Of God & the Holy Trinity Overview 1689:ch.2 p.10

1689:ch.2 - Of God & the Holy Trinity

¶3 The Being of God - Trinitarian Relations Ad Intra

• An Introduction to the Bible's Basic Trinitarian Grammar -

The Principle of Sola Scriptura and the Church's Speech about the Triune God

• Sola Scriptura
• Norma Normans
• Norma Normans non Normata
• Norma Normata

The Church's Ordering of Her Praise of the Triune God

• Phase 1: Scriptural Fluency
• Phase 2: Sanctifying Formation
• Phase 3: Satisfying Fellowship

Preparation for Hearing the Bible's Grammar about the Triune God

• Trinitarian Revelation is Progressive
  --- New Testament's Use of the Old Testament

• Trinitarian Fluency is a Process
  --- Old Testament Trinitarian Sketches → New Testament Trinitarian Portraits → Ecclesial Praise

• Trinitarian Discourse is Pattered
  --- Sources → Normed → and Patterned by Scripture

Learning the Bible's Grammar for the Triune God

• Focal Text: Matthew 28:19

• Unpacking the Patterns for Our Trinitarian Discourse
  --- Pattern 1: The Bible's Trinitarian discourse consistently affirms the existence of the one God - "the name"

• • • God is rightly named "God"
• • • God by nature alone "God"
• • • God as self-interpreted "God"

--- Pattern 2: The Bible's Trinitarian discourse consistently identifies the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit with teh one God - "the name of"

• • • The Father is Yahweh
• • • The Son is Yahweh
• • • The Spirit is Yahweh