BIBL 106 Study Guide - Sabellius, Robert Jenson, Trinitarian Formula

• School: Regent University
• Department: Biblical Studies
• Course: BIBL 106
• Professor: Rev. John R. Miller, Ph.D.

Document Summary

Mcgrath states that the scripture does not set out an explicit doctrine of the trinity, but then suggests another understanding. The foundation of the doctrine his found in the pattern of divine activity the father is revealed in. Quizlet - scripture witnesses to a god who demands to be understood as trinity. The scripture bears witness to a god who demands to be understood in a trinitarian manner. Or to remain faithful to the witness to god in the bible, even though the end result is difficult to understand. Irenaeus speaks of the economy of the godhead. 132) each part of the trinity plays a distinct and separate role in salivation. Mcgrath describes sabellianism as a kind of modalism. explain the kind of modalism represented by the teachings of sabellius. Chronological modalism (sabellianism) holds that the one god acts in three different ways during history. God acted in the mode of father in the old testament.