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1 | Sola Scriptura-A False teaching | 2 Tim 3:16 | gbennett76 | 94468 | ||
Answers two your questions: 1)Where does Scripture teach that there is a Heavenly Mother? "The children gather wood, and the fathers kindle the fire, and the women knead their dough, to make cakes to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto other gods, that they may provoke me to anger." (Jeremiah 7:18) "Thus saith the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, saying: Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows. Therefore hear ye the word of the LORD, all Judah that dwell in the land of Egypt; Behold, I will watch over them for evil, and not for good: and all the men of Judah that are in the land of Egypt shall be consumed by the sword and by the famine, until there be an end of them."Jeremiah 44: 25-27: Wisdom 8:2, 16, 18 tells us that Solomon was seen as married to Sophia. One of the many layers of symbolism attributed to the Song of Songs (also known as Song of Solomon or Canticle of Canticles) is that it speaks of Solomon's marriage to Holy Sophia. Wisdom 9:8-11 even tells us that Sophia instructed Solomon in building the Temple! The Jews revered Sophia. King Solomon even put Her right in the Temple, in the form of the Goddess Asherah. However, after the "reforms" of King Josiah, there was a threat that the veneration of Sophia would come to a halt - there was even more of a threat when patriarchal Christianity took over the world. Even still, thanks to Her continuing presence in the world and Her presence in the Bible, veneration of Sophia continued in the Eastern tradition with the construction of the Hagia Sophia and the Russian Catholic liturgical service to Sophia combined with the assumption of Mary on May 15. The Russian Orthodox Church has also begun a school of "Sophiology" to explore the thealogy of Sophia without contradicting the Russian Orthodox theology. 2)Where is Jesus declared to be 'second' to the Father? For example, the three members of the Godhead were separately manifested at the baptism of Jesus (Matt. 3:16-17) and at the stoning of Stephen (Acts 7:55-56). Peter and Stephen testify that they saw the Son of Man standing on the right hand of God. Any person that had seen the heavens opened knows that there are three personages in the heavens who hold the keys of power, and one presides over all. |
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2 | Sola Scriptura-A False teaching | 2 Tim 3:16 | Morant61 | 94471 | ||
Greetings Gbennet76! Thanks for the response! 1) The 'queen of Heaven' is refering to a false god that the Israelites worshipped. They are in fact condemned for doing so (see. Jer. 44:23). How does this proof that there is an actual Mother goddess? 2) I do accept the Trinity as three distinct Persons within one Godhead, but you seem to be implying that one is 'essentially' superior to the rest. This can't be if they are all Three One God. While during the incarnation, Christ subjected Himself by becoming man, He was still God. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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