podcast 242 – Dr. Beau Branson on the Monarchy of the Father – Part 4
A summary of Dr. Branson's case and an argument against biblical unitarian theology.

A summary of Dr. Branson's case and an argument against biblical unitarian theology.
Was 381 the dawn of imperially enforced confession of a triune God?
Is the first Catholic conciliar statement about a tripersonal God in the late 9th c.?
Can one be a trinitarian without believing in a tripersonal God?
"What bothers me most is the rhetorical move you're making with this claim that everyone before Nicea (or so) was a 'Unitarian.'"
Some friendly disagreements about the prodigal son, women in Luke, and the deity of Christ in Luke.
The first ever Jewish and Christian commentary on a biblical book.
Some reasons why we should think that the New Testament writers don't believe that Jesus literally existed before his time in the womb.
Is the "extra Calvinisticum" both biblical and theologically helpful?
The "extra Calvinisticum" and the coherence of Chalcedonian christology.
Requirements and benefits for members.
A leading Christian philosopher explains his "Social" Trinity theory.
Would a God who is a single Person fail to be perfect?
When a NT author claims that Jesus fulfills an OT text which is about God, is that his way of saying that Jesus is God?
A conversation about the New Testament on God, Jesus, and worship.
Is the New Testament position that Christians should only worship God himself?
Did you know that "Trinity" has long been an ambiguous term?
"The Lord" is ambiguous in the NT, though not in the OT.
Is Jesus referred to as "God" in the Bible, and if so, does this mean that Jesus is the one God himself?
Can these obvious truths pop the bubbles of various theological and christological speculations?
Can these trim off the fat of excess speculations?
If God made us to form true beliefs, why do we form false beliefs?
Should everyone know these truths?
Are some truths really self-evident?
Is it true that Peter was the first Pope?
Does Calvinism make God the "author of evil"? Dr. Bignon argues that this charge will not stick.
Is compatibilism about human freedom the key to defending Calvinism?
Have either of two philosophically astute bloggers refuted the Challenge to "Jesus is God" Apologists?
Is saying that the NT "includes Jesus in the divine identity" clearer than saying in the NT "Jesus is God"?
Is the idea of "divine identity" the key to understanding New Testament christology?