The Eternal Subordination of the Son Debate: Concluding Reflections (Part 2)
In this final part of my series on the debate concerning the eternal subordination of the Son (ESS), I will identify a few more of the issues that the debate…
Alastair Roberts
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Debate: Concluding Reflections (Part 1)
In an online context, where conversations move at a breakneck speed, we so often fail to carve out time for proper deliberation and reflection. After the firestorm of one debate…
Subordination in Scripture: Indivisible Divine Authority in Mutually Defining Relations
In the previous post in this series, I made some remarks upon the meaning of the term κεφαλή, especially in the context of 1 Corinthians 11:3. Challenging the supposed meaning…
Subordination in Scripture: κεφαλή in 1 Corinthians 11:3
Perhaps the text that is closest to the heart of the ESS (eternal subordination of the Son) debate is found in 1 Corinthians 11:3. The prominence of this text is…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: Reconciling Scripture and Dogma
The proper authority of dogmatic theology is legitimized through the regular demonstration of its truth and power. This can only occur as the authority of dogmatic theology is consistently and…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: The Tension Between Bible and Doctrine
The current debate surrounding the eternal subordination of the Son (ESS) has highlighted a number of existing tensions in evangelical theological circles. Perhaps one of the most significant of these…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son: The Need for Trinitarian Clarity (Part 2)
In the previous post in this series, we began to consider some of the theological concerns that surface in the teaching of those who hold to a form of the…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: The Need for Trinitarian Clarity
Most criticisms of the eternal subordination of the Son (ESS) position have focused upon deficiencies in its Trinitarian theology. In my last post I commented upon some of the problems…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: Subordination
Teasing out the many different threads of the current eternal subordination of the Son (ESS) debate is a daunting task. The sheer range of different positions and issues represented within…
The Eternal Subordination of the Son Controversy: Survey of Some Relevant Material
It has seldom received as public an airing as is now possible in the context of social media, yet controversy surrounding the eternal subordination of the Son position (ESS) is…