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Originally Posted by Believer
According to the Oneness doctrine Jesus is the Father. Is this true in reverse? Is the Father also the Son?
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The Oneness doctrine teaches there is one God who manifests himself as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. These titles are used to show relationship, attributes, work, and substance.
God's manifestation as Father is revealed in the Bible as Father of creation, Father of the Son, and Father of those who are born again of the Spirit. The word, Father, implies a relationship.
God's manifestation as the Son is God is his revelation of himself in flesh, not an indwelling but a true man, who died for our sins. He is the only begotten Son of God because of a supernatural conception of the Holy Spirit.
God in his manifestation as Spirit is not only speaking to his nature but the active interaction of God with his creation.
When you say the Son is the Father, you are misapplying these descriptive terms. The Son refers to God in his mode as man. The Father refers to God in his mode as Spirit.
Isaiah 9:6 declares the Son shall be called the everlasting Father, the mighty God. I have no problem saying the Son is the Father manifest in the flesh. or the same God who is called the Father is also called the Son yet in a different mode of existence.
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