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Book Review
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                           GOD IS A WOMAN






               n Christian theology, the     refused to give her the honor due   with the Dominion of God. And
               understanding of Father,      to her as the depth of righteous-  Eve is a type of the Holy Spirit
               Holy Spirit and Word of God   ness. According to the Scripture,   because she is the source of life and
          Iis not in contention but a        whoever forgets her shall be writ-  fountain of all living. If Christ loves
          settled norm and popularly accepted   ten in the dust (that is in death) -   his body above him so much that
          Christian dogma. The Holy Spirit   Jeremiah 17:13. She is the focus of   he sacrificed his life for her, and if
          stands between the Holy Father and   this book which acknowledges and   God will forgive every sin except the
          the Word (Holy Son) as a link con-  captures her efforts from Genesis   sin against the Holy Spirit He exalts
          necting the Father to the Son. This   across the volume of the scripture   above His honor, and if we also
          comprehension passage between      unto Revelation. She is Eve the    consider that man should sacrifice
          Father and Son is the course of    mother of living and the likeness   the fellowship with his parents for
          knowledge of the everlasting God   of Jerusalem above the mother of   fellowship with his wife, then the
          and therefore the subject of truth.   freeborn children of God who is   body is of great significant impor-
          The Holy Spirit is essentially the   known for her historical affliction   tance over all other things; it is in-
          source of life in scripture reflection   and persecution from the Dragon   deed a great mystery as Paul thought
          as the fountain of living waters.   because of her pure manner of     it to be. This value is established
          She is therefore the source of all   holiness and heavenly conversa-  when we reflect on the application
          living, the mother of life and light   tion of righteousness. Without her   of Satan to God against Job: he told
          of God’s Word. Invariably, the Holy   Cleavage and Entrance, nobody   God that a man would give anything
          Spirit is God. For according to Jesus,   can have access to the presence   for His life, and therefore prayed
          what is born of spirit is spirit, and   of the image and glory of God to   God for permission to afflict the
          that which is born of flesh is flesh   find favor in God’s sight.     body of Job before he could con-
          (John 3:6). Unfortunately, today’s                                    firm that his righteousness is true to
          Christianity seems to have forgotten   The Bible paints Adam and his   the testimony of God - Job 2:5-6.
          the role and place of the mother   wife on the premise of Christ and   As the body of God (Holy Spirit)
          of the LORD: they have forgotten   his Church. Originally, Adam is a   is God, and the body of Christ is
          the fountain of living waters and   type of Christ, he is empowered   Christ, even so the body of man is



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