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Reasonable Faith Podcast

A Muslim's Four Objections to the Trinity Part One

Reasonable Faith Podcast

William Lane Craig

Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Society & Culture, Christianity

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 4 November 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Dr. Craig responds to a Muslim scholar's four objections to his view of the Trinity.

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0:00.0

Hello, this is William Lane Craig. Here at Reasonable Faith, we are in the midst of our

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Remember, this offer goes until December 31st at midnight,

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so I hope that you'll consider this and be a part of our fall

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matching grant campaign. Bill recently Dr. Khalil Andani, a Harvard-trained philosopher

0:48.0

of religion and a Muslim, presented four points against your view of the Trinity

0:52.9

that we'll examine today. He did this on YouTube.

0:56.5

And, you know, it appears that he tried to represent you accurately. And you went through your

1:02.8

material. And that, of course, is always appreciated. But then it's another matter to properly

1:08.5

understand your views.

1:18.4

Quite right, Kevin. I do think Dr. Andani has done a respectable job of trying to understand the view that he's criticizing and not just engaging in Muslim polemics. However, I do think

1:27.2

that in his four points, all of which are very interesting,

1:31.4

there are some really serious misunderstandings. And so I hope that the video today will help

1:37.4

to clear those up. Bill, I'm Donnie claims that your view of the Trinity is, as he says,

1:42.4

out of the mainstream of Christian theology.

1:45.7

Is he right about that? And does it even matter? I think my view is out of the mainstream.

1:51.6

I defend what I call the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. I am convinced that within the pages

1:59.2

of the New Testament, we find a primitive doctrine of the Trinity, which consists of two theses.

2:06.6

Number one, that there is exactly one God, and number two, that there are exactly three persons,

2:15.6

Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, who are properly called God.

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