Patriarchal Trinity

Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.

There have been times in the life of the Church when popular opinion has driven doctrinal choices and when the latest cultural fads have become the foundations for how and why we do church.  Each time that happened in our past, the branch of the church that swallowed the pill whole faded significantly within a couple of generations.

Enter a recent proclamation from a major American denomination regarding the labels we put on the Trinity.  Instead of “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit,” the proposal wanted to add descriptors such as, “Compassionate Mother, Beloved Child, and Life-Giving Womb.”  Why do we need to expand the way we talk about the Trinity?  Because, according to the document, the traditional language is patriarchal.

This is a text book case of a segment of the Church giving into bad theology dictated by the masses and not the Master.  May we ever have the courage to listen to His voice above the din of theirs.

This has been Every Thought Captive.  I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church, and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies.  For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.