One Eternal God in Three Persons- Look and SEE

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Honestly, DISCERNMENT, the Gift from the Holy Spirit, was how Peter knew Ananias was lying.
Discernment is how I know when someone is lying in matters concerning God.
Not sure that makes it a Person over a Spirit?

And, if we know the Father and Son are Persons, how come we can Blaspheme them all day long and as long and still be forgiven?
If they're all Persons and Equal, they ALL should be equally unable to be Blasphemed.

So being Blasphemed doesn't make you a Person, or this reference would be Equal for all of Them.
God is Spirit means the Father, the WORD, and the Holy Spirit are all SPIRIT!
You said "So being Blasphemed doesn't make you a Person, or this reference would be Equal for all of Them."

Quite the contrary, the fact that if a person blasphemes the Holy Spirit means you cannot be forgiven, even by the Lord Jesus Christ, MAGNIFIES the Holy Spirit as PERSON who is GOD at the HIGHEST Level.

Discernment is a gift - not a person - you cannot commit a Unforgivable Sin against discernment.
Peter was not lied to for Peter clearly stated "you have not lied to men but to God" - is Peter God? - No, Peter is a man.
Who was lied to???
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit.

You can only lie to a Person, and that Person was the Holy Spirit and that Person is also God.

This is why God instructs us to know Him by His Eternal Name in Three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
 
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I'm about to set out reading the whole Bible again. It's been years, almost 50 of them since I first did that. There are other tomes that I will read for Archeological value only.
Listen to this song when you heart is heavy - it has been a great blessing to me a number of times.

 

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You are intolerable to me. And your thinking you can judge me makes it doubly so. I believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy spirit as three, but they agree on all things. Only The father can judge and you thinking you can judge me is egocentric. Ignore ON.
Whether you read this reply doesn't matter. My post was Scripture. I put a few words together to pull the verses together. And you hated me for that. You hated that I supported my doctrine with not just a verse, but whole passages.

If you said you disagreed, and produced many passages in context to prove what you believe, it would be one thing! But you could not! You've read the Bible once, years ago you said. I've been reading and studying the Bible daily for 41 years, including seminary! I'm hungry to know God. To know about him, and doctrine, but even more, to know HIM!

I pray God will save you. Please reread the Bible. 3 chapters of the OT & one of the NT daily get you through the Bible in a year. But I would urge you to keep reading it! I'm not hurt by your anger. But for all you have complained here about people not being nice, I'm glad I was able to lay the Scriptures out, to show you the truth, no matter how much you hate it, and me!
 

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No clue why I said that. My phone is really acting up, scrolling up, and I probably lost my train of thought.

But I will clarify and reword it. We do not save ourselves! I think I probably meant "Only God can save us!" We do not save ourselves. Not by belief or a sinner's prayer or anything else we do. However, I do believe God can quicken our spirits at the same time we say a prayer, and he also sparks the ability to believe when he saves us! But God is the one who justifies.

Romans 5:1 "Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,"

Good catch.
 

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You are so biblical, and then you throw in made up garbage at some point, and try to prove it with verses that are out of context and simply do not say that.

I've written major papers on the Trinity, Christology and pneumatology for my PhD. That's 50 or 60 sources for each paper. Plus my knowledge of the Bible. If what you were saying was true, I would have encountered it in those 150 books/papers. Or, you would have found a way to explain it that was logical, instead of misquoting Scripture.

Stick to the Bible, stop making up stuff that cannot be supported by the Bible.
This Eternal Command from God i always bow my knee to when i read/study His Word:
Every word of God is flawless;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words,
lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. Proverbs 30: 5-6

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers-
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said this is His Name FOREVER

What offends you in God's Name in these Three Abraham Isaac and Jacob ???[/QUOTE]

Don't put words in my mouth. NOTHING about Ex 3 or any other part of the Bible offends me. I love this passage, as God explains who he is.

What offends me is you! No:
Abraham does not equal the Father
Isaac is not equal to the Son
Jacob is not equal to the Holy Spirit.

You have invented a doctrine which is not based on Exodus 3:14-15. I've studied this in Hebrew. This is a revelation about God by God. To Moses, not Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They are people! You are so mixed up.

People NEVER equal God! My advice is to spend a few years studying real theology, and then you will realize your statement is absurd. No human person, not even the patriarchs ever = God.

And restrain yourself from putting words in my mouth.
 
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This Eternal Command from God i always bow my knee to when i read/study His Word:
Every word of God is flawless;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words,
lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. Proverbs 30: 5-6

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers-
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said this is His Name FOREVER

What offends you in God's Name in these Three Abraham Isaac and Jacob ???
Don't put words in my mouth. NOTHING about Ex 3 or any other part of the Bible offends me. I love this passage, as God explains who he is.

What offends me is you! No:
Abraham does not equal the Father
Isaac is not equal to the Son
Jacob is not equal to the Holy Spirit.

You have invented a doctrine which is not based on Exodus 3:14-15. I've studied this in Hebrew. This is a revelation about God by God. To Moses, not Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They are people! You are so mixed up.

People NEVER equal God! My advice is to spend a few years studying real theology, and then you will realize your statement is absurd. No human person, not even the patriarchs ever = God.

And restrain yourself from putting words in my mouth.[/QUOTE]

OK, what offends you of me - what doctrine did i 'come up with' that God Himself did not say to us???

P.S. - you do not offend me and i appreciate your candor and spirit - love
 

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This subject has caused wars and has been debated for 100's of years. No real answer has come out. I believe this is because God is so far beyond our understanding we can't comprehend the depths of His nature. God is one. They are all Devine, They were all present at creation. The best way for us to understand all 3 is to look at Jesus, God in the flesh.
God has revealed Himself to us but some things are best left uncomprehended.
 
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This subject has caused wars and has been debated for 100's of years. No real answer has come out. I believe this is because God is so far beyond our understanding we can't comprehend the depths of His nature. God is one. They are all Devine, They were all present at creation. The best way for us to understand all 3 is to look at Jesus, God in the flesh.
God has revealed Himself to us but some things are best left uncomprehended.
God did not start the war - satan did in the Garden.
How did the Serpent do this - with an army of fallen angels? No
How did the Serpent bring the entire creation under him? - with words.....twisting God's words - just a little.

God came to the rescue and spoke words to the Serpent and to Eve and to Adam - the words of Prophecy and Life.

Notice what took place here, never forget this, BEFORE Sin, Adam was first then Eve and the Serpent was last.
AFTER sin, everything turned upside down:
Serpent
Eve
Adam
 

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This is enough for me:

1 John 5:7 NKJV

7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.


…and as the LORD tells us in Malachi 3:6, “I the LORD do not change,”…. I believe Father, Son, and Spirit are present in Psalm 23; no wonder this psalm has been such a comfort throughout the ages.
 
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This Eternal Command from God i always bow my knee to when i read/study His Word:
Every word of God is flawless;
He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
Do not add to His words,
lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar. Proverbs 30: 5-6

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM. This is what you are to say to the Israelites: ‘I AM has sent me to you.’ ”
God also told Moses, “Say to the Israelites, ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers-
the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob—has sent me to you.’
This is My name forever, and this is how I am to be remembered in every generation.

What offends you in Exodus 3: 14-15

God said this is His Name FOREVER

What offends you in God's Name in these Three Abraham Isaac and Jacob ???
Don't put words in my mouth. NOTHING about Ex 3 or any other part of the Bible offends me. I love this passage, as God explains who he is.

What offends me is you! No:
Abraham does not equal the Father
Isaac is not equal to the Son
Jacob is not equal to the Holy Spirit.

You have invented a doctrine which is not based on Exodus 3:14-15. I've studied this in Hebrew. This is a revelation about God by God. To Moses, not Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. They are people! You are so mixed up.

People NEVER equal God! My advice is to spend a few years studying real theology, and then you will realize your statement is absurd. No human person, not even the patriarchs ever = God.

And restrain yourself from putting words in my mouth.[/QUOTE]

OK, just to clarify - i do not say that Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are literally the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
But only figuratively, just as God said in Genesis and Exodus.

"This is My Name forever" = Elohim Abraham and Elohim Isaac and Elohim Jacob (Exodus 3: 14-15)
Abraham is the Father of Nations
Isaac is the only begotten Son of Abraham(Father) thru Sarah
Jacob is at Bethel(House of God) when God gave him a dream = Angels descending and ascending on a ladder from the Heaven down to the House of God = Do you know where, when and with Whom this has, and is, fulfilled???
 
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Whether you read this reply doesn't matter. My post was Scripture. I put a few words together to pull the verses together. And you hated me for that. You hated that I supported my doctrine with not just a verse, but whole passages.

If you said you disagreed, and produced many passages in context to prove what you believe, it would be one thing! But you could not! You've read the Bible once, years ago you said. I've been reading and studying the Bible daily for 41 years, including seminary! I'm hungry to know God. To know about him, and doctrine, but even more, to know HIM!

I pray God will save you. Please reread the Bible. 3 chapters of the OT & one of the NT daily get you through the Bible in a year. But I would urge you to keep reading it! I'm not hurt by your anger. But for all you have complained here about people not being nice, I'm glad I was able to lay the Scriptures out, to show you the truth, no matter how much you hate it, and me!
Can you put those 41 years of study and add love and gentleness and develop a connection with and for Katia's good.
One scripture at a time that will help heal and cause growth.
God brought her and you together for Good and not for evil - Let His Goodness prevail in our hearts.
You can blast away at me - the Lord has me in a Good Place and i appreciate you.
Thank You Angela for all you share of His Love for us in Christ - Amen
 
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You said "So being Blasphemed doesn't make you a Person, or this reference would be Equal for all of Them."

Quite the contrary, the fact that if a person blasphemes the Holy Spirit means you cannot be forgiven, even by the Lord Jesus Christ, MAGNIFIES the Holy Spirit as PERSON who is GOD at the HIGHEST Level.

Discernment is a gift - not a person - you cannot commit a Unforgivable Sin against discernment.
Peter was not lied to for Peter clearly stated "you have not lied to men but to God" - is Peter God? - No, Peter is a man.
Who was lied to???
Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit.

You can only lie to a Person, and that Person was the Holy Spirit and that Person is also God.

This is why God instructs us to know Him by His Eternal Name in Three Persons - Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

No, in your capacity of understanding things in general including the Bible, you [[THINK]] to blaspheme something makes it a person.

EXAMPLE:
I hate TREES and think they're evil because of paper cuts!

I just blasphemed TREES!

Are TREES now a PERSON?

NOPE, because an object does not have to be a PERSON to BLASPHEME IT!
 
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No, in your capacity of understanding things in general including the Bible, you [[THINK]] to blaspheme something makes it a person.

EXAMPLE:
I hate TREES and think they're evil because of paper cuts!

I just blasphemed TREES!

Are TREES now a PERSON?

NOPE, because an object does not have to be a PERSON to BLASPHEME IT!
OK, i see that you cannot perceive as your application shows it.
Just stay with what God did say and not with what He did NOT say.

Annanias, why have you lied to the HOLY SPIRIT = You have NOT lied to men( or TREES) but to GOD.

Amen
 
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OK, i see that you cannot perceive as your application shows it.
Just stay with what God did say and not with what He did NOT say.

Annanias, why have you lied to the HOLY SPIRIT = You have NOT lied to men( or TREES) but to GOD.

Amen
Perceiving and Discernment is what I am best paid for, my Brother in Christ!

I am merely stating God as Christ said God is SPIRIT!

That makes the Father-WORD-Holy Spirit SPIRIT!

A Spirit [is not] a Person!
A Spirit can seem personable and do things like a Person, but it is ALWAYS a SPIRIT!



I am pointing out, just because I tell you don't look at my dog that way or you will get bit, does not mean the DOG is a Person!
Matthew 12 is not claiming the Holy Spirit is a [Person] but "Claiming" It is NOT OF SATAN!
You're reading comprehension has led you to think of a Person AFTER reading Matthew 12.
But, that DOES NOT mean a Person is being discussed!
 
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This is enough for me:

1 John 5:7 NKJV

7 For there are three that bear witness in heaven: the Father, the Word, and the Holy Spirit; and these three are one.

ALL NEW TESTAMENTS are generally Translated from the Codex Sinaiticus, the FIRST GREEK WRITTEN PUT TOGETHER BIBLE:

It is 300 years older than the Latin Vulgate used in the English KJV.

So, it's More Authentic than all other New Testament Versions:


And 1 John 5:6-8 is SUPPOSED TO READ LIKE:

6 This is he that came through water and blood, Jesus Christ: not in the water only, but in the water and in the blood; and it is the Spirit that testifies, because the Spirit is the truth.

7 For they that testify are three,

8 the Spirit, and the water, and the blood, and the three are one
.



The Codex Sinaiticus proves the [triune] Version of 1 John 5:6-8 to be an ADD ON to the Holy Word of God!

Not Originally written by John!

Added Later!

Not Inspired!
 
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Perceiving and Discernment is what I am best paid for, my Brother in Christ!

I am merely stating God as Christ said God is SPIRIT!

That makes the Father-WORD-Holy Spirit SPIRIT!

A Spirit [is not] a Person!
A Spirit can seem personable and do things like a Person, but it is ALWAYS a SPIRIT!



I am pointing out, just because I tell you don't look at my dog that way or you will get bit, does not mean the DOG is a Person!
Matthew 12 is not claiming the Holy Spirit is a [Person] but "Claiming" It is NOT OF SATAN!
You're reading comprehension has led you to think of a Person AFTER reading Matthew 12.
But, that DOES NOT mean a Person is being discussed!
this is funny Dear Brother, know that i love you and i laugh the best with Friends and Brothers in Christ.

God is a Spirit so you just said, that God is not a Person because = "God is SPIRIT" and "A Spirit [is not] a Person!"

AGAIN - You said: "A Spirit [is not] a Person!" and "I am merely stating God as Christ said God is SPIRIT!"

i am busting a gut here - thank you and i love you so let's laugh together - amen
 
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John 4:24
24 God is spirit; and they that worship must worship in spirit and truth.


God is SPIRIT, not a physical Person, but a Spirit Being!
 

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Lord = Father
Jesus = Son
Christ = Holy Ghost
 
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this is funny Dear Brother, know that i love you and i laugh the best with Friends and Brothers in Christ.

God is a Spirit so you just said, that God is not a Person because = "God is SPIRIT" and "A Spirit [is not] a Person!"

AGAIN - You said: "A Spirit [is not] a Person!" and "I am merely stating God as Christ said God is SPIRIT!"

i am busting a gut here - thank you and i love you so let's laugh together - amen


Think of it this way:


4 people talking and a another person walks by and laughs at them.
The 4 people say, that GUY [Person] has a BAD SPIRIT [Spirit]!

The Guy is a Person but defined by a SPIRIT!
And yet, the SPIRIT is its own entity that personnafies the Person!
 
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Think of it this way:


4 people talking and a another person walks by and laughs at them.
The 4 people say, that GUY [Person] has a BAD SPIRIT [Spirit]!

The Guy is a Person but defined by a SPIRIT!
And yet, the SPIRIT is its own entity that personnafies the Person!

What does the Father do? Personnafies the Being of God
What does the WORD do? Personnafies the Being of God
What does the Holy Spirit do? Personnafies the Being of God

They [Father-WORD-Holy Spirit] are SPIRIT...but also are...Personnafying the Being of God