Comments on: The Primacy of the Trinity in Theology and Apologetics: Herman Bavinck on Trinitarian Dogma https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/ Reformed Theological Resources Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:36:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 By: Rodney https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/#comment-3511782 Thu, 27 Oct 2016 16:36:57 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=4688#comment-3511782 I have been shown by Jesus through the Holy Ghost not to follow the Trinity Doctrine. He (the Holy Ghost) showed me to ask this question: Where, today or in the history of the church, has the Trinity Doctrine been confirmed by the Holy Ghost? I have been asking everywhere but no one has been able to provide that. I have read letters written by men who came out of the Council of Nicaea and there is no mention of any perceived support from the Holy Ghost. All I get is a list of scriptures and warnings if I don’t believe this.

God is not silent and Jesus said of the Holy Ghost “I will ask the Father, and he will give you another comforter, even the Spirit of Truth.” and He said, “He will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own, but he will speak only what he hears, and he will show you things to come.”

I read the scriptures and did not gleam that “Christ is God” nor did it ever cross my mind as I read and prayed for help. When I believed Him He began to show me things and teach me. He showed a power I could not deny. He showed me the day I was going be chastised by an older Christian friend for saying “God raised Christ from the dead” because I did not understand that “Christ is God”. He had given me a vision before hand and when it was over I realized that Jesus, by the power of God through the Holy Ghost, had shown me before hand the people, the place, the actions of that day. Since then, He has continued to encourage me that I do not have to believe this doctrine. I believe what Jesus said about himself, His Father, and the Holy Ghost.

He has confirmed by the Holy Ghost for me that Christ is the Living Son of the Living God. He showed me in a later vision that those who demand I believe the Trinity doctrine, even in the eloquence of their use of many scriptures, have no confirmation from the Holy Ghost that I should fear them. Therefore I ask, “Where, through you or from anywhere in the history of the church, did the Holy Ghost confirm this doctrine?”

I tell you, the Lord Jesus Christ himself, whom you love, showed me not to believe you without this. The Trinity, he has made clear to me, has been built on human logic and reason.

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By: David https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/#comment-3510105 Sat, 01 Oct 2016 13:38:51 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=4688#comment-3510105 Within the Trinitarian framework, explain or define what you mean by the doctrine of personal properties.

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By: Maris https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/#comment-3501864 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:03:31 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=4688#comment-3501864 what about the “(RD 2.332)” please!! thank you.

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By: Mark Wilkins https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/#comment-3445314 Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:00:39 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=4688#comment-3445314 I’m going through Dr. Ferguson’s “The Trinitarian Devotion of John Owen” so your article was very timely for me!
http://www.amazon.com/Trinitarian-Devotion-John-Godly-Series-ebook/dp/B00O5DYJ5A

I need to be daily praying that my worship and the church I attend grow continually more Trinitarian – full riches from the Father, by the Son, through the Holy Spirit!

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By: Arlano Aquino https://reformedforum.org/primacy-trinity-theology-apologetics-herman-bavinck-trinitarian-dogma/#comment-3444826 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 05:41:50 +0000 http://reformedforum.wpengine.com/?p=4688#comment-3444826 I am learning from your discussion of this subject. Excellent!

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