Trinitarian Heresies | Justin Holcomb | Theo Global

In this presentation, Dr. Justin Holcomb surveys historical challenges and misunderstandings of the Trinity, explaining what was lost in their concepts. He provides examples and lessons from both today and from history that clarify the doctrine of the Trinity, as well as its centrality and relevance in Christianity. He explores how our understanding of Jesus’ work in salvation closely relates to our understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity. THEO GLOBAL JOURNAL Get your copy of the Theo Global Journal, including this presentation and other papers from the 2024 symposiums https://solamedia.org/tgjournal/ 1:00 - Understanding the Trinity matters in our worship  3:15 - I. The Doctrine of the Trinity 4:50 - II. What is Heresy? What is a Hertic? 6:30 - III. Sabellianism - God was one actor, with three masks 9:30 - Sabellianism: Who died on the cross? Who did Jesus pray to?  13:00 - Marcion and Monotheism 15:45 - Orthodox Response: Hippolytus, Tertullian, Origen 16:30 - Modalism’s significance today and Oneness Pentecostalism 18:30 - Sabellianism undermines Christ’s Atonement and is wrongly attributed to Christianity by Islam, Mormonism, and Jehovah’s Witnesses.  20:00 - VI. Arianism - the Son is a lesser being / lesser god than the Father 22:30 - Paul of Samosata - Adoptionism 23:00 - Origen’s lack of clarity and two streams of thought 24:30 - Looking at Arius’ thought: The Son as the highest creature. There was a time “when the Son was not.” 28:15 - The Apostle’s Creed condemns Arianism 29:25 - Why is this relevant to salvation, Christ’s mediation, and our worship? 32:15 - The beauty and goodness of Trinitarian worship 34:45 - The doctrine of the Trinity - why does it matter so much? Without it, what do we lose?  Rev. Dr. JUSTIN HOLCOMB is a Senior Fellow with Theo Global, professor at the Reformed Theological Seminary, and Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Central Florida. He is the author or editor of more than 20 books on historical theology, abuse, and biblical studies. FOLLOW US Newsletter: https://solamedia.org/subscribe/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/solamediaorg/ X/Twitter https://x.com/solamediaorg  Facebook https://www.facebook.com/solamediaorg/ THEO GLOBAL  Theo Global annual symposiums gather brothers and sisters who teach theology in more than 70 seminaries and Bible colleges around the world. Our annual events include South Asia, East Africa, and the Middle East. We are working to expand to Southeast Asia and Latin America in the near future. https://solamedia.org/theoglobal/ WHO WE ARE Sola is home to White Horse Inn, Core Christianity, Modern Reformation, and Theo Global. Our mission is to serve today’s global church by producing resources for reformation grounded in the historic Christian faith. Our vision is to see reformation in hearts, homes, and churches around the world. https://solamedia.org/