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NASB | 2 Corinthians 13:14 ¶ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit, be with you all. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Corinthians 13:14 ¶ The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all. |
Subject: Oneness theology wrong again |
Bible Note: Hello 5282jt, I'm not sure what you mean by your statements: "I wonder where these oddball teachings come from? I have never even heard this one before???" Are you saying you doubt the veracity of what I said? It's a generally understood, well-founded Orthodox view! Allow me to quote Charles Hodge- in part- from his Systematic Theology regarding the Ascension of Christ- Acts 1:9 And after He had said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight. Acts 1:10 And as they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, behold, two men in white clothing stood beside them. Acts 1:11 They also said, "Men of Galilee, why do you stand looking into the sky? This Jesus, who has been taken up from you into heaven, will come in just the same way as you have watched Him go into heaven." (NASB) "From these accounts it appears, (1.) That the ascension of Christ was of his whole person. It was the Theanthropos, the Son of God clothed in our nature, having a true body and a reasonable soul, who ascended. (2.) That the ascension was visible. The disciples witnessed the whole transaction. They saw the person of Christ gradually rise from the earth, and "go up" until a cloud hid Him from their view. (3.) It was a local transfer of his person from one place to another; from earth to heaven. Heaven is therefore a place." "Luther argued that as God’s right hand at which Christ in his glorified body sits, is everywhere, so that body must be everywhere. "All these on his ascension he laid aside, and now dwells in heaven as a glorified man." Sitting at the Right Hand of God- "This is the next step in the exaltation of our Lord. He rose from the dead, ascended into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God; that is, was associated with Him in glory and dominion. The subject of this exaltation was the Theanthropos; not the Logos specially or distinctively; not the human nature exclusively; but the theanthropic person. When a man is exalted it is not the soul in distinction from the body; nor the body in distinction from the soul, but the whole person." [Charles Hodge, Systematic Theology] We must remember, He is the God-man (1 Tim. 2:5)- theanthropos. Christ is the eternal Son of God. I trust this further clarifies what I'm saying. Speaking the Truth in Love, BradK |