Re: [TruthTalk] Why the Eternal Sonship of Christ Matters to Me

[Judy Taylor]

jt: It's a good thing they are not "depending on historic Christianity" Lance also that Terry is smart enough not to be trapped by a "trick question"  This "Eternal Fatherhood" comes from the same source of "historic Christianity" as the "Eternal Sonship" doctrine IMHO.  Ppl just put words together willy nilly seemingly without the wisdom of the Lord in any of it.   God was married to Israel, He was a Husband to her.  He calls Himself the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob and this is how He introduced Himself to Moses at the burning bush [Ex 3:6; Matt 22:36; Mk 12:26, Lk 20:37; Ac 7:32]; they were joined by Covenant through Abraham.   God has just one Son, the ONLY begotten one with a human body who called Him Father [even though angels are referred to as sons also since He is the Father of spirits] along with many adopted children who are Born Again or born of the Spirit in Christ.  Old Covenant ppl call Him God.  We need to allow Him to define Truth rather than "historic Christianity" because they have been deceived too many times.     On Tue, 4 Jan 2005 05:28:07 -0500 "Lance Muir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: To me "I don't know' is beginning to mean that 'the David', Terry, Izzie, (don't know where the 'Slade contingent' shakes out on this) are not only NOT informed by historic Christianity but, are kinda makin' it up as they go along. After all, if one has a Bible, the Spirit of God and, a mind then, why bother with that which has gone before?   From: Terry Clifton In a message dated 1/3/2005 4:35:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What does I don't know mean to you? I honestly do not know.  I suppose that you could say He became a father when He created angels, and there is some justification for that in scripture.  You could also say He became a father when He created Adam and Eve.  The only certainty I see is that He became the Father of Jesus when His Holy Spirit impregnated Mary. Terry So you don't believe in the Eternal Fatherhood of God?  JD