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Originally Posted by Maximilian
What you're saying here makes some sense for me.
However, the distinctiveness and apparent spatially separateness confuses the matter. If Christ is really God the Father in the incarnation, then how can the Son, which is really the Almighty in a flesh body, be fully human?
And the whole idea of the Son appealing to the Father in speech seems rather odd, if the Son is not just unified with the Father, but is literally the Father. Why the emphasis by NT writers to make these distinctions?
Also, Did the Jews believe the Messiah would be God Himself? Does the OT prophesy a Suffering Servant or...
Ahhh... why'd I start in on this thread. It's out my league. I've been in this knee deep, even taught on godhead on many occassions, but have never settled the matter... .and I feel like it's such an open topic.
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To start with I think it's better we refrain from saying Jesus, the Son of God, is the Father. Semantics I suppose, but I prefer the biblical terms.
How can he be fully God and man? It's the mystery of the incarnation and I accept it at face value.
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