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Trinity and Incarnation

Dr. Craig, I will begin my question with the obligatory statement that I am a huge fan of your work and have been following you since I was in high school. It was you that led me to studying Philosophy as an undergraduate and then later pursuing a Masters in ...

character and nature of god, divine omniscience, divinity of jesus, incarnation, trinity

Which Divine Person Speaks in the Old Testament?

Hi Dr Craig Is it correct to say that whenever God speaks in the Old Testament such as 'Thus says the LORD' it is usually the Father speaking but on some occasions it may be the Son or the Holy Spirit? Or is it more correct to say it is always the Fat...

divinity of jesus, incarnation, jesus, old testament, trinity

God’s Divided Will?

Hi, Dr Craig's answer to this question left me puzzled about two issues: 1. Dr Craig says, 'there is but one will in Christ' and, with respect to the Trinity, 'Though there are three distinct acts of will, they all will the same thing.' ...

concept of god, divine personhood, divine will, incarnation, personhood, trinity

Jesus, the Only-Begotten of the Father

Greetings and blessings Dr. Craig. Recently I saw for the first time a Reasonable Faith video, where it explains what it means that Jesus is “begotten of the Father”, where the Christian tradition refers to his divinity, and affirms that the bibli...

authority of scripture, begotten, divinity of jesus, incarnation, logic, original sin

Ehrman on Jesus’ Divinity

Bart Ehrman has made the claim that since only John (the last source of the Gospels dated after the previous ones) makes the claim that Jesus is God, and none of the earlier gospels as sources (Matthew, Mark, Luke, Q Source, M Source, L Source) do so, Jesus ne...

christology, divinity of jesus, ehrman, bart, incarnation, trinity, two natures of christ

Zygotic Jesus

Hello Dr. Craig! I want to profoundly thank you for your work, You have been one of the most important means God has used to keep me from backsliding! You have also been my personal hero both intellectually and because of your Christian character. As we wait f...

character and nature of god, divine nature, divine personhood, divinity of jesus, human nature, incarnation

Neo-Apollinarianism and Mind/Body Dualism

I have been listening to your Defenders series on the incarnation of Christ - a wonderful study for the festive season. You propose a model of the incarnation in which the incarnate Christ is omniscient but still has a normal, limited human knowledge. You sugg...

dualism, incarnation, logos, mind, neo-apollinarian christology, omniscience

Does God Know How a Pineapple Tastes?

Dr. Craig,  I have recently been studying Frank Jackson's Knowledge Argument. As you know, it suggests that there is a kind of knowledge that is a posteriori -- an experiential knowledge that cannot be had until the relevant experience is had. This k...

a posteriori experience, incarnation, middle knowledge, non-propositional knowledge, omniscience

Doctrine of Christ (Part 7): The Incarnation (7)

deity of christ, incarnation, two natures of christ

Doctrine of Christ (Part 6): The Incarnation (6)

deity of christ, incarnation, two natures of christ