The Holy Spirit is not just a force. He is a divine person equal with the Father and Son.

Additional Resources:

The Nicene Creed

Gregory of Nazianzus, On the Spirit

Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit

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The names of “Father” and “Son” are not arbitrary names that we ascribe to the 1st and 2nd person of the Trinity. These names reflect the very nature of the relationship between these two persons and their role in the story of Scripture.

Additional Resources:

Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity

Fred Sanders, The Triune God

Marius Victorinus, Theological Treatises on the Trinity, "Letter to Candidus"

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Has the Son of God always existed, or did he come into being at a point in time?

Additional resources:

The Nicene Creed

Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Bk. IV, Ch. 1, "Making and Begetting"

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Why does God the Father come first in the creeds? Because God’s identity as Father is foundational to who he is.

Additional resources:

The Apostles Creed

Michael Reeves, Delighting in the Trinity

C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, Ch. IV Bk. 2, "The Three-Personal God"

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