02-19-2007, 11:34 AM
(This post was last modified: 02-19-2007, 11:38 AM by Faith Hope Charity.)
In the Name of God - Creator Redeemer Sanctifier.
May the peace of Christ be with you!
Quote:So you mean that Jesus pbuh/God had <b>to send</b> the Counselor when he/it must already have been? Otherwise God must have been incomplete at that stage? Was God so to speak 'born again' after Jesus' pbuh departure? From being one unity short to then becoming a tri-unity?
The Holy Spirit (Counselor) proceeds from the Father & the Son. With the Father & the Son He is worshipped & glorified. Jesus Christ sent the Holy Spirit kinda like how the Father sent His Son. The Holy Spirit was manifested, given & communicated as a Divine Person to the Church at Pentecost (after Christ's Ascension).
Please refer to my thread on the Most Holy Trinity & Incarnation in this section (Discussion of Beliefs) :)
Quote:Can't He love you without piercing an innocent? Just curious.
There's no limit to God's love.
A Muslim (or a Jew) on another forum asked me the same question just recently. Here's the reply I gave...
The Son of God became the Son of Man so that the sons of men may become sons of God.
Jesus Christ paid a debt He didn't owe because humanity owed a debt it couldn't pay.
I know the Cross is repugnant to Jews & Muslims but for Christians it's the ultimate act of charity - God's INFINITE love towards us.
God's greatest work is not creation... but redemption!
Jesus, My Joy, I Love You :wub:
May the love of God the Father, the grace of His only-begotten Son & the indwelling of the Holy Spirit be with you all!