God HAD a wife - Page 3

On March 23 2011 12:32 tnkted wrote:
well, you'd think that mary would be god's wife, since he totally banged her to create jesus, and premarital sex is wrong...

On March 23 2011 12:15 mowglie wrote:
I don't think we should jump to conclusion based on the work of this one theologian alone. Is this person's work peer reviewed by other secular and non-secular theologians? Or are we seeking information that supports our view to bash religion?

I quote one person's comment from that link.

"The article is misleading. The ancient isarelites did indeed frequently pray to foreign Gods and godesses, and in every place in the Bible where they have done so, it has been called an abomination, that Asherah was an adopted Canaanite goddess, and that kings and rulers who worshipped such did evil in the sight of the Lord. The prophets of Asherah were central to the story of the face-off between Elijah and the Canaanites told in 1 Kings 18. The fact that archeologists find inscriptions to Asherah does not indicate that she was "erased" from the Theology, or that she was once main-stream Judaism. Anyone who has actually studied the old testament, particularly Samuel/Chronicles/Kings knows that this is indicative of the very falling-away and heresies that are documented in these texts."

On March 23 2011 12:39 DarkPlasmaBall wrote:

On topic:
Do we know if a certain sect of Christians are already aware of this wife of God?

On March 23 2011 12:12 0neder wrote:

To quote myself, why is this age obsessed with refuting others' religious beliefs?

Why is everyone so religiously secular these days? =)

On a side note, I'm Mormon, and we have always believed God has a wife. Why would he set up some arbitrary sociality for his children if it's not what he himself has attained in his state of perfection and happiness? His goal is for us to become like him, just like any parent(s). Most couples who live their religious beliefs would say that is the pinnacle of fulfillment for them and adds a new level of depth, closeness, and love to their relationship with each other and with God.

Also, we believe that anyone who lives the Gospel can eventually become an exhalted person (through the Atonement) like God is, so this idea is not strange to us. Any parent wants their kid to grow up and share in their wisdom and happiness.

Any understanding can liberate you from fear of the uncertain and to rely on sources you would never trust otherwise will only lead to a life with split meanings.

On March 23 2011 12:40 MoltkeWarding wrote:


People need to read this comment before posting further. Also, the mate of Asherah was not the orthodox Jewish God, but Baal, his Caanite counterpart. For those infidels who did worship Baal as God, it's obvious that you can interpret Asherah as being the wife of "God," but this does not mean the biblical God.

On March 23 2011 12:40 MoltkeWarding wrote:


People need to read this comment before posting further. Also, the mate of Asherah was not the orthodox Jewish God, but Baal, his Caanite counterpart. For those infidels who did worship Baal as God, it's obvious that you can interpret Asherah as being the wife of "God," but this does not mean the biblical God.

Asherah -- known across the ancient Near East by various other names, such as Astarte and Istar -- was "an important deity, one who was both mighty and nurturing," Wright continued

On March 23 2011 13:03 koreasilver wrote:

Moltke, do you think 0nder's post kinda just shows his utter misunderstanding or ignorance of how the Trinity has been formulated in the past and that he engages in a far too blatant anthropomorphism of God? I haven't studied Mormonism at all but whenever I've come across some Mormon doctrines I just feel as if it is entirely disconnected with Christian tradition.