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Jesus is not the Father, nevertheless He is God. Tell me if I am wrong, but it seems that you are wanting to give an inferior place to Jesus. Which leads me to the question, what place do you hold the Holy Spirit? Is He inferior also?
I cannot hold Jesus in a position which is not deity. While He is not above the Father, He is still God, at least in my heart. I know that the Father is the head of the Godhead, while Jesus is the Christ of the Godhead, which leaves the Spirit as the spirit of the Godhead. Maybe we cannot understand these things perfectly, seeing how limited we are in our abilites.
I cannot hold Jesus in a position which is not deity. While He is not above the Father, He is still God, at least in my heart. I know that the Father is the head of the Godhead, while Jesus is the Christ of the Godhead, which leaves the Spirit as the spirit of the Godhead. Maybe we cannot understand these things perfectly, seeing how limited we are in our abilites.
I think I have answered some of this post before but not all of it. I can not comprehend God, but I know He Is. I know He can speak and the name of His Son is Word and the Word became flesh in Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ only ever spoke God's Word. He fully represented God as if (forgive me) Jesus were God's mouth. As you are more than your word than God is more than His Word. Jesus (The Word) is the heir and has all the rights of the first Son. He is at the right hand of the Father. God wants to honour Jesus Christ because of his obedience and has put all authority in that name. So we can ask in that name, Jesus Christ and receive. Our petition is to God in the name of Jesus Christ.
If I have not answered this question fully, please ask further.
The question of the Holy Spirit.
This is very difficult. I am still growing here but this is my current position. The Holy Spirit is God's Spirit. There is only one Spirit, the Spirit of God.
Mark 3:28 (Jesus speaking) I tell you the truth, all the sins and blasphemies of men will be forgiven them. But whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven, he is guilty of an eternal sin."
I often wonder why such protection is given to the beautiful Holy Spirit. I think this is because the beautiful Holy Spirit is vulnerable. I think that the Holy Spirit acts on faith. I think that is why Satan thinks he can win. Jesus said if you have faith you can toss that mountain into the sea etc etc. But Jesus did not do that, and I suppose Jesus did not do it because it was not the will of God. I see the Holy Spirit as the doer of these acts of faith. Frankly I am somewhat scared of misusing (I count misusing as blaspheming) the Holy Spirit. I also suppose the protection for us is not really knowing beforehand what we are doing. So someone who uses their faith to win a tennis game is not held guilty because of their complete lack of understanding. But if my faith grew to a level to activate the Holy Spiirt on demand then my actions would be accountable. Then I would have to act only according to God's will.
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edwin.