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Hi, there. Thanks for your question. God does not have a wife. God is One God, but in Three Persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This is known as the concept of the Trinity. There is no "heavenly mother." The articles below should clear some things up for you. Please write back if you have more questions.

Question: "What does the Bible teach about the Trinity?"

Answer: The most difficult thing about the Christian concept of the Trinity is that there is no way to perfectly and completely understand it. The Trinity is a concept that is impossible for any human being to fully understand, let alone explain. God is infinitely greater than we are; therefore, we should not expect to be able to fully understand Him. The Bible teaches that the Father is God, that Jesus is God, and that the Holy Spirit is God. The Bible also teaches that there is only one God. Though we can understand some facts about the relationship of the different Persons of the Trinity to one another, ultimately, it is incomprehensible to the human mind. However, this does not mean the Trinity is not true or that it is not based on the teachings of the Bible.

The Trinity is one God existing in three Persons. Understand that this is not in any way suggesting thr ee Gods. Keep in mind when studying this subject that the word “Trinity” is not found in Scripture. This is a term that is used to attempt to describe the triune God—three coexistent, co-eternal Persons who make up God. Of real importance is that the concept represented by the word “Trinity” does exist in Scripture. The following is what God’s Word says about the Trinity:

1) There is one God (Deuteronomy 6:4; 1 Corinthians 8:4; Galatians 3:20; 1 Timothy 2:5).

2) The Trinity consists of three Persons (Genesis 1:1, 26; 3:22; 11:7; Isaiah 6:8, 48:16, 61:1; Matthew 3:16-17, 28:19; 2 Corinthians13:14). In Genesis 1:1, the Hebrew plural noun "Elohim" is used. In Genesis 1:26, 3:22, 11:7 and Isaiah 6:8, the plural pronoun for “us” is used. The word "Elohim" and the pronoun “us” are plural forms, definitely referring in the Hebrew language to more than two. While this is not an explicit argument for the Trinity, it does denote the aspect of plurality in God. The Hebrew word for "God," "Elohim," definitely allows for the Trinity.

In Isaiah 48:16 and 61:1, the Son is speaking while making reference to the Father and the Holy Spirit. Compare Isaiah 61:1 to Luke 4:14-19 to see that it is the Son speaking. Matthew 3:16-17 describes the event of Jesus' baptism. Seen in this passage is God the Ho ly Spirit descending on God the Son while God the Father proclaims His pleasure in the Son. Matthew 28:19 and 2 Corinthians 13:14 are examples of three distinct Persons in the Trinity.

3) The members of the Trinity are distinguished one from another in various passages. In the Old Testament, “LORD” is distinguished from “Lord” (Genesis 19:24; Hosea 1:4). The LORD has a Son (Psalm 2:7, 12; Proverbs 30:2-4). The Spirit is distinguished from the “LORD” (Numbers 27:18) and from “God” (Psalm 51:10-12). God the Son is distinguished from God the Father (Psalm 45:6-7; Hebrews 1:8-9). In the New Testament, Jesus speaks to the Father about sending a Helper, the Holy Spirit (John 14:16-17). This shows that Jesus did not consider Himself to be the Father or the Holy Spirit. Consider also all the other times in the Gospels where Jesus speaks to the Father. Was He speaking to Himself? No. He spoke to another Person in the Trinity—the Father.

4) Each member of the Trinity is God. The Father is God (John 6:27; Romans 1:7; 1 Peter 1:2). The Son is God (John 1:1, 14; Romans 9:5; Colossians 2:9; Hebrews 1:8; 1 John 5:20). The Holy Spirit is God (Acts 5:3-4; 1 Corinthians 3:16).

5) There is subordination within the Trinity. Scripture shows that the Holy Spirit is subordinate to the Father and the Son, and the Son is subordinate to the Father. This is an internal relationship and does not deny the deity of any Person of the Trinity. This is simply an area which our finite minds cannot understand concerning the infinite God. Concerning the Son see Luke 22:42, John 5:36, John 20:21, and 1 John 4:14. Concerning the Holy Spirit see John 14:16, 14:26, 15:26, 16:7, and especially John 16:13-14.

6) The individual members of the Trinity have different tasks. The Father is the ultimate source or cause of the universe (1 Corinthians 8:6;Revelation 4:11); divine revelation (Revelation 1:1); salvation (John 3:16-17); and Jesus' human works (John 5:17; 14:10). The Father initiates all of these things.

The Son is the agent through whom the Father does the following works: the creation and maintenance of the universe (1 Corinthians 8:6;John 1:3; Colossians 1:16-17); divine revelation (John 1:1, 16:12-15; Matthew 11:27; Revelation 1:1); and salvation (2 Corinthians 5:19;Matthew 1:21; John 4:42). The Father does all these things through the Son, who functions as His agent.

The Holy Spirit is the means by whom the Father does the following works: creation and maintenance of the universe (Genesis 1:2; Job 26:13; Psalm 104:30); divine revelation (John 16:12-15; Ephesians 3:5; 2 Peter 1:21); salvation (John 3:6; Titus 3:5; 1 Peter 1:2); and Jesus' works (Isaiah 61:1; Acts 10:38). Thus, the Father does all these things by the power of the Holy Spirit.

There have been many attempts to develop illustrations of the Trinity. However, none of the popular illustrations are completely accurate. The egg (or apple) fails in that the shell, white, and yolk are parts of the egg, not the egg in themselves, just as the skin, flesh, and seeds of the apple are parts of it, not the apple itself. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not parts of God; each of them is God. The water illustration is somewhat better, but it still fails to adequately describe the Trinity. Liquid, vapor, and ice are forms of water. The Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are not forms of God, each of them is God. So, while these illustrations may give us a picture of the Trinity, the picture is not entirely accurate. An infinite God cannot be fully described by a finite illustration.

The doctrine of the Trinity has been a divisive issue throughout the entire history of the Christian church. While the core aspects of the Trinity are clearly presented in God’s Word, some of the side issues are not as explicitly clear. The Father is God, the Son is God, and the Holy Spirit is God—but there is only one God. That is the biblical doctrine of the Trinity. Beyond that, the issues are, to a certain extent, debatable and non-essential. Rather than attempting to fully define the Trinity with our finite human minds, we would be better served by focusing on the fact of God's greatness and His infinitely higher nature. “Oh, the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable his judgments, and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Or who has been his counselor?” (Romans 11:33-34).

Recommended Resources: Making Sense of the Trinity: Three Crucial Questions by Millard Erickson and The Forgotten Trinity by James White.

Below is the best symbol fo r the Trinity we are aware of (click to expand):



Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/Trinity-Bible.html#ixzz3gk8zoY59

Question: "Is Mary the mother of God (Theotokos)?"

Answer: The phrase “mother of God” originated with and continues to be used in the Roman Catholic Church. One of the topics at the Council of Ephesus in AD 431 was the use of the Greek term Theotókos, or “God-bearer,” in reference to Mary. That council officially proclaimed Mary as the “mother of God,” and the doctrine was later included in the Catholic catechism. The idea behind calling Mary the “mother of God” is that, since Jesus is God and Mary is the mother of Jesus, she is the mother of God.

The major problem with this logic is that the term “God” implies the totality of Yahweh, and we know that Yahweh has no beginning and no end (Psalm 90:2). First Timothy 6:15-16 says that God is immortal. Being immortal, God never was “born” and never had a “mother.” The second Person of the Trinity, Jesus, did have a beginning to His earthly ministry when he was conceived in Mary’s womb and was born, but from eternity past He had always been the Son of God.

Philippians 2:6–7 gives us a bit more insight on what transpired when Jesus left heaven to become man. The New Living Translation says, “Though he was God, he did not think of equality with God as something to cling to. Instead, he gave up his divine privileges; he took the humble position of a slave and was born as a human being.” Jesus was already one with the Father, but He set aside His rights as Divinity and took the form of a baby (John 1:1). He went on to live the normal life of a Jewish boy, obeying His earthly parents (Luke 2:51).

A mother by definition precedes her child and at some point is more powerful than her child. So to call Mary the “mother of God” gives the misleading implication that Mary preceded and at one time was more powerful than the Lord God Almighty. Although Catholic doctrine tries to deny this implication, it is inescapable.

It is biblical to say that Mary was the mother of the Lord Jesus Christ during His incarnation on the earth. However, Catholics believe it is not enough to say that Mary was the mother of Jesus. Pope John Paul II, in a speech in 1996, encouraged people “not only to invoke the Blessed Virgin as the Mother of Jesus, but also to recognize her as Mother of God” (L'Osservatore Romano, 4 December 1996, p. 11). This is not biblical. The Lord God Almighty has no mother, since He has no beginning and no end (Genesis 1:1; Revelation 4:8).

Recommended Resources: The Gospel According to Rome: Comparing Catholic Tradition and The Word of God by James McCarthy

Read more: http://www.gotquestions.org/Mary-mother-God-theotokos.html#ixzz3gk93piCN

by John D. Morris, Ph.D

This question often crops up among evolution disbelievers. And while it underscores the truth that most people truly don't believe man came from rats, fish, and single-celled organisms up through the primates, it ignores the fact that evolutionists have a ready answer to it.

First, evolutionists strongly deny the idea that men came from the apes. They insist that both man and the apes came from a hypothetical ape-like ancestor, the evidence for which has not yet been discovered.

Secondly, evolution does not propose that all members of a type evolved into another type, but that only a small group of individuals, genetically isolated from the others, evolved, leaving the others to remain the same.

A perceptive person will recognize that both of these points are nothing more than story telling. The hypothetical ape-like ancestor does not exist, and there is no evidence that it ever did. The "peripheral isolates" claim may sound reasonable, and there are recent examples of isolated groups acquiring new traits through adaptation, but none of any group acquired new suites of functioning genes through random mutation, such as production of either an ape or a man from an ape-like ancestor would require.

Instead of asking why we still have apes, we should be asking why don't we have the hypothetical ape-like ancestor, the real missing link? Or, why don't we have the required intermediate forms? How can such change happen? The claim that transitional individuals were few in number, and thus unlikely to be fossilized and discovered, rings hollow. The fact is, we don't have them! The evolution claims are only stories. In their story, man and apes diverged from the imaginary ancestor some seven million years ago. Surely some would be fossilized.

We should also ask, how could such a transition happen? The only way we know to acquire new genes is to alter existing genes through random mutation. The best alteration science has observed has produced only novel recombinations -- most deteriorate the genetic information and thus harm the offspring. Many mutations are fatal. Evolution requires trillions of innovative mutations to produce man from lower forms, and at least millions to produce man or apes from an ape-like ancestor. None have been observed.

Evolution tales are pseudo-scientific stories about an imaginary history. Evolution is best understood as an anti-God origins myth, attempting to explain man's existence without a Creator. We can do better.

Cite this article: John D. Morris, Ph.D. 2006. If Apes Evolved into Humans, Why Do We Still Have Apes?. Acts & Facts. 35 (11).

Sikha/ghost.. Kei gingtak dan in ah mihingte' i kha in leitung a nutsiat chia si kihi hi a.

 Leitung a sikha om thei dia gingta lou kahi.. Sikha chia i gensek pen uh dawi nasep/ setan nasepna hizaw din ka gingta..

 Sikha omna dia ka gingtak chu Meidil toh Vangam khat zo sam2 om di uh..

 Ka thugelh na gingtak ua le sikha lauh na di omlou.. Sikha muh naki chih le lauh louh ding ahi.. Dawi ahi..

 Dawi na lauh le chu na khalam ki enthak in.. Hotdam tate adia dawi lauh na di om kasa kei.. 

I lauh zok di Pathian thangpaihna ahi.. 

Huaiziak im sikha kichi lauh di hilou.

We, the Zomi National Workers, resolutely affrim and give to ourselves this Rules and Regulation on

this day of the Thirty First October Two Thousand and Eight Anno Domini.

This Rules and Regulations is divided in to two parts. The two parts are binding to all the workers

within the Ministries under the ZRO. The Ministries may refer articles and sub-clauses in either or

both the parts whichever is relevant to them.

Central Executive Committee

Zomi Re-unification Organisation

Headquarters : Ciimnuai

Category-A: Entry List of Tribunal {(Constitution Part-IV, Art. 74 (A)}

Introduction

In the event of any dispute regarding homicide/murder, the Tribunal may refer its finding to the

Cabinet Council, and the Cabinet Council may take decision as per the case

Capital punishment is the highest kind of punishment that can be awarded and such may be

awarded only after proved beyond reasonable doubt

Cabinet Council/Tribunal may take its own decision as per the intensity/severity of the crime/

offence committed.

Tribunal List

1. Any Zomi National Worker shall unreservedly commit to ZRO working policy, national

policy and collective leadership

2. No one shall organise/mobilise volunteer which is detrimental to ZRO and Zo nation

3. No one shall violate ZRO Constitution, Bye-law and rules and regulation framed from time

to time and oppose the aims and objectives, policy and programme of ZRO

4. No one shall sale/conceal/squander/siphon-off the properties and cash of ZRO

5. No one shall, without authorized by superior, shall cause physical handicap or cause to

inflict major/serious illness

6. False witness is prohibited

7. False accuse is prohibited

8. No one shall, without any reasonable reason, refuse to produce records/documents or

anything which the Court summoned

9. Judges shall judge without partiality

10. If the act or conduct and commissions of a Zomi National Worker is grossly Immoral that all

reasonable men will say that he/she cannot be trusted

11. If the worker is abusive or if he disturbs the peace of his working place

12. If he is assaulting, insulting and insubordinate to such a degree as to be incompatible

with the continuance of the relation of superior and worker

13. Raping of a woman is prohibited. Rape means forcible sexual intercourse without the

consent of a woman by means of overpowering/threatening/intoxicating/force etc.

14. No ZRA cadre shall collect money without the approval and knowledge of ZRO.

15. No ZRA cadre shall involve in mutiny.

16. No ZRA cadre shall desert with or without arms.

17. No ZRA cadre shall indulge in shameful acts of homosexual/lesbian/gay.

18. No ZRA cadres shall direct/point his/her weapons towards his/her comrades in time of

stress and outrage.

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CATEGORY- B: Entry List of Non-TRIBUNAL

Introduction

In Category- B, punishment may be awarded to without referring to the Tribunal. However,

based on the gravity and severity of the crime/offence committed, it may be referred to the

Tribunal

• Reproof/ Warning,

• Caning,

• Punishment without using sick,

• Demotion excluding the rank of officer and above can be done by the concern Ministry

Non-Tribunal List

1. There shall be no discrimination based on clan, dialect, domicile

2. The secrecy of the Organisation shall be strictly confided, no one shall leak/destroy the

properties/documents of the Organisation

3. No one shall engage in discouraging/mind-blogging of his/her co-workers

4. No one shall abuse power

5. Workers shall be a role model in conduct, manner, intoxicating, opposite sex and not to

involve in robbery.

6. It is strictly prohibited to feign illness/prolong illness/causing intentional injury and helping

to cause injury to abdicate from responsibility

7. It is strictly prohibited to rob properties/money by means of threatening/cheating

8. It is strictly prohibited to pass intentional false information and due to which someone is

adversely affected.

9. It is strictly prohibited to indulge in drunken brawling/fisticuff during on duty

10. It is strictly prohibited to indulge in habitual intoxicating, sale, manufacture, brew,

purchase, distribute

11. To take care of public properties and not to destroy

12. Contempt of judgement and threatening Judges or fail to appear before Judges or unwilling

to take oath

13. It is prohibited to create din/obstruct Cabinet Council meeting, Central Executive

Committee meeting and Annual Assembly meeting

14. If the act or conduct of the Worker is such that the superior cannot even rely on his/her

faithfulness

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15. Wilful insubordination or disobedience, whether alone or in combination with others to

any lawful and reasonable order of a superior

16. Habitual absence without permission and wanton negligence of duties

17. Theft/stealing is prohibited within the rank and file of ZRA

18. No ZRA cadre shall refuse and dishonour the directive of his/her superior.

19. No Battalion shall intrude into the area of another Battalion without the knowledge and

consent of ZRO/Defence Ministry. Clandestine meeting of Battalion Commanders without

the knowledge and approval of ZRO/Defence Ministry is prohibited.

20. No ZRA cadre shall withdraw/flee/hide in the battlefield without the directive of the

Commander.

21. No ZRA Officer/superior shall, without any reasonable reason punish/harass/threaten

his/her subordinates.

22. Except in case of life and death, no ZRA cadre shall fire even a single shot without the

direction of Battalion Commander.

23. No arms shall be displayed to threaten anyone without any directive from superior.

i. All Zomi irrespective of their tribe affiliation/loyalty be accorded priority, apart from anyone

voluntarily willing to serve Zomi and Zogam

ii. Once enrolled into ZRA, a cadre has to serve at least seven years and cannot quit in his/her

own chosen time. However, in case of extreme hardship, a cadre may quit with the approval

of the Organisation after taking an oath

i. There shall be a promotion course to secure promotion.

ii. A cadre may be promoted based on his/her performance during the Promotion Training

Course, seniority, Educational Qualification, character, command and control, discipline.

iii. Enlisted cadre from Graduate and above shall after completion of Basic Combat Military

Training serve as Private for six month. After the completion of six month, promotion

training course shall be arranged and based on his performance/fitness/ability he/she may

be accorded rank.

iv. To grant promotion from 2nd Lieutenant & above, the knowledge and consent of Cabinet

Council shall be obtained.

v. List of Precedence:

a) General

b) Lieutenant General

c) Major General

d) Brigadier

e) Colonel

f) Lieutenant Colonel

g) Major

h) Captain

i) Lieutenant

j) 2nd Lieutenant

k) Sergeant Major

l) Sergeant

m) Corporal

n) Lance Corporal

o) Private

i. A cadre may visit his homestead only in emergency and unavoidable circumstances with the

permission of Battalion Commander and the consent of Defence Director has to be

obtained.

ii. A ZRA cadre shall be declared a “proclaim deserter” if he continuously absent from his/her

post for 20 days.

i. All Battalion shall maintain clothing register. The clothing register shall be in the custody of

Quarter Master (QM) and shall furnish a monthly report to the Battalion Commander and

that shall be dispatched to the Director, Ministry of Defence and shall be monitored

monthly.

ii. The Ministry of Defence shall set a life-system for clothing. Clothing includes both uniform

and civil dresses.

iii. In the event of loss due to laxity and misplacement of clothing, no cadre shall receive

clothing before the expiry of the life-term.

i. Arms and Ammunition shall be issued to every Battalion. Battalion QM shall maintain a

register. Since it is a control item BQM shall furnish daily report to the Director, Ministry of

Defence.

ii. Arms and Ammunition shall be the sole responsibility of Battalion Commanders & BQM. Any

loss or misplacement shall be severely dealt with.

i. The ZRO, within its capacity, shall look after and extend assistance to the problems and

hardship of ZRA cadres.

ii. In the event of health problem faced by a ZRA cadre during out-of-post, he shall

immediately report to the Battalion Commander and necessary assistance may be rendered

with. Such assistance shall not be accorded to those failing to report to the Battalion

Commander.

iii. In the event of death during active service, a cadre may receive an ex-gratia as permissible

under rules enforce for the time being. He shall be draped with any Zomi shawls. Military

honour shall be accorded as and when convenience.

iv. No cadres shall get married before completion of 5 years of active service. No cadres shall

be entitled financial assistance if he/she marries before completion of 5 years of active

service. Cadres marrying after completion of the stipulated time shall receive necessary

assistance. In the case of woman cadre marrying/intending to marry, there shall be a

formalities to quit if she so desire.

v. Service benefits shall be earmarked for a ZRA cadre from the day of taking oath of loyalty as

decided by the Central Executive Committee Annual Assembly from time to time. If he/she

faithfully and satisfactorily serves for 7 years and retires with the consent of the

Organisation, the sum amount shall be handed over to him/her on the day of his/her

retirement. However, service benefits shall cease as and when a cadre receives welfare

benefits. In case of retiring due to health problems/household chores with the consent of

the Organisation and a cadre who dies during service is entitle to benefits. But a cadre who

is terminated for disciplinary action shall not receive service benefits.

Zomi National Workers shall:-

a. Maintain absolute integrity at all times;

b. Maintain absolute devotion/dedication to duty at all times;

c. Maintain impartiality in discharging of duties;

d. Maintain a responsible and decent standard of conduct in private life;

e. Render prompt and cautious service;

f. Manage private affairs in such a way as to avoid habitual indebtedness or

insolvency;

g. Respect superior in rank;

h. Not indulge in acts, which are unbecoming of a Zomi worker;

i. Not be discourteous, dishonest and partial;

j. Not adopt dilatory tactic in dealing with the public;

k. Not be a member of any association whose objects or activities are prejudice

to the interest of Zomi political movement, public order or morality;

l. Not consume any intoxicating drinks or drugs;

m. Not discriminate subordinate in rank

n. The Zomi Re-unification Organisation, considering its lethal and destructive

potential, treated the use of landmine as inhumane and a gross violation of

human rights and as such committed itself not to produce landmine and its

related components and exert its power and resources to eradicate landmine

and educate other revolutionary groups not to indulge themselves in the

inhumane act of producing, using and stock-piling of landmine.

Source :Geneva Call