947:, meaning that God exists as one "substance" but three "Persons": The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, and with God the Father being the Head. This, however, is disputed by other scholars, according to whom Tertullian taught only the Father is truly God, as only he is eternal and not derived from any other substance, as the Son and Holy Spirit are. Tertullian was also discussing the relations of Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son. including the notion of procession "from the Father through the Son".
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were affirming the belief in "God the Father (Almighty)", the primary reference being to "God in his capacity as Father and creator of the universe". This did not exclude the fact that "eternal father of the universe was also the Father of Jesus the Christ" nor that he had even "vouchsafed to adopt
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But when the fullness of time had come, God sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law, so that we might receive adoption as sons. And because you are sons, God has sent the Spirit of his Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!” So you are no
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rather than metaphorical interpretations of various questions about relations between the Father and the Son. Christian sense of participation in the eternal relationship of Father and Son, through Jesus Christ, is symbolically represented by the notion that
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was chosen to coin the name of the discipline because
Paterology involves particular studies of the person of God the Father, and the works of the Father. In both the Old Testament and New Testament the term "Father" when used for God is a
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This article is about
Patriology as a discipline in Christian theology. For patriological aspects of various gods and deities in some other religions, see
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recognize us; You, O Lord, are our father; our redeemer of old is your name." According to
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Paterology is primarily based on the study and interpretation of
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longer a slave, but a son, and if a son, then an heir through God.
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Paul's Way of Knowing: Story, Experience, and the Spirit
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765:, Paterology is closely related to
563:Members Church of God International
1408:. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publishers.
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1275:The Harvard Theological Review
573:The New Church (Swedenborgian)
518:Nondenominational Christianity
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2250:History of Christian theology
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3060:Baptism with the Holy Spirit
1258:Barackman, Floyd H. (2001).
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3228:Love of God in Christianity
3096:Christian reconstructionism
2864:Priesthood of all believers
1785:extra Ecclesiam nulla salus
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1402:Rippee, Ryan L. (2018).
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952:Christian denominations
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1148:Olson & Hall 2002
891:speak of and to God.
879:. It is not a proper
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3134:Christian perfection
3002:Evangelical Catholic
2886:Conditional election
2804:Evangelical theology
2443:Apostolic succession
1759:Conditional Security
1375:Hall, Christopher A.
415:Independent Catholic
3299:Christianity portal
3268:Unlimited atonement
3075:Prosperity theology
2906:Unlimited atonement
2618:Cataphatic theology
2523:Papal infallibility
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999:God in Christianity
696:Christianity portal
553:Jehovah's Witnesses
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27:. For study of the
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2969:Believer's baptism
2702:Oriental Orthodoxy
2613:Apophatic theology
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1849:Ordo salutis
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1128:
1121:O'Grady 1992
1116:
1104:
1099:, p. 2.
1092:
1080:
1075:, p. X.
1068:
1056:
1044:
1032:
1019:Unitarianism
1014:Sabellianism
986:
983:Nicene Creed
976:
964:
959:
955:
949:
932:
922:
919:
906:
900:
896:metaphysical
893:
881:name for God
871:
859:
853:
849:
839:
808:
779:Pneumatology
758:
754:
738:
734:
733:
600:Civilization
440:
433:
426:
419:
410:Old Catholic
390:
248:Universalism
171:New Covenant
107:Resurrection
51:Christianity
3253:Omniscience
3243:Omnipotence
3233:Love of God
3087:(Calvinist)
3070:Glossolalia
2946:High church
2826:Sola gratia
2668:Tabor Light
2653:Proskynesis
2638:Metousiosis
2633:Gnomic will
2518:Natural law
2493:Josephology
2483:Indulgences
2348:Apologetics
2315:Reformation
2310:Renaissance
2223:Tribulation
2106:Historicism
2098:Eschatology
1796:Forgiveness
1717:Soteriology
1655:Holy Spirit
1639:Incarnation
1557:Christology
1495:Inspiration
1380:The Trinity
1188:Tertullian
1171:Tertullian
1160:Osborn 2003
1073:Rippee 2018
1049:Rippee 2018
783:Holy Spirit
775:God the Son
767:Christology
735:Paterology,
488:Pentecostal
370:(full list)
344:Reformation
309:Constantine
228:Christology
218:Apologetics
211:Holy Spirit
132:Foundations
102:Crucifixion
3321:Patriology
3315:Categories
3170:Anabaptism
3106:Free Grace
2951:Low church
2583:Veneration
2528:Priesthood
2438:Absolution
2378:Missiology
2368:Homiletics
2290:Iconoclasm
2275:Patristics
2242:Historical
2218:Soul sleep
2159:Apocalypse
2154:Antichrist
2056:Historical
2026:Missiology
2014:Confession
1885:Repentance
1875:Redemption
1823:Imputation
1816:Prevenient
1764:Conversion
1729:Absolution
1552:Paterology
1547:Attributes
1478:Systematic
1242:Kelly 2006
1230:Kelly 2006
1218:Kelly 2006
1109:Scott 2008
1097:Mills 1990
1025:References
950:Different
941:Tertullian
889:Christians
868:Mark 14:36
769:(study of
739:Patriology
548:Irvingians
513:Waldensian
453:Anabaptist
442:Protestant
25:Patriarchy
3165:Adventism
3085:Reformed
2881:Assurance
2819:Sola fide
2772:Adiaphora
2683:Theotokos
2663:Symphonia
2658:Sobornost
2648:Phyletism
2558:Sainthood
2553:Sacrament
2533:Purgatory
2513:Modernism
2503:Mariology
2398:Political
2373:Liturgics
2358:Education
2340:Practical
2255:Orthodoxy
2178:End times
2149:Adventism
2126:Preterism
2040:Episcopal
2019:Eucharist
2009:Sacrament
1905:Synergism
1895:Salvation
1838:Monergism
1744:Atonement
1739:Assurance
1669:Cosmology
1649:Ascension
1487:Scripture
1303:(2006) .
937:chapter 3
655:Symbolism
615:Ecumenism
605:Criticism
483:Moravian
478:Methodist
448:Adventist
319:Augustine
269:Tradition
243:Salvation
112:Ascension
33:Patrology
3201:See also
3126:Wesleyan
2989:Lutheran
2918:Anglican
2643:Phronema
2473:Filioque
2453:Dogmatic
2393:Polemics
2388:Pastoral
2169:Covenant
2121:Futurism
2111:Idealism
2088:Shunning
2073:Koinonia
1986:Theodicy
1959:The Fall
1925:Blessing
1774:Election
1734:Adoption
1707:Theodicy
1692:Humanity
1677:Creation
1515:Exegesis
1505:Canonics
1427:(2000).
1391:(2003).
1377:(2002).
1289:(2004).
993:See also
911:—
877:metaphor
673:Glossary
620:Glossary
503:Reformed
473:Lutheran
458:Anglican
392:Catholic
334:Crusades
324:Ignatius
314:Councils
279:Apostles
184:Theology
97:Ministry
87:Nativity
43:a series
41:Part of
3032:Pietism
3007:Haugean
2961:Baptist
2816: (
2764:General
2678:Theosis
2673:Theoria
2623:Economy
2568:Thomism
2563:Scotism
2498:Liturgy
2325:Pietism
2300:Thomism
2208:Rapture
2133: (
2033: (
1920:Worship
1910:Theosis
1754:Calling
1749:Baptism
1617: (
1602:Trinity
1251:Sources
969:in the
945:Trinity
901:adopted
844:in the
835:Judaism
827:Abraham
683:Outline
660:Worship
640:Outline
630:Liturgy
610:Culture
463:Baptist
403:Eastern
339:Aquinas
264:History
238:Mission
223:Baptism
196:Trinity
92:Baptism
2403:Public
2363:Ethics
2183:Heaven
2051:Bishop
2031:Polity
1682:Angels
1610:Father
987:divine
967:creeds
965:Early
872:Father
864:"Abba"
855:Kyrios
831:Israel
777:) and
771:Christ
694:
650:Sermon
645:Prayer
498:Quaker
382:Nicene
349:Luther
201:Father
161:Church
151:Gospel
77:Christ
31:, see
3158:Other
3101:TULIP
2813:solae
2811:Five
2383:Moral
2270:Canon
2139:Post-
2063:Synod
1806:Grace
1791:Faith
1702:Satan
1629:Logos
1624:Jesus
1319:(PDF)
860:Patḗr
850:Theos
821:, in
811:Bible
759:logos
755:patḗr
751:Greek
741:, in
678:Index
625:Index
398:Latin
284:Peter
166:Creed
156:Canon
128:Bible
72:Jesus
2508:Mass
2188:Hell
2135:Pre-
1949:Adam
887:and
885:Jews
294:Mary
289:Paul
1981:Sin
1615:Son
1535:God
1279:100
1192:5 (
1175:4 (
958:or
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785:as
773:as
737:or
206:Son
191:God
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