IT is the Holy Ghost! - Page 4

#31 07-15-2007, 02:13 PM

People arguing against the Bible. Who would have imagined?

Barb · #32 07-15-2007, 02:16 PM

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Originally Posted by deseret

People arguing against the Bible. Who would have imagined?

Who is arguing against the Bible?!

#33 07-15-2007, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Barb

Who is arguing against the Bible?!

The Bible does say "it". Now lets get upset about that and argue about how uncomfortable we are with it.

Rico · #34 07-15-2007, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by deseret

The Bible does say "it". Now lets get upset about that and argue about how uncomfortable we are with it.

Yup. Can you believe it? Can you believe that some of us would even have the nerve to tell the very people who referred to God as "it" in the Bible that we don't like it?

Scott Hutchinson · #35 07-15-2007, 02:22 PM

If we call the Holy Ghost or He does it matter ?We know that is the Spirit of Jesus Christ.The notion of three beings or persons of God is just a theory anyways.

HeavenlyOne · #36 07-15-2007, 02:23 PM

I don't believe God nor His Spirit has a gender. Gender is only required in the physical life and needed for procreation. There is no other purpose for genders, and since procreation isn't needed by God, He has no gender. Us humans assign Him a gender because that's all we understand, but God is neither male nor female.

#37 07-15-2007, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by HeavenlyOne

I don't believe God nor His Spirit has a gender. Gender is only required in the physical life and needed for procreation. There is no other purpose for genders, and since procreation isn't needed by God, He has no gender. Us humans assign Him a gender because that's all we understand, but God is neither male nor female.

The BIBLE refers to God as HE.

Rico · #38 07-15-2007, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by deseret

The BIBLE refers to God as HE.

It also describes HIM as having a beard. Can you picture a HER God with a beard? YUK!

HeavenlyOne · #39 07-15-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by deseret

The BIBLE refers to God as HE.

Like I said, we assign Him a gender because it's all we understand. But think about it....what would be the purpose of God and the angels being male? What is our purpose for having gender?

We don't understand genderless beings and our language doesn't allow that understanding, thus the reason why God refers to Himself as male to us, and why Jesus was born a male instead of being born genderless.

That, coupled with the fact that our history holds males in high esteem (thus the reason why Jesus wasn't female instead) is the reason why God is male and the only purpose for being such. But God is a spirit, and spirits don't have gender. There is no need for it.

mizpeh · #40 07-15-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Brother Strange

Yes sir.

In what way does the Spirit of God have a gender?