Posted on 08/01/2009 1:51:11 PM PDT by NYer
The quotes you have provided are not from recognized translations.
***The quotes you have provided are not from recognized translations.***
Recognized by whom?
***Of course, we are also slaves of Christ, so one needs some perspective - but if you deny that God has chosen to make us family, then you deny the Word of God. No one is snatching at equality with God, but son, father, abba, brother - those are terms God has invited us to use.***
Sure, we can use these terms in order to provide us with a framework that we can use for our beliefs. The Bible is full of metaphors and similes and other techniques in order to have us understand and remember. Icons are similar - they are memory aids. The Creeds are similar as well.
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