RE: [TruthTalk] Why the Eternal Sonship of Christ Matters to Me

[Jonathan Hughes]

Terry,   The Trinity is the relationship as one of the Father, Son and Spirit eternally.  It is who God is.  To deny the eternal sonship of the Son is to deny the Trinity existing eternally.  It means there is no Father, and no Son prior to the incarnation with no Spirit mediating between them both.  To speak of it in a different fashion than Father, Son and Spirit is to speak of a different Trinity, one not associated with historic, orthodox Christianity.  What would be opinion would be any viewpoint that disagrees with the historic orthodox view of the Trinity.  If you believe in the Trinity, and you have given no evidence that you do, then you would affirm the eternal sonship of Christ.   Jonathan   From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Sunday, January 02, 2005 7:36 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Why the Eternal Sonship of Christ Matters to Me   Jonathan Hughes wrote: Judy,   I believe that there is a barometer built into Christianity that helps us to identify heresy.  I believe that that barometer is the Trinity.  When people deny the eternal sonship of Jesus Christ they are denying the Trinity.  ============================================ I deny the eternal sonship and I believe in the Trinity.  Maybe you should specify that this is just an  opinion? Terry --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.818 / Virus Database: 556 - Release Date: 12/17/2004