Without the manifested flesh, if we were to meet the WORD in His perfect Spirit form we would die immediately.His humanity is God's means to interpret God for mankind, in human terms, so that we can have a perfect concept of who and what God is.
No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known. [He has revealed Him and brought Him out where He can be seen; He has interpreted Him and He has made Him known]. John 1:18
From the top scholars and theologians using the Hebrew language in perfect tense:
The use of Elohim may be a linguistic device to show God's majesty and greatness, similar to how a king might refer to himself in the plural.
Very True!God is everywhere at once.
He may make it sound as if He is in several places at once.
But, God is always being everywhere at once.
God is always in the past, present, and future.
Or it looks like how much of the king James Bible is written in the 3rd person format.Looks like...
Someone had to come up with a rationalization to try to explain why God appears as a plurality without getting a headache.
Without the manifested flesh, if we were to meet the WORD in His perfect Spirit form we would die immediately.
Interesting statement if you have seen Me you have seen the Father.But,” he said, “you cannot see my face, for no one may see me and live.” Exodus 33:20We have seen him when we believed!
Jesus answered: “Don’t you know me, Philip, even after I have been among you such a long time? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father. How can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? John 14:9
When you believe in Jesus Christ, you will die immediately when you do.
For, to see Jesus, is to see the Father!
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20
grace and peace ............
Jesus by means of his humanity is Exegeting God to men, because God can not be naturally seen/perceived by men. John 1:18!Interesting statement if you have seen Me you have seen the Father.
This is the answer Jesus gave after Philip asked shows us the Father. Jesus basically said you have been seeing the Father this entire time because you have seen me.
Yes, like the God that cannot be seen in person extended Himself into flesh to be able to be with people.Jesus by means of his humanity is Exegeting God to men, because God can not be naturally seen/perceived by men. John 1:18!
From the top scholars and theologians
OK. Thanks for your honesty.
Probably not a bannable offense but DEFINITELY a longstanding heretical position in MOST Churches.
You have not addressed Jesus's Baptism question.
ALL 3 Members of the Trinity were present, AND separate at that event.
How do you explain that?
From the top scholars and theologians using the Hebrew language in perfect tense:
The use of Elohim may be a linguistic device to show God's majesty and greatness, similar to how a king might refer to himself in the plural.
ALL 3 Members of the Trinity were present, AND separate at that event.
How do you explain that?
Yeah, there's something about "Oneness" that eludes our minds.
Ever-existing Persons.
Why is God a Trinity?
By my understanding the Trinity consist of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Three separate entities comprising one God.
I hope this thread becomes a discussion about the Trinity. These are just some of my observations followed by questions.
1. The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit are God.
Question: Is this the core belief of the Trinity? Something else? Assuming it is not appropriate to call them "Gods" is there one title that actually fits the Father, the Son, and the Spirit?
2. Jesus did not consider equality with God something to be grasped (Philippians 2:6).
Question: How best can we describe the Trinity without using the word "equal"?
That's all for now. Thank you.