You ought be careful in denying Christ's pre-existence. God sent His Son.
In the mind of the Father and in accordance with the purpose of His Word, which is sent forth to accomplish His will, yes, in His mind He was sending forth a Son. This is no different from God sending forth His Word to create the Heavens and the Earth—everything coming from His Logos (His Mind and Reason).
The problem with your statement is that you impose a literal interpretation without recognizing the spiritual nuance being conveyed.
Therefore God had a Son to send.
Correct - let me share something about my Father which you may not know.
as it is written, “I have made you the father of many nations”—in the presence of the God in whom he believed, who gives life to the dead and
calls into existence the things that do not exist. Romans 4:17
This is the God Who speaks of a Son who doesnt exist as though he did and does.
How can my God do this Brakelight and yours not?
A uniquely begotten ontological offspring. Before creation.
The beginning of Christ occurred through the power of the Holy Spirit, leading to His conception in Mary—born of a woman, born under the Law, as Scripture tells us. The idea you present is a fabrication in your mind because, as you and I both know, there is no supporting backstory or scriptural evidence to prove it. It is simply a notion you have inserted into the Word without any biblical foundation.
You say the trinity reduces the level of sacrifice. You say worse. You claim God created a human to overcome sin and die. Where was the sacrifice in that?
God declared His Righteosness in the Son of Man - a person who fully represented all that man is in nature and in mind.
How would God have victory over flesh and removing the Law of Sin & Death if He couldn't do this in His Son? Where else could He do this?
15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. 15:57 But thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ! 1 Co 15:56–57 & Romans 8:1-3
If the sting of death is sin and the power of sin is the law,
how then did God condemn sin in the flesh by gaining a victory through the Lord Jesus Christ?
How is Sin found in your God so that it can be condemned?
How was sin represented in Christ for God to condemn it?
How was this victory "though" Christs death?
Can God dwell in Sins Flesh?
See your problem Brakelite?
If Christ is a man with unique origins, yet still a man, and He chose full and willing obedience by submitting to a gruesome death, would you not recognize the sacrifice in that?
Further more - would that man be worthy of exaltation and great praise?
What did the Father lose? No, as Abraham was willing to sacrifice his only begotten son, so also did God the Father give His only begotten Son...
Correct – the offering of Isaac is the most poignant example of God offering His Son.
the same Son through which He created all things...a sacrifice that was eternal in that Jesus will always, for eternity, be human.
In the Logos of the Father all things in this age have been created for and on behalf of His Son - this again does not mean he pre-existed.
Yet will also always be the Son of God. We all inherit from our parents. Jesus is no exception. He inherited all from the Father. Authority. Power. His Father's life... self existent life... immortal life. Even His Father's name. Jehovah. Now see below...
If Jesus pre-existed, He would have no inheritance, as inheritance is given to those who are born or adopted, not to those who already exist. I'm sure you're beginning to see the dilemma with your above statement.
Your understanding makes a mockery of his inheritence; his name, throne and all that is given to him was already and has been in his possession all along.
Now you might be starting to see the enormity of Hebrews 1 and why the Angels cast their crowns before him. What man has shnown such obedience and ascended such heights?
1:5 For to which of the angels did God ever say,
“You are my son! Today I have fathered you”? Heb 1:5.
Which Son Brakelite?
Wow, when this truth hits the minds of Christians it will blow their mind the Victory God had and how he achieved it!
Hope you are ready Brakelite!
“1 And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon these tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest. 2 And be ready in the morning, and come up in the morning unto mount Sinai, and present thyself there to me in the top of the mount. 3 And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount. 4 And he hewed two tables of stone like unto the first; and Moses rose up early in the morning, and went up unto mount Sinai, as the LORD had commanded him, and took in his hand the two tables of stone. 5 And the LORD descended in the cloud, and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the LORD. 6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, 7 Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children's children, unto the third and to the fourth generation. 8 And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped. ”
Exodus 34:1-8 KJV
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Was it God the Father who wrote on those tables of stone? No.
It was the Son of God, who right there proclaimed His inherited name. It was the Son of God who led Israel out of Egypt. It was the Son of God who led them by fire and cloud across the wilderness. It was the Son of God who communed with Israel throughout their existence. On the mercy seat. In the fiery furnace. Wrestling with Jacob. Talking with Abraham outside Sodom. Jesus was not just a human sacrifice. The Father gave His Son. That's love.
This is so wrong on so many levels - where to start!
you who received the law as delivered by angels and did not keep it.” Acts 7:52
The Angel who bore the Yahweh Name was not the Lord Jesus Christ - that is nowhere written in the Word of God.
Exodus 14:19 "And the
angel of God which went before the camp of Israel" This angel is described by Isaiah as the
"angel of His presence" in Isa. 63:9. The angel is identified with Yahweh in Exo 13:21. Because
"His name was in him" (Exo. 23:20-21) we see that God's presence and authority were with His messenger. This concept is further reflected in Exo. 32:34, Num. 20:16, and Psa. 77:20. The angels continue to serve Yahweh, actively watching over His "little ones" see Mat. 18:10, symbolized as
"encamping around those who fear Yahweh" (Psa. 34:7). This demonstrates the ongoing care and protection Yahweh provides through His messengers.
I’m not going to continue discussing this point, Brakelite, as it is unscriptural, lacks evidence, and overlooks the ministering work of the Elohim of God. It’s simply misguided exegesis.
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