The Holy Spirit overshadowing the Blessed Virgin Mary for the Incarnation of the Son of God.
Anonymous said...
fr.abe,gudpm po, anu po ang sex ng diyos? kasi po sabi ni bro.bibe cennon lalaki daw po siya. kahit daw ang 3rd person (holy spirit) lalaki din daw?
22o po ba yun? sana po maliwanagan po ako. tnx po ng marami
July 29, 2010 11:28 PM
Fr. Abe, CRS said...
Dear Anonymous,
Ang Dios bilang Dios ay Espiritu, walang laman at buto kaya walang kasarian. God is a Spirit [John 4:24].
Subalit, nung magkatawang tao ang Dios Anak siya ay naging Tao at nagkaroon ng laman at buto. Siya ang ating Panginoong Jesu-Cristo at pinili niyang maging LALAKI. Kaya tama din si Bro. Cenon. Isa pa, ang tawag ni Jesus sa Dios ay AMA at hindi Ina [cf. Matthew 6:6-9]. May instances na ang term na mother ay ginagamit sa Dios sa Lumang Tipan tulad ng paghahambing sa kanya sa "mother eagle". Pero yon ay analogical language lamang. The title 'Father' is truly belonging to the Essence of God as Creator and Provider. In that sense, lalaki ang Dios.
As regards the Holy Spirit, of course, the Spirit is a spirit. No flesh and matter. Therefore, He does not have sexual identity as we do.
How come Bro. Cenon referred to Him as male? Because the Holy Spirit is always spoken of by Christ as "He". Jesus was using Masculine Pronoun for the Holy Spirit. For instance,
John 14:16 "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that HE may abide with you for ever"
John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, HE shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you."
You see... "He shall abide"... "He shall teach you"... So, the Holy Spirit is Male based on the Words of the Lord Jesus.
Besides, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ and the Spirit of God. Since Jesus is Male of course it follows that His Spirit is Male also. If it is female then Jesus is spiritually homosexual. That is foul.
Galatian 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth THE SPIRIT OF THE SON into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
1 Peter 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time THE SPIRIT OF CHRIST which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
So, the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Christ and it is also the Spirit of God:
Genesis 1:2 "And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And THE SPIRIT OF GOD moved upon the face of the waters."
Act 2:17 "And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams"
Thus, we preserved both truth that God is Spirit and has no sexual gender but in the light of the Incarnation and the Revelation of God we refer to God as Male and not Female.
July 30, 2010 8:43 AM
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father,
ReplyDeletebakit daw po tayong Roman Catholics may corpus ang mga crosses natin? tanong po ng Baptist na pinsan ko. ang sabi po nila dapat daw walang corpus kasi daw po nagressurect na si Jesus. At ung sign of the cross po eh kung ginagawa daw po natin ay curse daw po iyon. i tried explaining that we do it because as catholics we glory in Christ's cross. e pinipilit padin ang aral nila. kaya kami minsan nag aaway. another thing is the bible. di po ba father half truth ang nasa Portestant bible kasi binawasan? sinabi ko po iyon eh ang sagot nila ksai daw may mali doon kaya tinanggal ng mga "reformers". Ineexplain ko po yung side ko ayaw po makinig.
Thanks in advance Father!!!
father,
ReplyDeletebakit daw po tayong Roman Catholics may corpus ang mga crosses natin? tanong po ng Baptist na pinsan ko. ang sabi po nila dapat daw walang corpus kasi daw po nagressurect na si Jesus. At ung sign of the cross po eh kung ginagawa daw po natin ay curse daw po iyon. i tried explaining that we do it because as catholics we glory in Christ's cross. e pinipilit padin ang aral nila. kaya kami minsan nag aaway. another thing is the bible. di po ba father half truth ang nasa Portestant bible kasi binawasan? sinabi ko po iyon eh ang sagot nila ksai daw may mali doon kaya tinanggal ng mga "reformers". Ineexplain ko po yung side ko ayaw po makinig.
Thanks in advance Father!!!
Dear Bro. Cagayano,
ReplyDelete[bakit daw po tayong Roman Catholics may corpus ang mga crosses natin? tanong po ng Baptist na pinsan ko. ang sabi po nila dapat daw walang corpus kasi daw po nagressurect na si Jesus.]
Ha, ha, ha... nakakatawa naman ang pinsan mong Baptist. Ipinakikita ang kakitiran ng isip.
Ang Catholic Cross ay maraming uri. Dalawang mahalaga sa mga iyan ay ang Cross depicting the Crucifixion and Death of the Lord. Siempre dapat nasa Cross ang Corpus kasi nga ang inaalala mo ay ang Pagkabayubay ni Cristo sa Krus. Bagamat si Cristo ay nabuhay na muli pinoproclama pa rin Siya ng mga Cristiano bilang Panginoong Napako sa Krus:
1 Corinto 1:23 "But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness"
Hindi porke nag resurrect na siya ay dapat nang kalimutan ang kanyang pagkapako sa Krus. Kaya nga ang Biblia hindi puro Resurrection lang ang laman. Merong Birth of Jesus, Preaching of Jesus, Crucifixion of Jesus at Resurrection of Jesus, may Ascension pa at Second Coming.
Tuwing Resurrection Day meron din tayong Cross na walang Corpus to show na muling nabuhay ang Panginoon. Meron ding Cross na may puting tela tapos si Lord Jesus nakatayo sa harap nito at Buhay na: The Cross with the Resurrected Christ.
Hindi nila tayo dapat paalalahanan na buhay na ang Panginoon dahil tayo lang naman ang nagsabi sa kanila ng Pagkabuhay ng Panginoon. Yang mga Baptists dating mga Barbaro yan sa Europe at mga Indian pana, kakana-kana sa America. Ang kanilang mga religion sa Switzerland man o sa Germany o sa England ay galing din sa patotoo ng mga Catolicong unang nangaral sa kanila ng Evangelio. Sa katunayan kaya sila nagcecelebrate ng Christmas at Easter dahil sa atin. Pag Resurrection Day of the Lord [Easter] Feast nating mga Catolico nakiki celebrate sila.
[At ung sign of the cross po eh kung ginagawa daw po natin ay curse daw po iyon.]
Ang curse ay ang kaparusahang ipinataw kay Cristo. Yun ay curse sa mga Judiong nagpapatay kay Jesus. Yung mga Judiong nagpapatay kay Cristo nuon. Hindi yung mga Judio ngayon na walang kinalaman sa pagpatay kay Cristo.
Subalit ang Cross ay hindi curse sa mga Cristiano. Sa halip ito ay KAPANGYARIHAN NG DIOS para sa atin:
1 Cor 1:17-18 ‘For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel – not with words of human wisdom, lest THE CROSS of Christ be emptied of its power. For the message of THE CROSS is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.’ [NIV]
Kitam, sa mga napapahamak ay foolishness ang Cross but para sa atin ito ay Kapangyarihan ng Dios.
Kung wala si Cristo sa Krus papano nila masasabi na Krus ni Cristo yon? Baka yung Krus ng mga Baptists ay Krus ni Spartacus at ng mga ipinakong mga tulisan at magnanakaw. Ha, ha, ha...
[i tried explaining that we do it because as catholics we glory in Christ's cross.]
VERY GOOD.
[e pinipilit padin ang aral nila.]
Maging mapilit ka rin. Wag kang susuko. Kulitin mo rin siya. Ganyan talaga ang mga heretico.
[kaya kami minsan nag aaway.]
Ok lang magdebate pero wag paabutin sa away. Kung naninira sila dapat sagutin. Katungkulan nating sagutin sila. Baka akala nila sila lang ang may alam sa Biblia.
Sabihan mi siya na masama ang kanyang ginagawa dahil siya ay kaaway ng Krus ni Cristo:
Phil 3:18-19 ‘for many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the ENEMIES of THE CROSS of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.’
Talagang Enemies sila ng Krus ni Cristo. They are destroying them.
You can also read this post:
http://thesplendorofthechurch.blogspot.com/2007/09/sign-of-cross.html
[another thing is the bible.]
ReplyDeleteOK.
[di po ba father half truth ang nasa Portestant bible kasi binawasan?]
Yes, pitong aklat ang tinanggal nila. Gusto pa nga ni Martin Luther, ang hereticong nag-imbento ng kanilang Dogma na: FAITH ALONE at BIBLE ALONE na tanggalin din ang EPISTLE OF JAMES. Kaso ibinalik nya tapos magalit ang maraming tao.
Dyan mo makikita ang kanilang kasamaang pinaggagawa sa Biblia.
[sinabi ko po iyon eh ang sagot nila ksai daw may mali doon kaya tinanggal ng mga "reformers".]
Ha, ha, ha... Ibig sabihin may mali sa Biblia tapos ang mga Reformers and tama? Ha, ha,ha... Kitam, e di talagang ginagawa nilang dios ang mga reformers nila. Hindi sila 'Reformers' sila ay ABUSERS OF THE BIBLE.
Anong Authority ang taglay ng mga Abusers na yan para bawasan ang Biblia. Sila ba ang may ari ng Biblia? Libong taon bago sila isilang may Biblia na.
Kunwari ay mahal nila ang Biblia pero ang tutuo sila ang mga Naglapastangan sa Biblia.
[Ineexplain ko po yung side ko ayaw po makinig.]
IT'S ALRIGHT. BASTA ANG MAHALAGA AY SINASAGOT MO SILA. SABIHAN MO SILA NA GAWAIN NG DEMONIO ANG PAGBABAWAS NG BIBLIA.
[Thanks in advance Father!!!]
Welcome. You must love your relatives but do not allow them to spread the poison of heresies in your family. Refute them. Kung may right silang manira may right ka ring sumagot at magtanong sa kanila. Pagpinupulaan ang ating Catholic Faith defend it with courage and reason. Then also attack their faith ask them where they can find in the Bible what they are teaching. Kasi marami silang aral at gawain, WALA SA BIBLIA.
Some radical feminists argue that it is improper to call God male pronouns or connotations because God has no sex organ. In reply, Fr. Brian Mullady O.P. explained: "It is true that God as spirit has no sex organ, but the reason we don't call Him mother is because the word "mother" came from the latin word "mater" where the words "matter" and "material" also came from. That is why we call our school, Alma Mater or nursing mother. Using the term "mother," which has a material or physical connotation, in referring to God who is a Spiritual Being would therefore create confusion and oxymoron.
ReplyDeleteO that's a precious piece of information. Thank you Bro. Jub. Every time you are writing something we are always learning valuable ideas. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteTnx po ng marami Father at Nasagot nyopo Kung Ano Ang sex ng Diyos, Xencia napo kung ngayun Lang poko nag reply, Danny Dayao ng Bocaue St.martin of tours Parish
ReplyDeleteYOu are welcome Bro. Danny.
ReplyDeletemay dios na babae. diba sinabi "lalangin natin ang tao ayon sa ating wangis" ibig sabihin may kausap at bakit lumabas na may babae kung sang wangis nya kinuha ung babae?
ReplyDeleteHA, HA, HA... HINDI PORKE MAY LUMABAS NA BABAE AY MAY DIOS NA BABAE NA. HA, HA, HA... NAPAKALAKING KATANGAHAN. MERONG TAONG LUMABAS NA MONGOLOIED IBIG SABIHIN MAY DIOS NA MONGOLOID? MAY LUMABAS NA TAONG PILAY IBIG SABIHIN MAY DIOS NA PILAY?
ReplyDeleteHA, HA, HA... BAWAT TAO AY IBA IBA ANG ITSURA. KUNG ANG PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ANG BASAHAN IBIG SABIHIN DAPAT MERON DING 5 BILLION NA DIOS NA GANON ANG ITSURA. HA, HA, HA...
ANG WANGIS NG DIOS SA TAO AY HINDI ANG PHYSICAL KUNDI ANG SPIRITUAL NATURE OF MAN.
the images of GOD is His Being a FATHER, SON and you can read in the Cathechism of the Catholic, page 72 which states: "God's parental tenderness can also be expressed by the image of Motherhood,..", meaning God is also a MOTHER. The cathechism features "parental tenderness" of God, meaning God is also a PARENT. That's a reflection much closer to what God had said: "Let Us make man in Our image and likeness, God made MALE and FEMALE.
ReplyDeleteFather Abe, ang Holy Spirit ba ay separate o iba siya sa Ama at Anak? Pakilinaw lang po kasi naguguluhan ako.
ReplyDelete[Father Abe, ang Holy Spirit ba ay separate o iba siya sa Ama at Anak? Pakilinaw lang po kasi naguguluhan ako.]
ReplyDeleteANG FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT ARE NOT SEPARATED BECAUSE THEY ARE ONE. THIS IS VERY CLEAR IN THE BIBLE:
1 Jn 5:7 [KJV] For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.
1 Jn 5:7 [DRB] And there are Three who give testimony in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost. And these three are one.
AS YOU CAN SEE BOTH THE PROTESTANT KING JAMES VERSION AND THE CATHOLIC BIBLE - THE DOUIAY-RHEIMS - STATES THAT THE FATHER, THE SON AND THE HOLY SPIRIT ARE ONE. THAT IS WHY WE ARE TEACHING THAT THEY ARE NOT SEPARATED BUT UNITED AS ONE. HOWEVER, EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE UNITED THEY ARE DINGUISHED AS 'FATHER' 'SON' AND 'HOLY SPIRIT'... THIS IS NOT SEPARATION BUT THEY ARE MERELY DISTINCT. JUST LIKE THE FIRE AND THE HEAT THEY ARE ONE BUT DISTINCT.
[the images of GOD is His Being a FATHER, SON and you can read in the Cathechism of the Catholic, page 72 which states: "God's parental tenderness can also be expressed by the image of Motherhood,..", meaning God is also a MOTHER.]
ReplyDeleteWRONG. THE CATECHISM IS CLEAR AND PRECISE "GOD'S PARENTAL TENDERNESS CAN ALSO BE EXPRESSED BY THE IMAGE OF MOTHERHOOD". IT IS MERE EXPRESSION AND IMAGE BUT GOD IS NOT A MOTHER.
THE LORD JESUS FULLY AND DEFINITELY REVEALED GOD TO US:
John 1:18 [RSV] "No one has ever seen God; the only Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, he has made him known."
SO, WE KNOW GOD THROUGH HIS SON JESUS WHO MADE GOD KNOWN TO US. AND JESUS REVEALED GOD TO US NOT AS MOTHER BUT AS FATHER. EVEN THAT TEXT OF JOHN 1:18 ST. JOHN THE APOSTLE IS CLEAR AND CATEGORICAL IN USING THE WORD "SON" AND "FATHER" FOR GOD AND HIS ETERNAL WORD. THE LORD JESUS DIDN'T CALL GOD 'MOTHER'. NEVER EVER. INSTEAD THIS IS WHAT HE TAUGHT US:
Mt 6:9 Thus therefore shall you pray: Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Mt 6:1 Take heed that you do not your justice before men, to be seen by them: otherwise you shall not have a reward of your Father who is in heaven.
Mt 28:19 Going therefore, teach ye all nations: baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Ghost.
Mk 11:25 And when you shall stand to pray, forgive, if you have aught against any man: that your Father also, who is in heaven, may forgive you your sins.
Mk 14:36 And he saith: Abba, Father, all things are possible to thee: remove this chalice from me; but not what I will, but what thou wilt.
Lk 2:49 And he said to them: How is it that you sought me? Did you not know that I must be about my father's business?
Lk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Lk 9:26 For he that shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him the Son of man shall be ashamed, when he shall come in his majesty and that of his Father and of the holy angels.
Lk 12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek. But your Father knoweth that you have need of these things.
THE FULLNESS OF REVELATION IS CLEAR GOD IS FATHER BUT NEVER CALLED A MOTHER. HIS LOVE IS LIKENED TO THE LOVE OF THE MOTHER, YES. SOMETIMES IT IS LIKENED TO THE LOVE OF THE HUMAN MOTHER, SOMETIMES TO THE EAGLER MOTHER OR MOTHER HEN. BUT OBVIOUSLY THESE ARE MERE FIGURATIVE SPEECH WHILE THE PERSON OF THE ALMIGHTY IS CLEARLY, DIRECTLY, SPECIFICIALLY AND CATEGORICALLY CALLED "ABBA" [FATHER] BUT NOT 'MOTHER'.
[The cathechism features "parental tenderness" of God, meaning God is also a PARENT.]
ReplyDeleteTHE TERM GOD IS PARENT IS MERE ANALOGICAL. THE HUMAN EERM PARENT REFERS TO TWO HUMAN PERSONS CHOSEN BY GOD AS ESSENTIAL INSTRUMENTS IN GIVING US LIFE, NAMELY THE MAN AND WOMAN WHO BEGOT AND CONCEIVED US. BUT, GOD IS ONE BEING WHO HAS NO SEXUAL IDENTIFICATION BECAUSE HE IS PURE SPIRIT. THEREFORE, HE CANNOT BE MAN AND WOMAN AT THE SAME TIME UNDER THE SAME RESPECT. THAT IS ILLOGICAL AND THAT IS A CONTRADICTION.
TO APPLY THE TERM PARENT TO GOD AS A COMPARISON, i.e., ANALOGICALLY AND FIGURATIVELY IT IS ACCEPTABLE BECAUSE HE IS THE SOURCE AND ORIGIN OF OUR LIFE. BUT IT IS ILLOGICAL AND STUPID TO CLAIM THAT HE IS BOTH FATHER AND MOTHER.
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH TEACHES THAT GOD IS FATHER BECAUSE THAT IS THE OFFICIAL, DEFINITE AND FINAL DESCRIPTION GIVEN BY THE INCARNATE WORD:
Lk 10:22 All things are delivered to me by my Father. And no one knoweth who the Son is, but the Father: and who the Father is, but the Son and to whom the Son will reveal him.
WE ARE NOT CRAZY TO PRETEND TO BE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE ON DIVINE MATTERS THAN THE INCARNATE GOD WHO TOLD US THAT THE ALMIGHT IS 'THE FATHER' AND HE IS 'THE SON'.
YOUR CLAIM THAT GOD IS MOTHER ALSO IS NICE BUT SORRY TO TELL YOU SUCH A CLAIM LACKS AUTHORITY AND MERE HOT AIR BECAUSE YOU ARE 'GOD', YOU ARE NOT OF THE SAME BEING WITH GOD AND YOU ARE NOT FROM ABOVE. YOU ARE LIKE US A MERE HUMAN BEING WITH NO CREDEBILITY TO SPEAK TO US OF WHO OR WHAT GOD IS.
[That's a reflection much closer to what God had said: "Let Us make man in Our image and likeness, God made MALE and FEMALE.]
HA HA HA... YOUR INTERPRETATION IS OUT OF TOUCH WITH REALITY AND THEREFORE YOUR TEACHING DOES NOT HAVE FOUNDATION IN REALITY AS WELL.
GOD SAID: "LET US MAKE MAN IN OUR IMAGE AND LIKENESS, GOD MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE" GOD MADE THE HUMAN PERSON MALE AND FEMALE BUT IT IS NOWHERE STATED THERE THAT GOD IS MALE AND FEMALE. NO, NO, NO... NADA, NUNCA, NEVER... IN RUSSIAN: "NYET, NYET." HA HA HA.
THE LIKENESS OF GOD IN MAN IS IN HIS OR HER 'SPIRITUAL SOUL' NOT IN BODILY COMPOSITION. MALE AND FEMALE ARE DISTINCT BECAUSE OF THEIR MALE AND FEMALE GENITALIA. GOD IS A SPIRIT [Jn 4:24]. HE DOESN'T HAVE A PENIS AND VAGINA. AND WHEN HIS ETERNAL WORD INCARNATED HE MANIFESTED HIMSELF AS 'MALE' - THE SON JESUS. DEFINITELY JESUS IS 'MALE ONLY'. AND THE HOLY SPIRIT IS NOT FEMALE BECAUSE HE IS 'SPIRIT'. HE HE HE... NO MATTER WHAT YOUR TEACHING IS HERETICAL.