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To: Hank Kerchief; RnMomof7; Jerry_M
1 Corinthians 8:6

But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him;

and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

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An interesting passage. Both the Father and the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ are Creator. Both share the work of Creation in this passage, yet they are distinct from each other.

435 posted on 07/31/2002 6:04:08 AM PDT by drstevej
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To: drstevej; RnMomof7; Jerry_M; xzins; lockeliberty
An interesting passage.

Here are some more interesting passages along the same line: While the truth of God being three, God the Father, God the Son (Word), and God the Holy Spirit, is very important (1 Jo 5:7), the emphasis in the Bible is on that fact that there is one God and these three are one.

For example, almost everything that men are apt to attribute to one of these three, the Bible actually clearly attributes to others as well. Here are some examples:

The Resurrection is attributed to God (most often) but also to Jesus himself, and to the Spirit as well.

Acts 3:26 Unto you first God, having raised up his Son Jesus, sent him to bless you, in turning away every one of you from his iniquities. (An many others.)

John 10:17-18 Therefore doth my Father love me, because I lay down my life, that I might take it again. No man taketh it from me, but I lay it down of myself. I have power to lay it down, and I have power to take it again. This commandment have I received of my Father.

Rom. 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Creation attributed to Father and Son

Isaiah 37:16 O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, thou art the God, even thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

Acts 14:15 And saying, Sirs, why do ye these things? We also are men of like passions with you, and preach unto you that ye should turn from these vanities unto the living God, which made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and all things that are therein:

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Col. 1:12-17 Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.

Eph. 3:9 And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ.

Heb 1:1-2 God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds.

1 Cor 8:6 But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Answered prayer attributed to Father and Son

Joh 14:14 If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.

Joh 16:23 ¶ And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.

God, Spirit, Christ all Indwell

1 Cor 6:19 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

1 Pet. 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.

Col 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:

Johh 14:23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

1 John 4:15-16 Whosoever shall confess that Jesus is the Son of God, God dwelleth in him, and he in God. And we have known and believed the love that God hath to us. God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.

Now you can also check out all the places forgiveness of sin, preservation of the saved, salvation, and many more things are attibuted to both the Father and the Son.

And notice this amazing verse in First John:

1 John 3:16 Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren.

(I know "he" is not in the original, but is implied in the verb.) My only point is that our attempt to fit our understanding of God into some neat package designed by men, even sincere and devout men, is not likely to be successful. Can we truly understand the nature of our God? Yes we can understand all He requires us to understand, which is all that His Word has revealed to us, and no, if to fully understand means to know even those things He has chosen not to reveal.

See post 434.

Hank

438 posted on 07/31/2002 6:29:37 AM PDT by Hank Kerchief
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