While volume 1 stressed the inevitability of Oneness in Trinity, this second volume of God With Us and Without Us demonstrates the beauty and life-transforming power of Oneness in Trinity. The nature of the eternal relationship between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit stands in contrast with the nature of God in Absolute Oneness. Dr Imad N. Shehadeh elucidates through careful argumentation and detailed critical thinking, why Oneness in Trinity is to be prized and what God would look like if He were not triune. By addressing the beauty and power of Oneness in Trinity, this book deepens our understanding of the Trinity as the solid foundation of all other doctrines. Dr Shehadeh explains the eternal activity of God outside creation, i.e., without us, as the stimulus of His activity within creation, i.e., with us. Dr Shehadeh also addresses the theological debate concerning the eternal generation of the Son and the eternal procession of the Holy Spirit. Most importantly however, this book convinces us of, and magnifies for us, the life-transforming power of the triune God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781783687138
Publisher:	Langham Creative Projects
Publication date:	10/31/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	458
File size:	4 MB

Table of Contents

1. Frequently Asked Questions
2. Biblical Passages Studied
3. Foreword
4. Introduction: More Passion for the Trinity
5. The Difference between Old Testament Oneness and Absolute Oneness
   
   1. Introduction
   2. God’s Desire to Be Known
   3. God’s Trustworthiness
   4. God’s Initiative to Save Human Beings from Their Fallen Condition
   5. The Nature of the Activity of God’s Attributes Continual Activity
   6. God’s Activity With Us Stemming from His Activity Without Us
   7. God’s Revelation of Plurality within His Oneness
   8. Conclusion
   
   
   
   
6. The Activity of the Attributes of God Without Us
   
   1. Introduction
   2. The Reality of the Activity of God’s Attributes Without Us
   3. Classification of the Attributes of God
   4. Eight Themes of the Activity of God’s Attributes Without Us
   5. Conclusion
   
   
   
   
7. The Activity of the Attributes of God With Us
   
   1. Introduction
   2. The Reality of God’s Attributes With Us
   3. Eight Themes of the Activity of God’s Attributes With Us
   4. Conclusion
   
   
   
   
8. The Significance of the Name “Father” and the Name “Son”
   
   1. Introduction
   2. The Importance of Names in the Bible
   3. Sonship in God is Superior to Human Sonship
   4. Sonship in God is the Source of Human Sonship
   
   
   
   
9. Eternal Generation or Eternal Sonship?
   
   1. Introduction
   2. Support for Eternal Generation
   3. Other Difficulties with Eternal Generation
   4. Conclusion
   
   
   
   
10. The Significance of the Name “Holy Spirit”
    
    1. The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament
    2. The Holy Spirit in the New Testament
    3. Synthesis: The Significance of the Name “Holy Spirit”
    
    
    
    
11. The Procession of the Holy Spirit: Single or Double?
    
    1. Introduction
    2. Historical Background
    3. Arguments for Single Procession
    4. Arguments for Double Procession
    5. Another Biblical Look at the Procession of the Holy Spirit
    6. Summary and Conclusion
    
    
    
    
12. The Manifestation of the Trinity in Christ’s Submission to God
    
    1. Introduction
    2. General Principles Related to God Without Us
    3. General Principles Related to God With Us
    4. Special Cases
    5. Conclusion on the Submission of Christ to God
    
    
    
    
13. The Purpose of God in Coming to Us in the Flesh
    
    1. Introduction
    2. The Reality of Absolute Beginning
    3. God’s Relational Nature
    4. God’s Resulting Creation
    5. God’s Continual Light
    6. God’s Genuine Invitation
    7. The Earned Sonship to God
    8. God’s Humble Work
    9. God’s Rich Grace
    10. The Promised Vision of God
    11. Conclusion on John’s Prologue
    
    
    
    
14. The Humility of God in Coming to Us in the Flesh
    
    1. Introduction
    2. The Reason for Adopting the Thinking of Christ
    3. The Method of Communicating the Humility of God
    4. Christ’s Self-Emptying
    5. Summary and Conclusion
    
    
    
    
15. The Life-Transforming Power of the Trinity
    
    1. Introduction
    2. The Life-Transforming Power of the Trinity in Humanity’s Relationship to God
    3. The Life-Transforming Power of the Trinity in Humanity’s Relationship to Their Fellow Human Beings
    4. The Power behind the Life-Transforming Power of the Trinity
    
    
    
    
16. Bibliography
17. Complete Scripture Index

Editorial Reviews

Imad Shehadeh has provided a thorough biblical, theological, and philosophical presentation of the nature and attributes of God. The two volumes reflect careful scholarship as well as a well-reasoned presentation. He is both fair and faithful in setting forth the God of the Bible.

Mark L. Bailey, PhD

Senior Professor of Bible Exposition

President, Dallas Theological Seminary,

Dallas, Texas, USA

In this work, Dr Imad Shehadeh introduces a topic of interest to any serious reader of Christian theology or other epistemological or philosophical sciences that are concerned with the nature of God. This is a mustread and deserves re-reading and serious study of all its pages. It will impose a mandatory study by any Christian theologian. This work deserves to be a model for influential theological research in its surroundings. Indeed, according to the author’s introductory word, it is “a journey of reflection and discovery of the true and eternal nature of God.”

Milad Dagher, PhD

Director,

Christian Alliance Institute of Theology,

Beirut, Lebanon

The appeal of this work to the believer in Oneness in Trinity is to cease from viewing the Trinity as a problem to be solved. This is a call to see the Trinity as a beauty to be continually discovered and enjoyed. The appeal of this book to adherents of Absolute Oneness is to begin the journey of trust in the perfection, equality and harmony of all God’s attributes. This is a very valuable work. People interacting with “Absolute Oneness” need to rejoice in the Trinity rather than to fear trying to explain it. This will greatly help many people, and will bring much glory to Father, Son and Holy Spirit!

Ida Glaser, PhD

International Academic Coordinator,

The Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford, UK

Imad Shehadeh has written an excellent primer on perhaps the most misunderstood teaching of the Christian faith – the biblical doctrine of the trinity. What does it mean to say that the one God is triune? How does this unique understanding of God’s very nature differ from other monotheistic views? Why is it vital to grasp the difference? For Christians, Dr Shehadeh’s readable and thoroughly biblical treatment will deepen and inspire them, not to mention alert them to and guard them from, all too common errors. For non-Christians, this book will usher them to the wondrous beauty and power of the triune vision of God that is the beating heart of the Christian faith.

Duane Litfin, PhD

President Emeritus,

Wheaton College, Wheaton, Illinois, USA

God With Us and Without Us is a foundation stone added to theological research known by Dr Imad Shehadeh. Although much has been written in this area over the years, what distinguishes this work is that it exposes the predicament of non-trinitarian systems in comprehensiveness of research, accuracy of exegesis, use of the original languages of the Bible, and richness of illustrations and tables that aid learner and teacher to address the doctrine of the Trinity. It also reveals the beauty and power of Trinity that leads to a deeper worship of the true God.

Tony Maalouf, PhD

Distinguished Professor of World Christianity and Middle Eastern Studies,

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Dr Imad Shehadeh has journeyed in an expedition through the pages of the Bible to gather everything he could in order to draw a clear picture of the magnificence, awe, and uniqueness of God’s Oneness in Trinity, and produced this precious work.

Maher Samuel, MD

Psychiatrist, Apologist, Lecturer and Author

Middle East Representative, Ravi Zacharias International Ministries

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