03-28-2006, 07:13 PM
Flumper Barflusterbutt Wrote:Genesis 3:22
"And the Lord God said behold the man is become as one of us..."
Problem:
It is pointed out that the verse reads, "God said", yet the plural "us" indicates a plurality. It is argued that this refers to the Trinity.
Solution:
1. The trinitarian argument on this passage is only an inferred argument. The "us" may very well be a reference to the angels of God.
2. John Calvin, the Swiss Protestant reformer, had this to say about Genesis 3:22: "Although some Christians deduce from this passage the doctrine of three persons in Deity, the argument, in my apprehension, is not substantial."
3. "It is no uncommon thing in any language, either ancient or modern, for single persons to speak in the plural; but it was never yet heard of in any age of the world, that more persons than one spoke in the singular."1
4. See also comments on Genesis 1:26
Footnotes:
1. William Christie, "Christian Discussion on Divine Unity", page 12.
Even so we're left with god creating a creature he intended to be asexual (he didn't give adam a partner) yet giving this creature reproduction capabilities. And making this man in his own image. Implying god has genitals... implying there must be a female god somewhere.
