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Originally Posted by DAII
Stoneking appeals to the account of Rhoda and Peter's escape to prove his Doppelganger Guardian Angel doctrine:
13When he knocked at the door of the gate, (Q)a servant-girl named Rhoda came to answer.
14When she recognized Peter's voice, (R)because of her joy she did not open the gate, but ran in and announced that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
15They said to her, "You are out of your mind!" But she kept insisting that it was so. They kept saying, "It is (S)his angel."
I think this is yet another glaring example of of the poor and holey hermeneutic that besets so many Oneness apostolics who rely on prooftext and historical narrative to formulate doctrine.
This account in no way shows that the apostles taught or believe this idea that angels are look like us or assume our image but rather are displaying disbelief.
What we do see is a group of apostles doubting her account that Peter is at the door with sarcasm ... and doubt .... "You are out of your mind!" "It is his angel".
Simple inference requires us to use textual evidence and what we have experience to draw conclusions ... the context is plain.
What evidence is there that the apostles had adapted the Essenes doctrine of angels throughout NT Scripture? None.
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Using what someone says in Scripture, particularly when associated with unbelief, as being truth is dangereous. For instance it is said in Scripture, "We know that God does not hear sinners prayers." We have the example of the lie told to David about Sauls death. When the Bible records what someone says, it doesn't always tell us if what they said was correct or not it simply records what was said.
LS facination with angels and attributing to them the works of God is troubling at best. If this was done by someone like the nut in Florida who was slapping people around and left his wife, Oneness people would crucify him. LS is out in left field and has been for sometime. It seems no one is able to reign him in, even articles from headquarters that caution him seem to have no effect. I am sure that there must have been personal conversations with him as well. This is a great example of why people need to be under authority.
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