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12-16-2011, 08:25 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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Originally Posted by shag
Somebody explain it to my 7 yr old, so I dont have to confuse her more than she is, by my attempting to unconfuse her.. 
She is wondering why God is praying to himself.
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Use the analogy of water.
It fills the Atmosphere-Creator/Father (Transcendance)
You can concentrate it in a bottle of-Son (Incarnation)
You can Drink it-Holy Spirit (Immanence)
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12-16-2011, 08:33 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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Use the analogy of water.
It fills the Atmosphere-Creator/Father (Transcendance)
You can concentrate it in a bottle of-Son (Incarnation)
You can Drink it-Holy Spirit (Immanence)
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Articles on such subjects as "The New Birth," will be accepted, whether they teach that the new birth takes place before baptism in water and Spirit, or that the new birth consists of baptism of water and Spirit. - THE PENTECOSTAL HERALD Dec. 1945
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12-16-2011, 08:36 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
Use the analogy of a Father and a Son. The Son is not the Father and the Father is not the Son. They're two separate and distinct persons who have a relationship with each other.
Yall trying to make this wayyyyy too complicated.
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12-16-2011, 08:40 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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Use the analogy of a Father and a Son. The Son is not the Father and the Father is not the Son. They're two separate and distinct persons who have a relationship with each other.
Yall trying to make this wayyyyy too complicated.
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The Father was in the Son. Water in the Bottle. Yet it was a unique container, never to be seen again.
Well, what about us, we have water too, but our container is flawed.
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12-16-2011, 08:40 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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Use the analogy of a Father and a Son. The Son is not the Father and the Father is not the Son. They're two separate and distinct persons who have a relationship with each other.
Yall trying to make this wayyyyy too complicated.
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My water analogy is complicated?
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12-16-2011, 08:45 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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My water analogy is complicated?
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Yes. When one starts examining that analogy, you begin having constraints on the bottle and the water and the composition of the water and the bottle, ect. ect.
It's not a bottle and water, it's simple, it's a Father and a Son.
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12-16-2011, 08:46 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
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Yes. When one starts examining that analogy, you begin having constraints on the bottle and the water and the composition of the water and the bottle, ect. ect.
It's not a bottle and water, it's simple, it's a Father and a Son.
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Well, with any analogy there is a break down.
I think you may be complicating it.
Spirit and Flesh!
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Last edited by Pastor Keith; 12-16-2011 at 08:50 PM.
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12-16-2011, 08:50 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
I would be comfortable with introducing that God is a perfect unknowable at a young age.
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12-16-2011, 08:55 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
I thought it was an elegant analogy, and translated well to the spiritual meaning. My prayers go with you for India.
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12-16-2011, 09:06 PM
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Re: Explaining the Godhead to our children
Why even use an analogy? There's a Father and there's a Son. The Father is not the Son and the Son is not the Father.
Why isn't that simple enough to teach?
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