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To: DouglasKC; metmom
Show me a scripture that shows a description of the Godhead in heaven. Show me where there is an entity called "the holy spirit" in heaven reigning with the father and the Christ. On the throne. I'll show you (and have shown you in multiple passages) that the Godhead as pictured in the bible is "two".

Are you "moving the goalposts" now? Ok, here are some passages that prove the Holy Spirit reigns with the Father and the Son in heaven (though each believer is indwelt WITH the Holy Spirit until the day of redemption):

    It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. (I Peter 1:12)

    The Spirit and the bride say, “Come!” And let the one who hears say, “Come!” Let the one who is thirsty come; and let the one who wishes take the free gift of the water of life. (Revelation 22:17)

    For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. (Romans 14:17)

    But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God. (Acts 7:55)

    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you. (John 14:26)

    God has raised this Jesus to life, and we are all witnesses of it. Exalted to the right hand of God, he has received from the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured out what you now see and hear. 34 For David did not ascend to heaven, and yet he said, “‘The Lord said to my Lord:     “Sit at my right hand. (Acts 2:32-34)

    The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35)

    Where can I go from your Spirit?     Where can I flee from your presence?  If I go up to the heavens, you are there;     if I make my bed in the depths, you are there. (Psalm 139:7,8)

109 posted on 02/10/2017 8:07:50 PM PST by boatbums (God is ready to assume full responsibility for the life wholly yielded to Him.)
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To: boatbums
t was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. (I Peter 1:12)

That is not a picture of the holy spirit IN heaven. In context the full idea:

1Pe 1:11  searching what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ who was in them was indicating when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 
1Pe 1:12  To them it was revealed that, not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which now have been reported to you through those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into. 

It's the spirit of christ, the holy spirit that God gives us as a gift. Notice how it's synonomous with Christ. It's not a different "person" in a Godhead but a portion of God's spirit that lives in us.

The rest of your scriptures mention the holy spirit but specify no membership in the Godhead. They're understood as what they are....the interaction of God with humans.

How would you explain the lack of the holy spirit co-existent and co-eternal here:

Joh 1:1  In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 
Joh 1:2  He was in the beginning with God. 
Joh 1:3  All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made. 

This is a clear picture of the Godhead. The divinity and personhood of Christ and the father are clearly stated and expressed. Was it a colossal oversight of John NOT to mention the supposedly co-equal, co-eternal 3rd "person" in the Godhead? What is your explanation?

112 posted on 02/10/2017 8:27:32 PM PST by DouglasKC
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