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Jesus
Christ, the Son of God, is not the "second person"
of an eternal trinity, but the manifestation of the One Eternal
Creator, who is "above all and through all" (Ephesians
4:6), and "out of whom are all things" (Romans 11:36).
This Creator is Spirit, dwelling corporeally and personally
in heaven, yet, in His Spirit effluence filling immensity.
By this Spirit-effluence, He begot Jesus, who was therefore
His Son; by the same power He anointed him and dwelt in him,
and spoke to Israel through him (Hebrews 1:1). Jesus Christ,
therefore, in the days of his weakness, had two sides, one
Deity, the other, man; but not as construed by trinitarianism,
which makes Jesus the Son incarnate. The man was the Son,
whose existence dates from the birth of Jesus; the Deity dwelling
in him was the Father, who, without beginning of days, is
eternally pre-existent. There were not two or three eternal
persons before "the man Jesus Christ", but only
One, God the Father, whose relation to the Son was afterwards
exemplified in the event related (Luke 1:35), by which was
established what Paul styles the "mystery of godliness:"
"God manifest in the flesh, justified in the spirit,
seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in
the world, received up into glory" (I Timothy 3:16).
And
the angel answered and said unto her (Mary), The Holy Ghost
shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow
thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of
thee shall be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:35).
The angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying,
Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary
thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost. (Matthew 1:20).
For
unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government
shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful,
Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince
of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6).
Jesus,
when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water:
and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the
Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son,
in whom I am well pleased. (Matthew 3:16,17).
The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me
to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal
the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives (Luke
4:18).
For
he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth
not the Spirit by measure unto him. The Father loveth the
Son, and hath given all things into his hands. (John 3:34,35).
I
can of mine own self do nothing: as I hear, I judge: and my
judgement is just; because I seek not mine own will, but the
will of the Father which hath sent me. (John 5:30).
Jesus
answered them, and said, My doctrine is not mine, but his
that sent me. (John 7:16).
I
am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak
unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth
in me, he doeth the works. (John 14:10).
He
said unto him, Why callest thou me good? there is none good
but one, that is, God (Matthew 19:17).
I
go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. (John
14:28).
Jesus
cried with a loud voice, saying, My God, my God, why hast
thou forsaken me? (Mark 15:34).
Jesus
of Nazareth, a man approved of God among you by miracles and
wonders and signs, which God did by him in the midst of you,
as ye yourselves also know: (Acts 2:22).
God
anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power:
who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed
of the devil; for God was with him. (Acts 10:38).
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