JD,
I may be mistaken but I get the idea you are
constantly striving over these "Jesus is God" and
"Eternal Son" issues to try to conform scripture
to the teachings of the Church Fathers or what
is known as "Orthodoxy" extra Biblical teachings
that have been handed down generationally.
Why not submit oneself to God's Word and
allow Him to give you understanding. You
know how
every word is established by two or more
scriptural witnesses? Well here is another
witness to
the truth of Col 1:19.
"It was God (personally present in Christ),
reconciling and restoring the world to favor with Himself,
not
counting up and holding against (men) their
trespasses (but cancelling them) and committing to us
the message of reconciliation (of the restoration
to favor)." (2 Cor 5:19) Amp
Notice it does not say it was Christ
as God who reconciled the world to
himself?
The Holy Spirit is part of the Godhead - He is
equal to both Father and Son; Jesus as son of man
walked in His fullness. So tell me, what is
wrong with just allowing God to be God and allowing His
Word to reveal His
intent to this generation? We don't want to repeat Israel's error
... you know the
stiff neck syndrome...
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