Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son, and Spirit

by Matthew Barrett, Scott Swain (Foreword by)

Overview

What if the Trinity we've been taught is not the Trinity of the Bible? In this groundbreaking book, Matthew Barrett reveals a shocking discovery: we have manipulated the Trinity, recreating the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in our own image.

With clarity and creativity, Barrett mines the Scriptures as well as the creeds and confessions of the faith to help you rediscover the beauty, simplicity, and majesty of our Triune God. You will be surprised to learn that what you believe about the Trinity has untold consequences for salvation and the Christian life. To truly know God, you must meet the One who is simply Trinity.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781540900074
Publisher:	Baker Publishing Group
Publication date:	03/16/2021
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

Matthew Barrett is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of None Greater, Canon, Covenant, and Christology, and God's Word Alone. He is also the executive editor of Credo magazine and the host of the Credo podcast.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 11

Foreword Scott R. Swain 13

1 Trinity Drift 17

Part 1 How Did We Drift Away? 41

2 Can We Trust the God of Our Fathers? Retrieving Biblical Orthodoxy 43

3 Since When Did the Trinity Get Social? The Manipulated Trinity 67

Part 2 How Do We Find Our Way Home? 95

4 How Does God Reveal Himself as Trinity? Eternity and the Mystery of the Gospel 97

5 Why Must God Be One to Be Three? Simply Trinity 125

6 Is the Son Begotten from the Father? Paternity and Filiation, Part 1 155

7 Is Eternal Generation Central to the Gospel? Paternity and Filiation, Part 2 179

8 Is the Son Eternally Subordinate to the Father? A Son Worthy of Worship 213

9 Is the Spirit Spirated? Spiration 261

10 Do Father, Son, and Spirit Work Inseparably? Communion with the indivisible Trinity 287

Conclusion 317

Glossary 319

Notes 326

Bibliography 352