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The Biblical Case for Christological Subordination

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What you'll learn

Key ideas in The Biblical Case for Christological Subordination

  • Submission requires a subject and an object
  • Conflicting wills and psychological fragmentation
  • Distinct center of consciousness
  • Sovereignty cannot be delegated to oneself
  • Biblical hierarchy in 1 Corinthians 11:3
  • Ontological equality as performance
  • The Gethsemane distinction
  • Submission as an ontological proof
  • James 1:13 defines an ontological impossibility for God to experience temptation
  • The Greek word 'monos' (only) functions as an exclusive modifier for the Father
  • The Gethsemane distinction: 'Not my will, but yours' necessitates two separate consciousnesses.
  • Jesus's temptation must be genuine for his high priesthood to be valid, which requires the possibility of failure
  • If Jesus were God, the wilderness encounter would be a logical contradiction of God's nature
  • Jesus distinguishes himself from the 'only true God' by identifying as the one 'sent' by Him
  • Submission as an ontological proof: God cannot be subject to himself without violating the concept of sovereignty.
  • Omniscience is an essential, non-transferable attribute of the one true God
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The Logic of Two Wills

If one person possessed two opposing wills at the exact same moment, what would be the logical result for their identity?

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Where The Biblical Case for Christological Subordination takes you

An advanced scriptural analysis of the distinction between the Father and the Son, examining the biblical evidence for Jesus as the literal Son of God rather than the Almighty himself.

  1. 1

    The Foundation of Distinction

    • The Ontology of the Two Wills
    • The Shema and Messianic Monotheism
  2. 2

    The Old Testament Precedents

    • The Davidic Prototype and Psalm 110
    • Wisdom and the Firstborn of Creation
  3. 3

    Re-evaluating the Johannine Hard Sayings

    • The Logos and the Prologue
    • The 'I Am' and Pre-existence
  4. 4

    The Exaltation and Delegated Authority

    • The Gift of the Name
    • The High Priest and the Mediator
  5. 5

    The Final Subjection

    • The Kingdom Handover
    • Addressing 'God' as a Title for the Son

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