don't christians know who their God is? why isn't it so unclear?
serious answers please.
thanks.
2006-11-22 01:27:41 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I look at the facts form the bible and i have come to see that God is one and not three persons in one. Jesus said tghe father is greater than i am, the holy spirit came in form of a dove on Jesus when he was being baptized. Jesus has a name, the Almighy God has a name but the holy spirit is just a force God uses in the outworking of his purposes. Deut6:4 Says God is one and we must serve him as one not three. I do not follow popular beliefs or what someone tells me without first gettting the facts from the bible this is y i dont believe in the teaching of the trinity.Phil2:5-7. esus never made himself equal to God, the holy spirit was never seen in visions as standing on either the right hand or left hand of God. There's of course God, Jesus his son and the holy spirit but they are not thesame
2006-11-22 01:44:20 · answer #1 · answered by girlfunny 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You're right, there's a bit of confusion going on among us today.
The Christian belief of the Tri-unity of God's Nature breaks down to the following Persons: Father, Son, Holy Spirit. Each of these Persons is a separate entity, yet is One with the others. Each has a different ministry.
Today, the Holy Spirit's ministry is centered on several key matters:
1) To lead sinners to repentence before God;
2) To teach believers how to pray;
3) To transmit "spiritual gifts" to each believer.
Each one of these ministries gives glory to God the Father. Scripture tells Christians to pray to the Father in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. There are no Scriptural passages that tell us to pray to the Holy Spirit directly. Since all Three are One, prayer to the Father is indirect prayer to the Son and His Spirit. It is for this reason why some Christians say worship of the Holy Spirit is ok (since they know He's worshiped indirectly through prayer to the Father); it's also for this reason why other Christians, such as myself, say prayer to the Holy Spirit is not Scriptural (since our direct worship is to go to God the Father, and Him only). It's simply two viewpoints of the same issue.
Peace.
2006-11-22 09:46:50 · answer #2 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christianity has three gods. The father, Son, and Holy spirit.
I was a Pentecostal for years and they have a tendency to worship the Holy Spirit over and above the Father and Son and they also have a tendency to worship miracles.
The Jesus only Pentecostals claim to worship only Jesus but I spent time there also and they also tend to worship the miracles and the holy Ghost over the Father and Son.
2006-11-22 09:47:30 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because they misunderstand what the Holy Spirit is.
The holy spirit is not actually a thing.
It is a way of describing the communication link between God and the physical reality.
It is a way of describing the way God talks or communicates with us.
This is an old roman catholic idea. It was originally called the Holy Ghost because they were trying to describe the concept of a communicated thought without it's source being in the physical reality. Hence, a ghost.
Love and blessings Don
2006-11-22 09:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The holy spirit is a person... he is part of the Godhead..since he proceeds from the father to us, for our comfort and aid, he is also divine in nature, just as jesus is...it pleases the father God to honor both the holy spirit and his son, Jesus.
2006-11-22 09:49:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't worship the Holy Spirit. I worship Jesus.
2006-11-22 09:34:54 · answer #6 · answered by iwant_u2_wantme2000 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
this comes from confusion. as a former christian, I should know all to well. it got to the point that nothing made sense about religion. everybody interprets things differently because there is usually contradictory information in the bible. there are too many versions for any of it to be accurate or real.
2006-11-22 09:31:15 · answer #7 · answered by NO delusions 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As usual, your question is worded as an affront. I will answer in kind.
You don't know what you are talking about. You generalize a fictitious statement and don't define who "some christians" are. This is just another of your Muslim attacks. Thank you for representing your religion.
"Christians" should be capitalized.
2006-11-22 09:42:43 · answer #8 · answered by Bad Cosmo 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hmmm, kinda like believing that the car isn't starting because the spark plug wires have been yanked out
2006-11-22 09:30:29 · answer #9 · answered by TCFKAYM 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the gospel of Jesus and the messages are one...there interpretations are different, some people interepret it correctly and others dont.
its like asking why the different muslim sects have different beleifs and dissagreements...but the same Quran?
2006-11-22 09:45:49 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋