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Originally Posted by jmarkoa
Wow! so many quick responses! Thank you all, I wasn't quite expecting that!
Cokswi,
Thanks! I'm not sure what you mean, I think Jesus was God's son at Jesus' birth. I do see where the Spirit descended and stayed on Jesus, but not before then.
Amanah,
Thank you!
Arianism... ...but the Son is also God (i.e. God the Son).
That's where I get lost. How could the Son be God if God sent the Son?
There is a place I have found while Google-ing the phrase "incarnation vs indwelling." Its called the oneness of God dot org. But, I can't figure out what organization that is. Its the closest thing I have found to my own beliefs.
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So Jesus didn't have the Spirit of God before he was baptized?
Did Jesus have the nature of God?
I think your confusion comes down to the fact that you are struggling with the modern language of Oneness groups not matching 100% with the language of the first Christians in the book of Acts or the Epistles.
I'm not sure there is any possibility at this point to persuade you back from your view of the Christ, but if there is any, we can continue with the discussion.
I will begin by saying, Jesus Christ has several functions. He mediates between humanity and God. In effect, He is our high priest, and also the lamb. He also reveals the invisible God to us, and is the Lord over everything. Do you agree with me?