EP22 | The Forgotten Person of the Trinity: Recovering God the Father | Ryan Rippee

While Christians spend a great deal of time talking about Jesus and the Holy Spirit, the doctrine of God the Father often remains in the background. What happens when the Father becomes little more than a name in our creeds? In this episode of It's a Theological World After All, host Joshua Farris sits down with pastor and theologian Ryan Rippee to explore this deeply neglected doctrine.

We discuss why the Father has been overlooked in modern theology, how our culture's crisis of fatherhood connects to theological forgetfulness, and what it truly means to receive our identity from Him rather than inventing it ourselves. From the alluring but empty promises of transhumanism to the beauty of experiencing the church as a true family, this conversation reveals why recovering the doctrine of God the Father is vital for the church today. If you want a richer understanding of the Trinity, human identity, and the heart of God, this conversation is for you.

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IN THIS EPISODE:

The Neglected Doctrine: Why historical controversies focused on the Son and Spirit, leaving the Father assumed but largely unexamined.

More Than a Metaphor: Why reducing "Father" to just a human metaphor risks dangerous Trinitarian errors.

The Identity Crisis: How modern culture elevates self created identity to an idol, and how finding our identity as children of God solves this crisis.

Fatherhood and the Church: Healing the cultural crisis of fatherlessness by reflecting God's fatherhood within the community of the church.

Transhumanism and Technology: How the pursuit of autonomous, self created communities through technology is the ultimate rejection of transcendence.

Isaiah 9:6 Explained: Unpacking why the Messiah is called "Everlasting Father" and what it means for the Davidic covenant.

CHAPTERS:

0:00 Intro: The forgotten doctrine of God the Father

2:11 Introducing Ryan Rippee and his upcoming work

4:12 Why is God the Father neglected in modern theology?

8:50 Why Jesus constantly directs our attention to the Father

14:39 Is "Father" just a metaphor?

19:23 Human identity and receiving life from the Father

25:12 The modern idol of self created identity

31:24 Fatherless culture and theological forgetfulness

42:48 The church as a family with refrigerator rights

49:29 Consumerism in the church vs. genuine community

55:33 Transhumanism, technology, and artificial communities

1:13:37 How rejecting the Father distorts freedom and authority

1:20:25 The loss of transcendence and cultural orphanhood

1:26:42 Why is Jesus called "Everlasting Father" in Isaiah 9:6?

1:31:30 One vital thing to remember about God the Father

RESOURCES MENTIONED:

Upcoming books on God the Father by Ryan Rippee (Baker Books and T&T Clark)

Two Ways to Live presentation by Matthias Media

God, Human, Animal, Machine by Meghan O'Gieblyn

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