Cheryl Schatz

Hi Mark,
I don’t expect everyone to be clear on the Trinity. It is a difficult subject to comprehend and explain.

You said:

What i am trying to emphasise is that Jesus and the Spirit are not just ‘faces’ of God, but distinct people in the Godhead.

Certainly all three are distinct Persons in the Godhead. We don’t want to “confound” the Persons when we emphasize their unity.

I’m afraid i still dont agree with head being ’source’.

1 Cor. 11 is a good test case. Here we see three that are the “head of” another. The context will define the meaning of each passage. We can easily get “source” as the meaning of the man as “head of” the woman because of the word “origin” in verse 12.

1Co 11:12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.

Something that has an origin from another is said to have that thing as its source.

The question then is whether we can get a sense of “authority over” in this text? Which part of this text uses authority as something that one partner has over the other? Also notice that it is never “head over” in this passage as one “over” another. If authority over another is not in the passage, then why can’t we just take the plain meaning of verse 12?

I am intrigued with how you link Jesus or the second member of the Godhead with Lord of Hosts in the OT. Hopefully i get a chance to see your DVD on it at some stage.

I hope you will be able to get the DVD. It is so jam packed with information it really deserves several views to take it all in. This is also what most people told me about my DVDs on women in ministry. I can’t help it. I am thorough by nature in the area of ministry.

P.S- how is your ministry trip going?

It went really well. We are back now and trying to catch up with what we missed. This time was filled with work and ministry meeting but we did have time too for sleeping in and a little shopping. It made it a very relaxing time. Thanks for asking!