Faith & Message

Modalism paints Father, Son and Spirit as three modes or representations of God. Why, asks Conner, would God choose to be represented in only three ways rather than more or less than three unless His was a triune nature?

Was Jesus Christ only a man or is He eternal belonging within the unity of the Godhead? Jesus said “I and the Father are one.”

W. T. Conner defines the four major theories or solutions to what is perceived to be the Trinitarian problem. The Triune Theory is the theory which best depicts the Biblical facts.

W. T. Conner taught that the personality of the Holy Spirit and the Trinity were two doctrines that followed from the deity of Jesus Christ. Students of the Bible will realize that there is life-movement in the Godhead as they learn about Jesus Christ and His personal Spirit.

The Trinity - veiled in the Old Testament in diversity - is distinguishable in the New Testament and in Christian Experience. W. T. Conner helps us to see how the diverse God of the Old Testament impacts our lives as Christians today.

The Trinity is one. The Trinity is diverse. W. T. Conner defends this reality for the Old Testament.

W. T. Conner argued the unity of God is fundamental in Biblical revelation. To drift from this view is to drift from scriptural Christian doctrine.

W. T. Conner upheld an orthodox view of the Trinity in a theological era abandoned to progressive ideology and liberalization. His work deserves our attention.

W. T. Conner reconciled spirituality and worship without succumbing to the pitfalls of early twentieth century Pentecostalism. See how Conner understood the Biblical tension between order and ardor.

According to Conner, spiritual fellowship among believers precedes identity as a church. Are you a vital part of a fellowship of believers?

W. T. Conner’s focus touches on the prophecies of the Spirit’s coming, but he ultimately revels in the power available to believers in the Spirit. Conner does not remain rapt at Pentecost but points on to the Spirit-filled life of service. The Spirit is a sovereign gift given by God to men.

W. T. Conner taught that salvation from beginning to end is attributed to the Spirit of God in relation to Christ. Conner’s warm-hearted evangelical doctrine harmonizes with the New Hampshire Confession and its related confessional statement, the Baptist Faith & Message. Southwestern Seminary’s founder, B. H. Carroll ensured that professors subscribed to such Christ-centered beliefs.

Assurance is rooted in the Spirit of adoption. When believers consciously possess the Spirit of God, W. T. Conner argues, they are delivered from fear and legalism. Believers are more than slaves to law. Believers are adopted children of God. We can be sure of that!

Some assert the relation of the Spirit of God to man’s saving renewal is the great distinguishing mark between mens’ unique understandings of Christian Doctrine. Conner’s assessment brings clarity to the terminology and to the relationship between God’s Spiritual leading and man’s response in faith.

W. T. Conner understood the Spirit’s act of making men realize their sin and seek after righteousness as a personal leading. When we ask “What should we do?” the inspired Scriptures reply “Repent and be baptized!”

John chronicles the coming of the Holy Spirit to God’s people (Jn 1:32-34; 15:26; 20:19-23). W. T. Conner helps students see the Spirit as Christ’s spiritual presence.

Jesus was baptized, worked miracles, and preached in the anointing of the Holy Spirit. Learn from W. T. Conner the danger of rejecting the Spirit of God.

W. T. Conner taught that the Spirit of God is a personal helper or companion. He has a mind, feelings, and a will. We experience Him personally through holiness, guidance, and calling.

We often read about the Spirit of God in the Old and New Testament. Discover the energy and power of God as we unpack the nature of the Holy Spirit.

What do we mean when we talk about the “Spirit” of God? W. T. Conner answers this question by looking at the Bible’s use of the term.

God’s essence is spiritual. The Spirit of God is divine in both Old and New Testaments of the Bible. To understand God’s Spirit personally we must see Him in relationship with God the Father and God the Son, the reflection of God’s glory.

W. T. Conner taught that unless God was at the same time over and above the world yet integral to and in the world, the world was godless. Rest assured, God is working out His purpose of redemption in the world through His Son, Jesus Christ.

W. T. Conner argues that Biblical writers represent God’s preservation of the universe as one of His specific functions in relation to the world. Discover why God holds all things together.

God created the heavens and the earth. He willed the universe into being, and the Bible is the valid account of His creative act.

Is love an incidental characteristic in God’s nature, or is it necessary? Discover the answer as W. T. Conner develops three ways God’s love relates to His nature.