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Re: Review: God of the possible
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go check out my comments on the trinity thread. that is what i believe.
Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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Teresaq, would you mind simply summarizing what you about it here? I would really appreciate it. It takes too much time to sort through all those posts to come up with my own summary of what you believe. Thank you.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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Have you read her statements on the Godhead? If so, what have you concluded? Is God the union of three eternal beings? Or, is God only the Father, and the Son and Spirit are not God in the same way the Father is, that the Father is the one and only true God? Those who have by baptism given to God a pledge of their faith in Christ, and their death to the old life of sin, have entered into covenant relation with God. The three powers of the Godhead, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, are pledged to be their strength and their efficiency in their new life in Christ Jesus. {AUCR, October 7, 1907 par. 9} The Father can not be described by the things of earth. The Father is all the fullness of the Godhead bodily, and is invisible to mortal sight. The Son is all the fullness of the Godhead manifested. The word of God declares Him to be "the express image of His person." "God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Here is shown the personality of the Father. {BTS, March 1, 1906 par. 1} The Comforter that Christ promised to send after He ascended to heaven, is the Spirit in all the fullness of the Godhead, making manifest the power of divine grace to all who receive and believe in Christ as a personal Saviour. There are three living persons of the heavenly trio. In the name of these three powers,--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized, and these powers will cooperate with the obedient subjects of heaven in their efforts to live the new life in Christ. {BTS, March 1, 1906 par. 2} What is the sinner to do?--Believe in Christ. He is Christ's property, bought with the blood of the Son of God. Through test and trial the Saviour redeemed human beings from the slavery of sin. What then must we do to be saved from sin?--Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ as the sin-pardoning Saviour. He who confesses his sin and humbles his heart will receive forgiveness. Jesus is the sin-pardoning Saviour as well as the only begotten Son of the infinite God. The pardoned sinner is reconciled to God through Jesus Christ our Deliverer from sin. Keeping in the path of holiness, he is a subject of the grace of God. There is brought to him full salvation, joy, and peace, and the true wisdom that comes from God. {BTS, March 1, 1906 par. 3} The three powers of the Godhead have pledged their might to carry out the purpose that God had in mind when he gave to the world the unspeakable gift of his Son. Every act of self-denial, every earnest surrender to God, is an element in God's design for the increase of the piety and zeal and earnest faith of his people. The Holy Spirit unites with the powers of grace that God has provided to turn souls to Christ. We are to labor as Christ labored for the salvation of dying souls. And as we work, our hearts are to be encouraged by the thought that every soul converted through our efforts will become another instrumentality in the work of recovering the lost. Guided by the same Spirit that led some one to work for him, he will take up the work and labor in the spirit of the Master. {RH, July 18, 1907 par. 3}
Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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Have you read her statements on the Godhead? If so, what have you concluded? Is God the union of three eternal beings? Or, is God only the Father, and the Son and Spirit are not God in the same way the Father is, that the Father is the one and only true God? Teresaq, given the quotes you posted above I take it you believe the one I underlined, namely, God is the union of three eternal beings. That's what I believe, too. Does this mean you believe God is omnipresent?
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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"God" can either refer to the Father alone, or the Godhead, depending on the context. I personally, by "God," always mean the Father. If I had in mind the Godhead, I would say "the Godhead," to be clear.
Those who wait for the Bridegroom's coming are to say to the people, "Behold your God." The last rays of merciful light, the last message of mercy to be given to the world, is a revelation of His character of love.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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Have you read her statements on the Godhead? If so, what have you concluded? Is God the union of three eternal beings? Or, is God only the Father, and the Son and Spirit are not God in the same way the Father is, that the Father is the one and only true God? Teresaq, given the quotes you posted above I take it you believe the one I underlined, namely, God is the union of three eternal beings. That's what I believe, too. Does this mean you believe God is omnipresent? im curious what you mean by "union"? the way it is worded it sounds like they are literally joined in some way.
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Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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"God" can either refer to the Father alone, or the Godhead, depending on the context. I personally, by "God," always mean the Father. If I had in mind the Godhead, I would say "the Godhead," to be clear. that seems right, according to my knowledge at the moment.
Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: Review: God of the possible
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im curious what you mean by "union"? the way it is worded it sounds like they are literally joined in some way. Yeah, I see what you mean. But one could draw a similar conclusion based on what it says in the Bible. For example, "Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh." (Gen 2:24) "And they twain shall be one flesh: so then they are no more twain, but one flesh." (Mark 10:8) "And they two shall be one flesh." (Eph 5:31) But, no, I don't mean to imply the Father, Son, and Spirit are a kind of amalgamation like a Greek mythological creature. "There are three living persons of the heavenly trio; in the name of these three great powers--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit--those who receive Christ by living faith are baptized and these powers will cooperate with the obedient." {HP 336.2} ". . . the three great personal Dignitaries of heaven. {7BC 959.8}
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