Sandy

Lin,
My husband pointed me to Grudem’s Doctrines of the Bibles in which he explains his understanding of the subordination of the Trinity on pp. 113-117.  Basically he states that the Trinity is equal in being but the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in function or role.  IMHO, Grudem has a worldview that is seriously skewed toward hierarchy and is unable to understand that different functions or roles do not necessarily imply subordination.  Therefore, since men and women are different in some ways, in his worldview that would mean there would be a heirarchy of some sort.  He certainly has a skewed view of help as his teaching on ezer clearly shows.Â

The more I look at this teaching, the more concerned I become, first of all as a Christian and second of all, as a member of a SBC church.   AND thanks to some creative teaching by Don (thank you) I understand much more clearly the equality that exists between the Trinity.  I can certainly see how this heresy can lead to teachings such as the JWs on Christ.  Scary stuff.