Hello and blessings,
Is the author still around? Have a question, why does he use the word “created” in respect to the Son? Because by context it appears author believes Christ is BEGOTTEN, ie PSALM 2:7.
BEGOTTEN is much different from Created, creating implies design by active use of mind to fabricate, but BEGOTTEN is not that. I see it as a budding off and becoming a separate person and is the reason john 1:18 says begotten Theos, and by the way i am NOT a Trinitarian.
I believe Jesus is Theos because His Father who begat him is Theos, just as my son is man since im man but Jesus said: “The father is Greater than I” which fits right in with correct non kjb translation of Philippians 2:6
Anyway I only skimmed couple minutes of writings here but i don’t have time to read all. I just wanted succincr short answer what authir believes on Christ and God tge father abd holy spirit.
Myself i think holy spirit is not just some power force of God but Literally the SPIRIT of God since God is spirit and of course spirit is powerful. But i dont holy spirit is not a Separate person from God the Father who is also God Almighty himself ie as the self contradicting trinity claims.
Anyway hope someone can reply with summary of authors beliefs since im curious but cant read all. Thanks and Gid bless!
BC
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Greetings, BC.
Thank you for writing and asking your question.
The fine distinction between “created” and “begotten” is an old one which comes from a pagan philosophical mind set. Christians used it from the beginning of their Trinitarian religion to get around the simple truth that the Son of God was created. The fact that the Son was created does not prevent him from being made God over the universe which he created at the command of the Father (cf. Heb 3:4). Nor does it negate the fact that God the Father is God over him (cf. Jn. 20:17).
The word “God” is a simply title, and God the Father has at times granted that title to others when He gave them authority over a place or people. He granted that title to Moses (Ex. 7:1), to the judges and rulers of Israel (Ex. 22:8–9, 28), and to angels (Ps. 8:5) in order to signify the authority He had given them. Much more, then, should we expect in the Scriptures to find such verses as this, from Hebrews 1:8 “But to the Son [God said], “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. The scepter of your kingdom is a scepter of uprightness.”
Your analogy of your son being a man because you are a man is a perfect picture of what I am teaching. Those who are born of God, as was the Son, are also gods, as Jesus said in John 10:34–35. And those who are gods can say, as Jesus did (Jn. 14:28), that God is greater than they are, even though they are gods. In Philippians 2:6 (the scripture you mentioned), we are told first that the Son of God existed “in the form of God” before he came to earth, which is true because the Son was created as “the exact representation of His being” (Heb. 1:3). But then, in that same verse, we are told that the Son “did not consider equality with God as something to be grasped after.” So, you see, the Son is God, and yet, his God is greater than he is. Likewise, those who are born of God are gods, and yet the Father and the Son are greater than they are.
Lastly, the Spirit of God is God’s Spirit. That is all there is to it. The Spirit is God’s life, just as your spirit is your life. Without it, you are dead, and without God’s Spirit, you are dead even if you are still walking around on earth. Jesus said so (Mt. 8:22, et.al.). And Paul suggested as much when he said, “If any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong to him” (Rom. 8:9b).
So, the real issue is, BC, do you have the holy Ghost? While I am willing to discuss with you such matters as you brought up in your email, the real issue is whether or not God Himself has borne you witness, that you have truly believed and repented, by baptizing you with His Spirit as He did Cornelius and those in his house (cf. Acts 15:8). I hope that has happened to you, or that it will soon happen, because if not, you will be condemned in the end for not submitting to the Son’ and his baptism, regardless of what scriptures you think you understand or what you believe about anything.
Thank you again for writing. I have explained the truth of the matter as well as I know how, and I hope that helps.
May God bless you and yours is my hope.
Pastor John
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