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Scripture and Naming God: Avoiding Heresy

Scripture and Naming God: Avoiding Heresy

Dale M. CoulterThe motion on titles for God seeks to add another legal criterion to the instructions for ministers. The rationale is that scripture uses specific names for God. I agree with this general assertion. In fact,…

is God a mother?

is God a mother?

Female Images of God in the Bible Genesis 1:27 Women and Men created in God’s image “Humankind was created as God’s reflection: in the…

Thank You, God, For Everything :: By Nathele Graham

Thank You, God, For Everything :: By Nathele Graham

“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning” (James 1:17). In the United States, we set aside one day each year and call it “Thanksgiving.” We all have different ways of celebrating that day. Traditionally, families […]

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The Name and Identity of God: A Different Approach

The Name and Identity of God: A Different Approach

I have argued against passing agenda item 20 for the following reasons: 1) it overreaches with its ambiguous use of “title”; 2) we should not continue to add doctrinal commitments to the obligations for ministers; 3) the statement sets a precedent of f…

For GOD HATH NOT

For GOD HATH NOT

For GOD HATH NOT GIVEN US THE SPIRIT OF FEAR; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind. – 2 Timothy…