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patphil

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16. It's a personification of God.

Reply to keithbvadu2 (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2024, 10:43 AM

Jun 2024

The Father is male.
The Holy Spirit is female.
The Son is their children.
It was presented this way so people could grasp the idea of creation as a process that they are part of; so they could link their physical life with their spiritual life.
In this simplistic form, it acknowledges the spirit within each of us.

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Has the Trinity always existed? Father, Son, Holy Spirit. [View all] keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 OP

No Ray Bruns Jun 2024 #1

Technically edhopper Jun 2024 #2

I found this; SweetT Jun 2024 #3

"My answer is speculative." True Dough Jun 2024 #9

I think it says: Yes. It is an artful work of obfuscation. Written to justify the desired ending vs find the ending. keithbvadu2 Jun 2024 #15

No dhol82 Jun 2024 #4

Yes SARose Jun 2024 #5

Always existed?...no 303squadron Jun 2024 #6

This message was self-deleted by its author pwb Jun 2024 #7

Plato wrote the famous allegory, Arne Jun 2024 #8

--- and do rabbits really come out'a that hat? 3Hotdogs Jun 2024 #10

And... what happens to a creator God when there is no creation (before-after)? sanatanadharma Jun 2024 #11

Sort of. Ocelot II Jun 2024 #12

The word dwelling in jesus doesnt necessarily mean that jesus was the word. Karadeniz Jun 2024 #18

No, it has never existed NoRethugFriends Jun 2024 #13

I think it was part of the absorption of the pagan cultures FirstLight Jun 2024 #14

It's a personification of God. patphil Jun 2024 #16

Father, son, holy spirit-James Brown, Michael Jackson, The Artist Formally Known as Prince. spike jones Jun 2024 #17