Beholding the Triune God book 2

Matthew Y Emerson PhD Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary is associate professor of religion at Oklahoma Baptist University He is the author of The Story of Scripture An Introduction to Biblical Theology Between the Cross and the Throne The Book of Revelation and Christ and the New Creation A Canonical Approach to the Theology of the New Testament. Beholding the Triune godna A Concise Guide to the Work of the Trinity and the Doctrine of Inseparable Operations It s crucial that believers understand the work of the Trinity in the world and in their everyday lives. Beholding the Triune godot In this concise introduction to the doctrine of inseparable operations Matthew Emerson and Brandon Smith assert that the three persons of the Trinity are eternally the one God of Scripture and act inseparably in creation salvation and all other acts of God Addressing complex questions such as What does it mean that the Father is one with the Son but is not the same person as the Son they present a refreshing biblical view of the one triune God and his unified work in revelation providence creation salvation mission communion sanctification and judgment Concise yet Presents a historic classic Christian view of the doctrine of inseparable operations Leads readers to deeper wonder and worship through a biblical theological understanding of the Trinity Accessible Resource for Students and Christian Features clear language and a glossary that defines complex theological terms Beholding the Triune God The Inseparable Work of Father Son and SpiritThis book started out very well but ended up being quite weak It opens with a solid definition of the doctrine of inseparable operations But then its main chapters were poorly written The argument itself was hard to trace Examples were offered without clearly drawn conclusions Even popular level questions like Did the Father really turn his face away from his Son on the cross were answered in such a muddled way that I m still not sure what their answer was, Beholding the Triune God book 2 A super important doctrine here when it comes to the Trinity poor execution on this book I d suggest The Trinity An Introduction instead Matthew Y Emerson