Contributor

Fred Sanders

Fred Sanders is a theologian who studies and teaches across the full range of Christian doctrines, but always with a special focus on the doctrine of the Trinity. Since 1999, Fred has taught in the Torrey Honors College, an undergraduate program in the great books, at Biola University. Fred earned an MDiv at Asbury Theological Seminary and a PhD from the Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, CA. Fred has written several books, including The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything, The Triune God, and Fountain of Salvation: Trinity and Soteriology.

Resources from Fred

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Gifts of the Spirit with Fred Sanders

New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 61

Fred Sanders reframes the gifts of the Spirit as Trinitarian ministries given to build, unify, and mature the church, emphasizing that these gifts belong more properly to ecclesiology than to pneumatology.

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The Work of the Spirit with Fred Sanders

New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 48

Explaining the doctrine of the Holy Spirit's work within the Trinity's inseparable operations, Fred Sanders emphasizes that everything God does is a unified work of Father, Son, and Spirit rather than separate actions.

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The Person of the Spirit with Fred Sanders

New Churches Masterclass Season 1 Episode 47

Fred Sanders explores the doctrine of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing that while the Spirit is fully God, His self-revelation in Scripture is intentionally less concrete and more mysterious.

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Theology Masterclass

16 hours 70 videos

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