#155 – Who is God? - God the Father

Jen Wilkin, JT English, and Kyle Worley continue their discussion on the doctrine of God by talking about God the Father.

Questions Covered in This Episode:

• Continuing the discussion from our last episode, let’s talk about the economic trinity and immanent trinity.
• When we refer to God the Father, we refer to him as the first person of the Godhead: What does that mean?
• Who created God the Father?
• From where and when has God the Father come?
• What does it mean to say that God is eternally unbegotten?
• How is God the Father related to God the Son and God the Spirit?

Helpful Definitions:

• God Ad Extra / Economic Trinity: What God Does.
  • A view of the Trinity focused on God in the history of redemption, or the functional acts (economies) of the Godhead in the creation and salvation of the world; this perspective is distinguished from that of the immanent Trinity.
• God Ad Intra / Immanent Trinity: Who God is.
  • The view that centers on the Trinity in and of Himself, or the internal relations between the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit as present (immanent) only to Himself (c.f. Jn 1:1-2,18); this perspective is distinguished from that of the economic Trinity. 
• Eternally Unbegotten: The Father’s unique attribute in relation to the Son and the Spirit: The Father is the first origin of all things and without origin himself. All things are from the Father, through the Son, and by the Spirit.
• Perichoresis (περιχώρησις): The mutual relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. 

Resources Mentioned in This Episode:

• “Delighting in the Trinity” by Michael Reeves
• Romans 8:15, Hebrews 12:6

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