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To: jesus4life
The Father is to the Son as the nature of man is to the person that he is. The Son is to the Holy Spirit as the person is to his personality (attitude).

In both cases, the three aspects describe the oneness, the totality of God and the totality of man.

Like length times width times height equals the finite dimensions of an object and/or the infinite directions of space.

So, God is 1 x 1 x 1 = 1, the three are One.

Not one plus one plus one, which states that the three are three. So God is One person with three aspects, not God is three persons. To say otherwise would be to say that man is created in triplicate. Which is clearly not so because when I look in the mirror I can only see one of me.

10 posted on 07/15/2012 5:27:22 AM PDT by Eastbound (3-7-77)
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To: Eastbound
So God is One person with three aspects, not God is three persons

But that is the way the Lord Jesus Christ presents God in John chapter 14 by stating what each of the three persons attributes are.

"My Father's house" (verse 2) indicates the Father owns and has a place for His own.

The Father is glorified in the Son (what the Son does [verse 13].

And the Holy Spirit teaches us all things relating to them [verse 26] .

Each person and role is distinct here. The fact that God is three persons acting in unity is something that must be embraced by faith.

12 posted on 07/15/2012 5:58:56 AM PDT by sr4402
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To: Eastbound

Eastbound,

Grace and peace.

It seem that there is a misunderstanding on something as you are saying something I have not said. So, I just emailed you privately as well to clear this up.

GOD BLESS US ALL,


15 posted on 07/15/2012 10:07:25 PM PDT by jesus4life
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