Comments on: two or three . net: A Tale of Two Churches http://dwayne.thebaileys.name/2006/06/20/two-or-three-net-a-tale-of-two-churches/ The rantings of a middle aged geek Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:03:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron http://dwayne.thebaileys.name/2006/06/20/two-or-three-net-a-tale-of-two-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-1391 Aaron Wed, 21 Jun 2006 17:01:18 +0000 http://dwayne.thebaileys.name/2006/06/20/two-or-three-net-a-tale-of-two-churches/#comment-1391 Thanks for the link and the disagreement. ;) My main issue is that Jesus taught us to pray to our "Heavenly Father." Now I wouldn't be dogmatic and say that we must use those exact words, but Jesus related to God in terms of Father. Nowhere in Scripture do you find God referenced as a Mother, etc. I do agree that there is a danger of making God a male, but the answer is to clear up the problem by correct teaching - not making it cloudier by adding another gender specific word to God. Or to your example, you simply pull the car to the right side of the road, you don't swerve into the other lane - presenting yourself with a whole other challenge and issue. But again thanks for reading and linking to it. Thanks for the link and the disagreement. ;)

My main issue is that Jesus taught us to pray to our “Heavenly Father.” Now I wouldn’t be dogmatic and say that we must use those exact words, but Jesus related to God in terms of Father. Nowhere in Scripture do you find God referenced as a Mother, etc.

I do agree that there is a danger of making God a male, but the answer is to clear up the problem by correct teaching – not making it cloudier by adding another gender specific word to God.

Or to your example, you simply pull the car to the right side of the road, you don’t swerve into the other lane – presenting yourself with a whole other challenge and issue.

But again thanks for reading and linking to it.

]]> By: Wendy http://dwayne.thebaileys.name/2006/06/20/two-or-three-net-a-tale-of-two-churches/comment-page-1/#comment-1379 Wendy Wed, 21 Jun 2006 03:18:34 +0000 http://dwayne.thebaileys.name/2006/06/20/two-or-three-net-a-tale-of-two-churches/#comment-1379 Dwayne ... you're right. The GA was clear about the use of the variety of names for the persons of the Trinity. The report is merely allowing for a variety of metaphors and names for God ... all taken from scripture ... some masculine and some feminine. In fact, the report and the discussion on the floor was adament that we keep the traditional Trinitarian words, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in the baptismal formula. Dwayne … you’re right. The GA was clear about the use of the variety of names for the persons of the Trinity. The report is merely allowing for a variety of metaphors and names for God … all taken from scripture … some masculine and some feminine. In fact, the report and the discussion on the floor was adament that we keep the traditional Trinitarian words, Father, Son and Holy Spirit, in the baptismal formula.

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