Matthew Barrett- Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit

Matthew Barrett- Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit

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On today’s Equipping You in Grace show, Dave interviews Matthew Barrett on how our understanding of the Trinity impacts our understanding of the gospel, church history, and the Church’s teaching on the Trinity, along with his book, Simply Trinity: The Unmanipulated Father, Son and Spirit (Baker, 2021).

What you’ll hear in this episode

The biblical definition of the Trinity explained in layman’s terms.
The Dream Team of the Trinity and why they are important.
How our understanding of the Trinity impacts our understanding of the Gospel.
The importance of church history and the Church’s teaching on the Trinity.
What simplicity has to do with the Trinity.

About the Guest

Matthew Barrett is associate professor of Christian theology at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of None Greater, Canon, Covenant, and Christology, and God’s Word Alone. He is also the executive editor of Credo magazine and the host of the Credo podcast.

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Dave Jenkins( Executive Director )

Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah. He is a writer, editor, and speaker living in beautiful Southern Oregon. Dave is a lover of Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology. He serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries, the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine, the Host and Producer of Equipping You in Grace Podcast, and is a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word. He is the author of The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age (G3 Press, 2022), and Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024). You can find him on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, or read his newsletter. Dave loves to spend time with his wife, going to movies, eating at a nice restaurant, or going out for a round of golf with a good friend. He is also a voracious reader, in particular of Reformed theology, and the Puritans. You will often find him when he’s not busy with ministry reading a pile of the latest books from a wide variety of Christian publishers. Dave received his M.A.R. and M.Div through Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.