John Owen on the economic subordination of God the Son

[Reformed Covenanter]

... The Lord Christ, the Son, in respect of his divine nature, is of the same essence, power, and glory, with the Father, John x. 30. Absolutely, therefore, and naturally, in that respect he is capable of no subordination to the Father or exaltation by him, but what depends on and flows from his eternal generation, John v. 26. ...

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[lynnie]

Whatever happened with the bigger name ESS guys? Did they ever admit maybe they were wrong? Did they dig in their heels about eternal subordinate authority? After Mr R/Patrick settled it for me here, I haven't paid any attention to the debaters. Is the CBMW still mostly diehard ESS?

Nice quote by the way.

 

[Reformed Covenanter]

Whatever happened with the bigger name ESS guys? Did they ever admit maybe they were wrong? Did they dig in their heels about eternal subordinate authority? After Mr R/Patrick settled it for me here, I haven't paid any attention to the debaters. Is the CBMW still mostly diehard ESS?

Nice quote by the way.

The controversy seems to have died down of late. I am not sure if any of the big ESS guys have admitted that they were mistaken, though I may have heard something about Wayne Grudem adjusting at least some aspects of his thinking.