Then why does scripture refer to the Seven Spirits of God? iz -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2005 4:04 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] Apologetic for the eternal sonship of Christ
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]> >> Reply-To: [email protected] >> 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. >>> ============================================================================ >>> >>> >> 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 >> > > > ---------- > "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you > may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) > http://www.InnGlory.org > > If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have > a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. > ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed. ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
