John 17:
[11] And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
[22] The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
Is "one" qualified in any way?
St. John: "I and the Father are one." (St. John 10.30)
Cherrypicking?John 17:Is "one" qualified in any way?
[11] And now I am no more in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to thee. Holy Father, keep them in thy name, which thou hast given me, that they may be one, even as we are one.
[22] The glory which thou hast given me I have given to them, that they may be one even as we are one,
Reg ... with all due consideration, ... if you parse these verses correctly, ... they do not speak of any oneness between God and the disciples, ...
... but, rather that the disciples would be one (i.e. have a unity), ... in the like manner (i.e. even as ...) ... as do the Father and Jesus.
BTW ... haven't spoken to you in some time.
I pray that you are doing well.
Would this qualify too?
Isaiah 43:10-12 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
10Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.
11I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.
12I have declared, and have saved, and I have shewed, when there was no strange god among you: therefore ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, that I am God.