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To: DouglasKC
Joh 1:18 No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.... Nobody has seen the father except Christ.

Nope, sorry. It is clear from Exodus that Moses was not meeting with Jesus all the time. For example,

But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live." And the LORD said, "Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen." (Ex. 33:20-23)

That's not a description of a "Jesus" sighting; nor is God's appearance to Moses in the desert a "Jesus" sighting. And after all, thousands of people saw Jesus's face and did not die as a result.

It seems that you're using a theology of convenience to make a case for your own peculiar mixture of grace and legalism.

124 posted on 04/10/2009 1:58:29 PM PDT by r9etb
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To: r9etb
Nope, sorry. It is clear from Exodus that Moses was not meeting with Jesus all the time. For example,
But," he said, "you cannot see my face, for man shall not see me and live." And the LORD said, "Behold, there is a place by me where you shall stand on the rock, and while my glory passes by I will put you in a cleft of the rock, and I will cover you with my hand until I have passed by. Then I will take away my hand, and you shall see my back, but my face shall not be seen." (Ex. 33:20-23)

That doesn't violate the words of Christ. This very well could be the preincarnate Christ.

But supposing for a moment that Moses did meet with the father and with Christ, do you believe that Christ and the Father would have different wills? Isn't the will of the father the will of the son?

129 posted on 04/10/2009 2:25:46 PM PDT by DouglasKC
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