2- The Holy Spirit: God the Mother

Note: This post summarizes what is written in this entire section. A.    Biblical Evidence: is the Holy Spirit a distinct Person and God?   1.     The Holy Spirit is all knowing (1 Corinthians 2:10-11). 2.     The HS (Holy Spirit) is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-8). 3.     The HS is omnipotent (Job 33:4). 4.     The HS is eternal (Hebrews 9:14). 5.     The HS embodies love (Romans 15:30), truth (John 15:26-27, John 16:13), and holiness. 6.     The HS created the universe (Genesis

God is clear from the beginning in Genesis that His image is both male and female, as Adam and Eve were made in God’s image. Why don’t we take Him at His Word? Clearly, God’s image is not 3 persons in 1, only male as the Trinity doctrine suggests. Are women less made in the image of God then men? If not, then why are they not equally  represented in the Godhead? Some may respond by saying that God transcends gender – which is of course in part true given that God is Spirit –

The “Blue Letter Bible” by Don Stewart is very helpful in answering this question. The name “Holy Spirit” comes from two Greek words: “hagion”, which means holy, and “pneuma” which means “spirit.” The Holy Spirit has many names in the Bible, including “Spirit of God”, “Spirit of Jesus”, “Spirit of Christ, and “Spirit of Truth”. Jesus names the Holy Spirit as “Comforter” and “Helper” (Stewart, 2020). The Holy Spirit is a person, not simply an influence or force. This is demons

There is historical evidence that some of the earliest Christians thought the Holy Spirit was feminine. The church father Jerome refers to the Holy Spirit as Mother in his writings. Another church father, Epiphanius, states that the Holy Spirit is “a Female Being”.  The Pseudo-Clementines, a work named after Clement of Rome, speaks of the Jewish Christian idea of the Holy Spirit as feminine, specifically stating that “Wisdom”, as described in Proverbs, is the Holy Spirit. The

If the Holy Spirit is God the Mother, why… 1.        Why isn’t the Holy Spirit as Mother explicitly in Scripture? I would actually argue that, upon studying Scripture, it is explicitly in Scripture, as I will show. Yes, there is not explicit declaration that the Holy Spirit is God the Mother in the Protestant Bible (there is one in the Catholic bible in Solomon’s Wisdom books in some translations), but God declares from the beginning that His image is male and female (Genesis

Does the Bible really say that marriage and, by extension, family will not continue in any form in the new heaven and earth? Is that what Jesus meant in his conversations with the Sadducees on this topic? If a man and woman united in marriage uniquely reflects the image of God, how could this image not continue for eternity? Could there be marriage and family in the new heaven and new earth? I believe when God says He will restore ALL things in Acts 3:21, He means ALL. Acts 3

Women: Apostles, Leaders, and Teachers Given the Holy Spirit and the Father are 2 distinct persons, though both fully God, the Bible reveals that the Holy Spirit and the Father do have different, but equal, roles. This is evidenced throughout the Bible as the Father is described as acting in certain ways and the Spirit is described in acting in other ways. Nevertheless, the Father and the Spirit are one (Deuteronomy 6:4), and the different roles they have in the Bible in no w

1.     While the Holy Spirit as Mother is not explicit in Scripture, it is implicit. God revealed Himself as a Father. Notably, Jesus did not reveal God to be “like a Father”. He revealed him to be “ the  Father”. That is who He is. Why couldn’t the Holy Spirit be God the  Mother? God declared from Genesis that his image is male and female in a marriage relationship, and the One who declares that Jesus reveals who He is – the Father. 2. There is great biblical evidence that t

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