Monica Dennington Gone Wild 1b:Refuting the Feminine Holy Spirit Heresy

In this second video in this series, the Christian Road Warrior demonstrates the fallacies of trying to argue that grammatical gender equals actual or natural gender in the Biblical languages.

While the Hebrew noun "Ruach" may be feminine in grammatical gender, this does not mean that when it is applied to God or other beings that the being(s) referred to must also be "feminine" in actual or "natural" gender. Examples of why this reasoning does not work are given from Hebrew grammar and the use of "Ruach" in Scripture when used with human males.

For those interested, you may find the Hebrew grammar book referenced in the video here: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310270200/ref=kinw_rke_rti_1

Be sure to check out the final video in this series here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JxT_sWKe98

This video is part 1b addressing Monica's original video: "The Hidden Link: The Feminine Holy Spirit" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vrgcp6lTMDw

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[XSC3]

sola scriptura + self prohethood = recipe for heresy

[CRoadwarrior]

@XSC3 Nothing wrong with sola scriptura, but the main problem is lack of thorough study of what we DO have. That is the true recipe for heresy and false teaching.

[XSC3]

@CRoadwarrior I mean, my brother, surely there was something called "orthodoxy" in Christianity before the scripture was set, and when I read the Church Fathers they made their decisions on what was "scripture" based on what they already believed. so if there were criteria and creeds which determined what was scripture, doesn't that imply that there is another authority with scripture? i realize this is fearful to some because they think it means we can make up whatever we want, but it doesn't

[CRoadwarrior]

@XSC3 I fully understand the Catholic position, but it is ultimately flawed. God is the source of Scripture, not the church.  The church was merely the instrument, not the source. The other authority is God, and He said clearly that His word will remain forever.

[XSC3]

@CRoadwarrior I think you're right to fight the heresies in showing their failing biblical exegesis, my brother, but I think eventually we have to deal with the greater issue which is how firm is the foundation of sola scriptura. what does it mean to you? again I think some people are afraid that without it we have no foundation to judge doctrines and that it will become a free for all. but it already is a free for all when they can take the scripture and divorce it from history. your thoughts?

[CRoadwarrior]

@XSC3 No, I think things would be much worse. For example, if all we had was oral tradition, where Scripture appears to have started, we would have an even greater mess. What's so great about having things written down is that we can always go back and look at what was said. With oral teaching, people forget, people misremember, and things can change on a daily basis. But the printed word is not subject to these. That's why I believe God had things written down.

[XSC3]

@CRoadwarrior whatever you have, oral tradition, scripture alone or scripture + oral tradition, you still need a living body to interpret it in an authoritative manner. there will always be people who think they know better, hence always schisms and disputes. I'm saying if one gets rid of any sense of regulation or interpretative framework then it's every one for themselves, especially as we get further and further from the context of these books. you raise many good issues lets talk more

[XSC3]

@CRoadwarrior I hear what you're saying, but the definition of scripture is still a man made decision (or a decision that was guided by God). the doctrine of sola scriptura seems (to me) to have come rather late in the history of the Church. and I would also mention that both the Church and the Scripture come from God. I didn't want to distract from your points. I hope we can talk about this further sometime. I agree that God's Word endures forever, but is not limited to what was written

[XSC3]

@CRoadwarrior we may just have to agree to disagree on that. I think though that if we divorce scripture from the interpretive framework of history and the Christian tradition, we end up with theological anarchy. maybe you didn't make the same connection in your videos, but I thought I saw it as you were reaching into theological education, language studies, lexical aides, and so forth. plus the scripture came from somewhere. Christianity existed before the canon was set, right?

[Galloingoyland]

John 16:7-13 It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send *HIM* unto you. And when *HE* is come, *HE* will reprove the world of sin ... Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, *HE* will guide you into all truth: for *HE* shall not speak of *HIMSELF*; but whatsoever *HE* shall hear, that shall *HE* speak: and *HE* will shew you things to come.