Over my 63 years, it has always meant God The Father.
I can’t imagine what I’d have said otherwise but who knows what fool thing I say in the midst of the heat of things sometimes.
Sometimes I get all conciliatory and try and say what I can, with clear conscience say, IN THE DIRECTION of what the other person is saying.
Alamo-Girl’s exposition is quite clear. However, I confess, I’d never gone down some of those trails before.
A LOT of Christ’s unity with THE FATHER has been shrouded in mystery, to me. I know that by HIM all things were created.
I also know that all Heavenly visitation depictions of THE FATHER and THE CHRIST are quite distinct—though sometimes there’s dramatic manifestations of their incredible unity.
Not sure what to add. Sorry for any confusion. Contrary to some sensibilities, confusion is NOT my goal.
Truly, I suspect we often debate right past each other because of the differences in our understandings of the words we use.
Explanation accepted. Sorry for any confusion I may have caused in my posts.
I’m also sorry for any uncharitable words I spoke about your posts. I get too carried away sometimes in the “heat of the moment”. I’ll try to do better in the future, with God’s help.