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In Genesis 1:26,27 why would God use the plural pronoun "Our" in "Our image ... according to Our likeness" and then in the next verse it use the singular pronouns 'His" and "His" - "And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them . . . "
Logically, if God said "Let Us" in verse 26 it should say "And God created man in Their image, in the image of God They created him . . ."
Why does the plural pronoun change to the singular?
(I mean other than the reason - "Its all Witness Lee's fault." )
@sonship saidIt’s a good question, and nothing to do with Witness Lee.
In Genesis 1:26,27 why would God use the plural pronoun "Our" in "Our image ... according to Our likeness" and then in the next verse it use the singular pronouns 'His" and "His" - "And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them . . . "
Logically, if God said "Let Us" in verse 26 it should say "And Go ...[text shortened]... pronoun change to the singular?
(I mean other than the reason - "Its all Witness Lee's fault." )
Your position will be that it supports the notion that even before creation God is three distinct people/persons, evidenced by the text indicating that one of these people/persons speaks to another two persons with the suggestion “come, let’s us make man in our image”.
So stop for a moment and think that through.
Jesus Christ as a man doesn’t exist yet. So presumably he is a spirit. god the father is also a spirit. And even though he hasn’t been “sent” yet , the Holy Spirit is also a spirit.
So we have God as three spirits talking to each other. That’s not pagan at all, is it!!? (Irony)
Sonship, God is one. It doesn’t matter how he is manifested - as a man, as a (metaphorical) dove, as pillar of smoke, as Melchesidek. He is one entity.
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No.
I am preemptively dealing with the handwaving likely to occur from some that, anything I might say about it is only Witness Lee's thoughts.
@sonship saidWell, you have chosen to be an arid bulk-copy-pasting propagandist for the cult he started and his publications ~ even to the point of asserting that when the 'end times' come, Christians [of the denominations that he and you don't approve of] should "run out and buy his books" if they don't want to be destroyed. And, now, here it seems to be YOU who is handwaving.
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No.
I am preemptively dealing with the handwaving likely to occur from some that, anything I might say about it is only Witness Lee's thoughts.
@fmf saidWikipedia has a lot of info on this especially relating to the names and titles of God in Hebrew text.
A sloppy translation?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elohim
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@fmf saidI don't think sloppy translation is the answer.
A sloppy translation?
Elohim in fact is a plural word.
Some say it means something like more than all the gods.
Some would put it differently.
My bolding from https://newcreeations.org/names-of-god/?gclid=CjwKCAiAhbeCBhBcEiwAkv2cY4HpoL9WGJAWW26eob48RLEN-Nf0NpxijVPFck35ej0QIaSkPhHkAhoCl1sQAvD_BwE
Names of God
Below are the various names of God listed in the order of their first appearance in the Bible. Included is a link to the scripture verse where the first mention of that name of God occurs along with how many times that name is mentioned throughout the Bible.
Elohim (God)
First seen in Genesis 1:1 – Used 2599 times in the Bible
This is the very first name given to God found in the very first verse of Genesis. This name shows that God is the majestic ruler over all. Elohim is actually a plural word and it’s use as the first name of God and sets him high above all other gods. It also foreshadows the later revelation of the triune Godhead – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
From Wiki
The word elohim or 'elohiym (ʼĕlôhîym) is a grammatically plural noun for "gods" or "deities" or various other words in Biblical Hebrew.
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Run out and buy a good English translation of the Bible.
That's all I recommend.
They are so plentiful that you can probably get one for a few bucks at a thrift store.
Or if you're too cheap for even that you could borrow one from the public library or even find many freely usable ones on the Internet.
If you do, look up Genesis 1:26,27 muse a moment on the change of the plural pronoun in 26 to the singular in 27.
@sonship saidLove the banter, sonship. I have - if I am not mistaken - six Bibles in my house, in three different languages. Why would you want to characterize me as "cheap"?
Or if you're too cheap for even that you could borrow one from the public library or even find many freely usable ones on the Internet.
The Hebrew God, described in the Old Testament by the Hebrew priesthood themselves is ONE God.
But sonship doesn’t believe them or the Bible; he prefers instead to contort the opening verses to fit into the trinity doctrine and what can only be THREE gods talking to each other when they were all spirits.
There are three in the trinity, Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
Side question: Is the Son eternal?
The phrase “eternal son” appears nowhere in the bible.
In fact god says of the son ...
“The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven. So he became as much superior to the angels as the name he has inherited is superior to theirs. For to which of the angels did God ever say, “You are my Son; today I have become your Father”
Today I have become ... The Son is not eternal.
Jesus is god’s avatar, in fact he is “the exact representation of his being”
It is ONE entity revealed in multiple ways.
It’s so obvious!
@sonship saidI dont understand the issue.
In Genesis 1:26,27 why would God use the plural pronoun "Our" in "Our image ... according to Our likeness" and then in the next verse it use the singular pronouns 'His" and "His" - "And God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created them . . . "
Logically, if God said "Let Us" in verse 26 it should say "And Go ...[text shortened]... pronoun change to the singular?
(I mean other than the reason - "Its all Witness Lee's fault." )