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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple
8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Heb. 1:8
How does Oneness understand this?
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Not sure how oneness understands this verse...or that there is a consensus. But for what it's worth, here is my opinion.
To me; we do serious injustice to scripture here, in setting apart the eighth verse alone for scrutiny. Only because the first chapter of Hebrews is such an all-inclusive revelation. It's brief 14 verses revolve entirely around God, and his only begotten son. Better then to view verse eight alongside the facts, so beautifully laid out for us throughout this short chapter.
God has spoken to us by his son in these last days.
God has appointed his son heir of all things.
God made the worlds by his son.
God's son is the brightness of his glory.
God's son is the express image of his person.
God's son upholds all things by the word of his power.
God's son, by himself, purged our sins.
God's son sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high.
God's son, by inheritance, has obtained a more excellent name than angels.
1200 years earlier, God said of his son, "Thou art my son, this day have I begotten thee.
God said of his son, I will be to him a father, and he shall be to me a son.
God instructed all of his angels to worship his son.
God has anointed his son with the oil of gladness above his fellows.
God told his son to sit at his right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
If we're trying to prove that Jesus is God from verse eight; that's a whole lot of two natures interacting within one person in the rest of the chapter. So I'm kinda leanin' towards Pliny's response, concerning word definitions. How 'bout you?
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