What Was the Trinity Doing on Christmas Day? (Matthew Emerson and Brandon Smith)

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🗓️ 16 December 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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In this episode, Matt Emerson and Brandon Smith explore the doctrine of the inseparable operations of the Trinity and its implications for understanding the Christmas story. Matthew Emerson is coprovost and dean of theology, arts, and humanities at Oklahoma Baptist University. Brandon Smith is chair of the Hobbs School of Theology and Ministry and associate professor of theology & early Christianity at Oklahoma Baptist University. They also co-wrote 'Beholding the Triune God: The Inseparable Work of Father, Son, and Spirit' from Crossway. Read the full transcript of this episode. ❖ Listen to “Common Misconceptions about the Trinity” with Fred Sanders: Apple Podcasts | Spotify If you enjoyed this episode be sure to leave us a review, which helps us spread the word about the show! Complete this survey for a free audiobook by Kevin DeYoung!

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0:00.0	When we think about the Christmas story, our mind typically goes straight to Jesus, the baby
0:08.2	lying in a manger all those years ago. And rightly so. And yet sometimes our focus on the
0:15.1	incarnation of the Son of God can lead us to neglect seeing the crucial role of both the Father
0:20.6	and the Spirit in the
0:22.4	story of Christmas.
0:24.3	In our conversation today, I'm sitting down with Matt Emerson and Brandon Smith to talk
0:28.7	about a little-known doctrine with big implications for how we think and talk about Christmas,
0:34.5	the cross, and a whole lot more. The doctrine known as the inseparable operations
0:39.6	of the Trinity. Over the next few minutes, Matt and Brandon explain what this doctrine is all about,
0:45.6	why it's so foundational to an orthodox understanding of the Trinity and our approach to reading
0:50.5	the Bible, and how it can change the way we view and worship God this Christmas
0:54.9	season and throughout the whole year.
0:58.1	Matt serves as co-provost and Dean of Theology, Arts, and Humanities at Oklahoma Baptist
1:03.4	University, where Brandon also serves as an associate professor of theology and early Christianity.
1:09.6	Together they're the authors of Beholding the Triune God,
1:12.9	the inseparable work of Father, Son, and Spirit from Crossway. Let's get started.
1:23.3	Well, Brandon and Matt, thank you so much for joining me on the Crossway podcast today.
1:27.2	Yeah, thanks for having us.
1:28.0	Glad to do it.
1:29.0	So Christmas is right around the corner, and we thought it would be fun to talk with you two
1:33.7	about what is unquestionably the greatest mystery of our faith, the incarnation.
1:40.6	That's my opinion.
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