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Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
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Date: 
Sun, 5 Mar 2000 05:02:23 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Peter Callaway writes:
Following Jesus IS a prereq for being a Christian. Jesus
called God "Father" and "He", so you draw your own conclusions.

Jesus never called God She as far as we know.  He never drove a car either.
Does that mean that just because He didn't do it that we can't do it (along
with the stuff that He did do) too?


I think the "We" God refers to in Genesis is the Trinity. God the Father, Son
and Holy Spirit.

So wouldn't "They" be more appropriate for us that believe in the Trinity?

Ben Roller



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  Re: Does God have a monopoly on gods?
 
(...) I think this is getting a tad silly. The focus isn't on what Jesus didn't do. It's on what he did do. He did call God "Father" and "He", and therefore we (Christians) do too. Pete Callaway (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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(...) I'll give the horse one more kick ;-) To call yourself a Christian implies that you follow Christ. By it's very name that is its meaning. Following Jesus IS a prereq for being a Christian. Jesus called God "Father" and "He", so you draw your (...) (25 years ago, 5-Mar-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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