Tertullian and Trinity


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EVANGELICAL FAITH: GOD IS ONE IN SUBSTANCE OR ESSENSE WITH THREE DISTINCT PERSONS

Tertullian (AD 160-220): by far siya ang grandfather ng Trinitarian thought. 

Na-develop niya ang isang Trinitarian basis sa pag-unawa ng Dios sa kanyang criticism kay Praxeas, na tinatayuan ang monarchial theology, kung saan ang Father mismo, hindi ang distinct Son, ang naging tao (incarnated) at na-crucify. 

Na-develop niya ang isang model kung saan ang Dios ay isang substance (substantia) na may tatlong distinct persons (persona) bilang part ng kanyang counterresponse doon sa modalism at Gnosticism.

Praise God sa mga taong ginamit Niya noon para maging malinaw sa atin ang katotohanan ngayon. Sambahin natin ang Dios kung sino Siya, paglingkuran at paghariin!

Readings: Evangelical Theology by Michael Bird


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