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To: hocndoc
I will not be back to discuss this...Let the Bible speak for itself

A discussion allowing the Bible to speak for itself will teach headship. The apostle Paul will discuss it with you if you let him, start with 1 Cor. 11:3 and Ephesians 5:22-24.

37 posted on 10/14/2004 2:22:39 PM PDT by suzyjaruki
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To: suzyjaruki

I am not discussing the "headship" or "government." But, I do have to ask you, don't you think, in light of the very careful wording of my post, that I have studied these verses?

Okay, one tiny comment about "headship": Think about what the "headship" means in light of "Hear oh Israel, The Lord Our God is One." (Deuteronomy 6:4, Mark 12:29) "My Father and I are One" "The Word was with God and the Word was God." (the Gospel of John) "I am God and there is no other, I am God and there is none like me" (Isa. 46). There is more about this in Colossians, especially the first chapter.

Our God is One. Jesus is one with God and Jesus is God and human and the Holy Spirit is God and Jesus and Jesus is the image of God.

Christians are monotheistic, we do not have *three* gods. The discussion of Jesus' subordination vs. Jesus as God is as old as Christianity, itself.

This argument about who is head and who is subordinate is a human way to see and understand what we can't. Like all our efforts, as creatures rather than Creator, we cannot understand That which is outside our universe, our spacial and linear time frame. We should be very careful in what we say when we try to fit Him and His servants into our understanding.

But, I am certain that I don't worship 2 or 3 gods. My God is One. And He became "One with us" in a way that I don't understand and can't quite explain. He did this as sacrifice for us in order to reconcile us fully to Him. I only have One High Priest, One Mediator, One Head.


38 posted on 10/14/2004 10:09:39 PM PDT by hocndoc (Choice is the # 1 killer in the US)
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