English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português 繁體中文 Bahasa Indonesia Tiếng Việt ภาษาไทย
All categories

I Corinthians 11:3
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God."

2007-05-23 23:37:38 · 6 answers · asked by Punter 2 in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

6 answers

To those that state: their bible uses 'he' when talking about the holy spirit, know that this is not what the Greek really says.

All pronouns used with the Greek word for spirit are neutered, 'it' is the proper rendering for the pronouns .

To refer to the holy spirit as 'he' is going beyond what the bible actually says.

Some like to misquote 1 Cor 11:3 by saying tha man and woman in this verse are equal, and that the function of man is head of woman.

Though this sounds good, it is still out of context with what the verse is actually teaching.

In the family arrangement, in the congregation man is the appointed head.

In the congregation Jesus is the appointed head of man.

In Heaven, God is the head of Christ

(1 Cor 15:27 For [God] “subjected all things under his feet.” But when he says that ‘all things have been subjected,’ it is evident that it is with the exception of the one who subjected all things to him. 28 But when all things will have been subjected to him, then the Son himself will also subject himself to the One who subjected all things to him, that God may be all things to everyone.)

Some try to say:

If man and woman are equal, then God and Christ must also be equal, but have different 'functions'

but if this is true, then Christ and man must also be equal with different functions.

What does this reasoning result in.

woman equal to man, man equal to Christ, Christ equal to God, means that man is equal to God also but have different functions.

As Paul said, May that never happen.

No where does it say Christ is equal to God.

2007-05-24 08:49:37 · answer #1 · answered by TeeM 7 · 0 0

Although I know that the Bible says Jesus was fully human like us (Heb. 2:17), I also read Paul's statement that He was also fully God: "For in Him all the fullness of Deity dwells in bodily form" (Colossians 2:9). Jesus was the agent that brought all created things into being, so He could not have been a created being (Col. 1:15-17; Jn. 1:2-3). Jesus accepted worship, which a mere man should not do, because such is reserved for Deity alone (Matt.14:23; Jn. 5:23; Rev.22:8-9). Jesus claimed the divine designation, I AM, from Exodus 3:14 of Jehovah God for Himself (Jn. 8:58). He also claimed to be one in essence and nature with the Father (John 10:30). The Jews understood the meaning of this claim to Deity. They accused Jesus of blasphemy and said, "You, being a man, make Yourself out to be God" (Jn. 10:33). Thomas, when he saw Jesus in His resurrected glory, exclaimed, "My Lord and My God!" (Jn. 20:28). Jesus is part of the Godhead or one divine family, because we are baptized into the Name (singular) of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit (Matt. 28:19).

I read in my Bible that Jesus refers to the Holy Spirit by the masculine personal pronoun "he," not "it" (Jn. 16:13-16). He has the traits of personality because He has a mind (1 Cor. 2:10-11), and He can be lied to (Acts 5:3), blasphemed against (Mt. 12:31), grieved (Eph. 4:30) and insulted (Heb. 10:29). He also shows He is a person because He speaks (Jn. 15:26), intercedes (Rom. 8:26), wills (1 Cor. 12:11) and loves (Rom. 15:30). The Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4). He is eternal (Heb. 9:14), all knowing (1 Cor. 2:10-11), all present (Psa. 139:7), all wise (Isa. 40:13) and all-powerful (Gen. 1:2; Lk. 1:35). He is equally associated with the Father and the Son in the Godhead (1 Cor. 12:13; Matt. 28:19).

2007-05-24 09:36:03 · answer #2 · answered by TG 4 · 0 0

Since ancient times, triads have used the religiosity and worship associated with big buildings to inspire devotion, slavery and loss of life, with severe competition resulting among all who support this venture.

The "three is family" approach to Christianity is found in 1 Corinthians 5:1
It is actually reported that there is sexual immorality among you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man has his father's wife. And you, and of a kind that even pagans do not tolerate: A man has his father's wife. And you are proud! Shouldn't you rather have gone into mourning and have put out of your fellowship the man who has been doing this?

The God of the Bible is personal and knows us as his children.

2 John 6 And this is love: that we walk in obedience to his commands. As you have heard from the beginning, his command is that you walk in love.

2007-05-24 06:43:10 · answer #3 · answered by MiD 4 · 0 0

READ John 1:1

2007-05-24 06:41:28 · answer #4 · answered by Ex Head 6 · 0 0

"The head of women is the man" explains the co-equality between them. When every women agrees this in their own betrothal, what the heck do you have to care.

2007-05-24 06:44:22 · answer #5 · answered by RexRomanus 5 · 0 1

"I and the Father are One." & "Before the world was, I am." - Jesus.

Acts 2 talks about the HS.

2007-05-24 06:40:33 · answer #6 · answered by capitalctu 5 · 0 0

fedest.com, questions and answers