And there you have it...:
"and these three are one"
Three are in the One.
What I've been saying to you all along and what is the understanding of traditional/orthodox Christianity.
In fact, Jesus is from the beginning...from everlasting.
Why do you post perfectly correct verses but then make statements that are not correct?
You see Cooper, all of the above is right.
The problem is that you believe Jesus is the Father.
Jesus is the Son.
Before He was the Son He was the Word of God. John 1:1
The Word was always with the Father and the Word became flesh.
The Word, the 2nd person of the 3 - is now known as The Son.
The Holy Spirit can be said to be the Breath of God or the Love God shares with the Son...
The Father is God but is NOT the Son...
Jesus went to the cross, NOT THE FATHER.
But they are One in being.
As far as theologians can tell, Father never came to earth...
even in the O.T. it was always the 2nd Person...the Word of God, that came to earth.
I'm posting the image again...
It's correct the way it is...
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