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Is God A Trinity PDF - Church of God Faithful Flock

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38 <strong>Is</strong> <strong>God</strong> a <strong>Trinity</strong>?word for "spirit" in the Old Testament being in the femininegender in a majority <strong>of</strong> cases and in a masculine senseless <strong>of</strong>ten.The fact that the word "spirit" is feminine in theHebrew did lead some to believe that the Spirit was afeminine being <strong>of</strong> the <strong>God</strong>head. They believed in a <strong>Trinity</strong><strong>of</strong> the Father, the Mother and the Son. Interestinglyenough, their belief was condemned by the Trinitarianswho used the same kind <strong>of</strong> ploy to prove that the Spiritwas a masculine being!The Holy Spirit - <strong>God</strong>'sBegettal PowerWhat is the Spirit? AB we saw earlier, theologiansadmit that the Spirit <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong> is the power <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong>. Theywould have no reason to believe otherwise unless they hada preconceived idea <strong>of</strong> a <strong>Trinity</strong>.The Spirit, or Holy Spirit, as it is called in the NewTestament, was the power by which Jesus Christ wasbegotten. "Now the birth <strong>of</strong> Jesus Christ was on this wise:When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, beforethey came together, she was found with child <strong>of</strong> the HolyGhost (Spirit]" (Matt. 1:18;.When Joseph was about to put Mary away becauseshe was pregnant, "the angel <strong>of</strong> the Lord appeared untohim in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son <strong>of</strong> David, fear notto take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceivedin her is <strong>of</strong> the Holy Ghost [Spirit)" (Matt. 1:20).Jesus was begotten in the womb <strong>of</strong> Mary by the~ (<strong>of</strong> the Holy Spirit. He was literally born with <strong>God</strong>'s Spiritin His mind. He became the Son <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong> and died for usthat we might have the same opportunity to become <strong>God</strong>.The Apostle Paul plainly taught this vital scripturaltruth that we just read in Romans 8:16. "The Spirit itselfbeareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children <strong>of</strong><strong>God</strong>." Paul did not mean this in some sentimental sort <strong>of</strong>way, as he goes on to show in the next verse. "And ifchildren, then heirs; heirs <strong>of</strong> <strong>God</strong>, and joint-heirs withChrist .. "Paul goes on to point out that Jesus Christ is the heir

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