He was in the world and the world was made by Him and the world knew Him not. He came unto His own and His own received Him not. (John 1:10-11)
God is indeed Father, Son, and Spirit but NOT as three distinct and separate persons, or as a triad, or God cut up into thirds, as the modern day religious culture would have us believe. Let me explain.
As the scriptures point out, in JESUS, the Son of God, dwelt all the FULLNESS of the Godhead bodily. (Colossians 2:9) JESUS being Emmanuel, being interpreted, God with us. (Matthew 1:21-23) JESUS being God who is Spirit, now manifest in the flesh and appearing as a Son. (I Timothy 3:16) Who for those looking upon JESUS would in actuality be looking at the Spirit of God veiled in flesh. (John 1:1-18) Not another person distinct from the Spirit of God but rather JESUS being the unseen now seen. (Hebrews 1:1-12)
JESUS was not conceived from the seed of Adam’s sin prone race. JESUS is the SEED of the Holy Ghost, which SEED comes forth from the Spirit of God and therefore is altogether God. Therefore, when one realizes that the Spirit of God was within the veil of JESUS' flesh, then there should be no need to look any further for God. Why? Because God is to be found ONLY in the face of JESUS -- the Christ.
In other words, JESUS was clothed in flesh while conceived by the Holy Ghost into the womb of a surrogate mother named Mary. As we know from reading the Bible, Mary was one of Abraham's descendants. Mary being like all others was born in sin prone flesh. JESUS, coming forth from her womb was also clothed in sin prone flesh -- which flesh was to be tempted and tried in all points even as we -- and yet JESUS was without sin, for the life of the Holy Ghost indwelling JESUS' veil of flesh, did not succumb to the temptation of sinful flesh. For example, when JESUS was tempted in the wilderness after fasting for 40 days and 40 nights without food.
But there are other scriptural references worth noting too. 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. Please note that the scriptures declared that the ‘SAME’ Word was with God. The scripture does not declare that the Word of God is separate from God. It was the ‘SAME’ Word that was with God that is now manifest in flesh. As such, one cannot separate one from His own Word. The scripture clearly declares that JESUS is the Word of God and therefore, JESUS is that selfsame Word that was in the beginning with God.
If we consider this from a different perspective, we recognize that we are all spirit beings clothed in flesh and as such recognizable to each other. God who is Spirit has also made Himself known to us in the only language we would be capable of receiving. This explains why God became as a Son. ‘NOT CREATED‘ but rather God permitting Himself to be clothed in sinful flesh fashion in order to redeem us to Himself.
The Word made flesh and dwelt among us and we beheld His glory!
Admittedly, yes, this is more than likely beyond our comprehension to think that God would sacrifice Himself for you and I. Nevertheless, God indeed did lay down His Life as a Son for us. And, as a consequence, we are to ... "Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which He hath purchased with His own blood." (Acts 20:28)
Stand in the offering plate.
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