Not sure, Perry. It depends on how you count, I guess. My answer would
be one, who can be multiple. Though He resides in the hearts of
millions, I do not see Him as millions of Spirits. That make any sense?
Charles Perry Locke wrote:
Terry, how many spirits do you think God has?
Perry
From: Terry Clifton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 11:09:51 -0500
Judy Taylor wrote:
On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 02:10:26 -0400 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
It does not appear that we are talking about just the eternal
Sonship of Christ -- but something that is bigger and even
more important. Judy, please be careful, here, that in your
zeal to disagree with me that you are not misrepresenting your
own beliefs.
jt: I agree with the statement above JD
My belief is that our disagreement most likely goes all the
way back to the council of Nicea in May 325AD where they
eventually agreed to *redefine God* using a Greek word that is
totally unscriptural - For this reason they had problems
getting complete agreement - but the "Berean" bishops finally
caved. This word *"homoousion"* or
substance in the Nicean creed
states that the son is one substance with the Father and the
Spirit is the same substance also from where they get the
procession. Since God is a Spirit this makes no sense at
all; what is it supposed to mean? Maybe DavidM would be
better able to explain it with his background in biology but
it makes no sense to me at all.
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Anyone who claims to fully understand the Godhead is a couple of
bricks short of a load, but as everyone does, I have an opinion, or
better stated, a question. It is this. Why can we all readily agree
that the Holy Spirit can reside in millions of believers all over the
world, but that God, the Father, is limited to being on the throne in
Heaven. Since the Bible itself proclaims that both are Spirits,
cannot they both be in many places at once? Let me even stretch that
a bit. Can the Spirit of the Father not be the Holy Spirit and at
the same time be God the Father AND Jesus, the Christ? It seems to
me that if our God is one God, and yet is plural, that this is how it
must be. God can reside in me and in some Christian in China or
Russia and still be the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. I am
in Christ and Christ is in me and at the same time I am filled with
the Holy Spirit. Anything short of that would be to set limits on the
power of God.
If I am all wet, somebody explain to me what I am missing.
Terry
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