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Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Sun Jan 08, 2017 11:13 pm
by Kurieuo
jenna wrote:Kurieuo wrote:Of course, the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary -- that makes Him male.
- Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
so then God the Father is not really His Father? the HS is?
In the sense I think you view such, neither are Jesus' father. Think more in qualitative terms rather than earthly.
I care not to elaborate on that further, unless you wish to argue that the Father is "the Father" because this person in the Godhead impregnated Mary akin to a man impregnating a woman. Such a belief opens up a Pandora's box of wrong beliefs, some of which Muslims accuse Christians of holding.
If you believe such, then I'd first have you make your case for such Scripturally.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:25 am
by jenna
Kurieuo wrote:jenna wrote:Kurieuo wrote:Of course, the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary -- that makes Him male.
- Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
so then God the Father is not really His Father? the HS is?
In the sense I think you view such, neither are Jesus' father. Think more in qualitative terms rather than earthly.
I care not to elaborate on that further, unless you wish to argue that the Father is "the Father" because this person in the Godhead impregnated Mary akin to a man impregnating a woman. Such a belief opens up a Pandora's box of wrong beliefs, some of which Muslims accuse Christians of holding.
If you believe such, then I'd first have you make your case for such Scripturally.
as you say, i care not to elaborate further, as my response was not to start another debate. it was to answer a question someone else asked me.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:04 am
by crochet1949
jenna wrote:crochet1949 wrote:crochet1949 wrote:jenna wrote:Kurieuo wrote:Of course, the Holy Spirit impregnated Mary -- that makes Him male.
- Matthew 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was as follows: when His mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, before they came together she was found to be with child by the Holy Spirit.
so then God the Father is not really His Father? the HS is?
It Would mean that Jesus has both a divine and human nature. And THAT was necessary so that His shed blood Would take away our sinfulness and He Could be resurrected from the dead. Because If Jesus were simply another baby being born --he would only have a human nature-- his eventual death would simply be another death/ everyone would Still be dying in their sinfulness. BUT the Fact Is that Jesus was born To Show us the Father (because He WAS the Father, in the flesh).
And Jesus Christ Needed to ascend back up to the Father, so that the Holy Spirit Could come to mankind to indwell each believer at the moment of their salvation.
Jenna -- your response to my explanation --does it make sense? Agree? Disagree?
i agree that Jesus had both a divine and a human nature and that He needed to die for us. but that doesnt really explain the question i asked, sorry.
Take a look at Matthew 1:20 "for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."
And Luke 1:35 "An the angel answered and said to her "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God."
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 9:34 am
by bbyrd009
the sons of God saw that the daughters of humans were beautiful, and they married any of them they chose.
36For they cannot die anymore, because they are like angels and are sons of God, since they are sons of the resurrection.
For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 10:44 am
by bbyrd009
RickD wrote:bbyrd009 wrote:RickD wrote:
Maybe you can do what bbyrd009 failed to do, by making an actual, coherent argument as to why the Trinity isn't biblical.
yikes, someone actually lets you moderate a forum? You are disgusting, and you cannot quote me saying that the Trinity is not Biblical, you silly little man. And you are perfectly aware that my objection is to what men make of it, which is of course your favorite part, so of course you are forced into this antichrist position of belittling and dismissal, rather than face reality, which is that the Trinity as you currently grasp so desperately onto it is a completely pagan understanding, it is just a very thinly veiled attempt at polytheism, and the RCC picked it up at Nicea--or quite early anyway, before that even i think--and you are just a closet Papist, and also quite obviously exposing yourself in your insistence on your pov, so that you can add yourself to your list of gods, which are multiple, and include the Bible, and your own reflection in the mirror.
Ok,
I've had enough of this. One of the perks I get from those who let this disgusting, silly little man be a moderator, is that I can grant members nice vacations.
So, you are hereby granted a 7 day unpaid, man-made vacation.
If you decide to return, and continue on you current path, I can easily arrange a permanent vacation for you.
lol, ok, i prolly had that coming. My apologies.
I think we seek to over-define, "trinity" in this case, to essentially pin down "truth," and make it into a Law that we can then enforce, and you cannot justify the trinity doctrine with a holistic view of Scripture, nor can you witness any fruit of it, it seems to me. While the fruit of division and exclusion is apparent. Imo the Bible intentionally makes this a conundrum, and God is the Head of Christ, but you can't deny that Jesus called Himself "Son of Man," or that "Son of God" is not exclusive to Christ, using Scripture.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:15 am
by crochet1949
Jenna -- seems our line of conversation has been interrupted a bit -- so -- what are your thoughts on those passages.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:42 am
by jenna
crochet1949 wrote:jenna wrote:crochet1949 wrote:crochet1949 wrote:jenna wrote:
so then God the Father is not really His Father? the HS is?
It Would mean that Jesus has both a divine and human nature. And THAT was necessary so that His shed blood Would take away our sinfulness and He Could be resurrected from the dead. Because If Jesus were simply another baby being born --he would only have a human nature-- his eventual death would simply be another death/ everyone would Still be dying in their sinfulness. BUT the Fact Is that Jesus was born To Show us the Father (because He WAS the Father, in the flesh).
And Jesus Christ Needed to ascend back up to the Father, so that the Holy Spirit Could come to mankind to indwell each believer at the moment of their salvation.
Jenna -- your response to my explanation --does it make sense? Agree? Disagree?
i agree that Jesus had both a divine and a human nature and that He needed to die for us. but that doesnt really explain the question i asked, sorry.
Take a look at Matthew 1:20 "for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit."
And Luke 1:35 "An the angel answered and said to her "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God."
imo, the power of God was what made Mary pregnant. that is how she conceived.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 11:43 am
by jenna
crochet1949 wrote:Jenna -- seems our line of conversation has been interrupted a bit -- so -- what are your thoughts on those passages.
yes, i guess it did, lol. here we go.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2017 3:16 pm
by crochet1949
Well -- yes, the power of the Highest working Through the Holy Spirit. "for that which is conceived in her Is of the Holy Spirit'."
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 4:49 pm
by crochet1949
Jenna -- are we contemplating or ending the subject? Just wondering.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:22 pm
by jenna
crochet1949 wrote:Jenna -- are we contemplating or ending the subject? Just wondering.
i am not contemplating or ending it. if you wish to continue, thats great by me. definitely do not want to get into a long drawn out arguement though. that benefits nobody.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:33 pm
by crochet1949
No long drawn out arguments from Me. Just sharing short comments with Scripture passages. So - your Further thoughts.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:46 pm
by RickD
jenna wrote:crochet1949 wrote:Jenna -- are we contemplating or ending the subject? Just wondering.
i am not contemplating or ending it. if you wish to continue, thats great by me. definitely do not want to get into a long drawn out arguement though. that benefits nobody.
I know what you mean Jenna. We wouldn't want you to to be informed about a subject before arguing against it.
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 6:57 pm
by crochet1949
RickD wrote:jenna wrote:crochet1949 wrote:Jenna -- are we contemplating or ending the subject? Just wondering.
i am not contemplating or ending it. if you wish to continue, thats great by me. definitely do not want to get into a long drawn out arguement though. that benefits nobody.
I know what you mean Jenna. We wouldn't want you to to be informed about a subject before arguing against it.
Now RickD -- Please give this a chance.
We're all Friends, right?!
Re: Understanding the Trinity
Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2017 7:18 pm
by RickD
crochet1949 wrote:RickD wrote:jenna wrote:crochet1949 wrote:Jenna -- are we contemplating or ending the subject? Just wondering.
i am not contemplating or ending it. if you wish to continue, thats great by me. definitely do not want to get into a long drawn out arguement though. that benefits nobody.
I know what you mean Jenna. We wouldn't want you to to be informed about a subject before arguing against it.
Now RickD -- Please give this a chance.
We're all Friends, right?!
Of course we're all friends. But Jenna is "special". She needs us to hold her hand whilst we walk her through this.