disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." Peter claims that Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit, and then says that he lied to God. Do you lie to a force? To a thing? No, you lie to a person (who in this case is identified with God). Confirmation that the Holy Spirit is a person is in Acts 13:2 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Point III - The Holy Spirit is God The Holy Spirit is a person. I don't think anyone denies that the Father is God, but here are some scripture passages. John 6:27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 2 Cor 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Point IV - The Father is God I don't think that anyone denies that the Father is a person, or that Jesus is a person. It is such a natural reading of the Bible that someone would have to go to great extents to try to demonstrate otherwise. I therefore wont bother covering it. Point II – A. Jesus is a person Point IV A. The Father is a person. – With all points, we seem to have created something of a paradox. We have three persons who are God, but we have affirmed that there is only one God. How do we resolve this? An easy resolution would be to say that they are really just the same person. Is this consistent with scripture? Let’s see. Eph 1:17 says "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory” . Now, this is a very confusing phrase if the Father and Jesus are the same person. Jesus (who is the Father) is his own God. ??? 2 Cor 1:3 is even worse "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
disposal? How is it that you have contrived this deed in your heart? You have not lied to men but to God." Peter claims that Ananias lied to the Holy Spirit, and then says that he lied to God. Do you lie to a force? To a thing? No, you lie to a person (who in this case is identified with God). Confirmation that the Holy Spirit is a person is in Acts 13:2 2 While they were worshiping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, "Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work to which I have called them." Point III - The Holy Spirit is God The Holy Spirit is a person. I don't think anyone denies that the Father is God, but here are some scripture passages. John 6:27 Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you; for on him has God the Father set his seal." Eph 1:17 that the God of our Lord Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him, 2 Cor 1:3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, Point IV - The Father is God I don't think that anyone denies that the Father is a person, or that Jesus is a person. It is such a natural reading of the Bible that someone would have to go to great extents to try to demonstrate otherwise. I therefore wont bother covering it. Point II – A. Jesus is a person Point IV – A. The Father is a person. With all points, we seem to have created something of a paradox. We have three persons who are God, but we have affirmed that there is only one God. How do we resolve this? An easy resolution would be to say that they are really just the same person. Is this consistent with scripture? Let’s see. Eph 1:17 says "the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory” . Now, this is a very confusing phrase if the Father and Jesus are the same person. Jesus (who is the Father) is his own God. ??? 2 Cor 1:3 is even worse "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord
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