And the "word of God" says..
"God was manifest in the Flesh" is 1 Timothy 3
"The Word became Flesh" is 1 John .
So, if you simply take those 2 verses and compare them with John 1, "the Word was God'.
= You see that its all the same JESUS... both pre-incarnate and virgin born.
This is why Jesus said...>"Before Abraham was ..born, I AM">.
See that "I AM"?
@Rich R ???
That is Jesus defining Himself as God's Name.......as that is what God told Moses His NAME is, when Moses asked the Burning Bush"....> = "what is your Name'.?????
= Jesus just said the SAME......>"before Abraham was born.....
I AM".
And that is why Jesus told us...
"If you've seen ME.. you've SEEN the Father"
And ... That is why Jesus told us...
"I and my Father are ONE".
And that is why John 1:10 says that JESUS "made the World".
And that is why Colossians 1:16, says that He is the Creator.
And now, take all that back, to...
"Let... US.... make man ... in OUR Image"... Genesis 1.
And you see that this is God the Father and Jesus pre-incarnate as the WORD" == both of them, as "US"..
And then, to understand all this completely..
Its like this.. Readers...
God SPOKE creation, as "let there BE", and Jesus is the WORD... Pre-incarnate.
So, see all that?
God SPOKE and Jesus is the WORD, pre-incarnate.
A.) = Jesus IS the God-Man.
Fully God, and Fully Human.
Jesus is GOD become one of US... to offer Salvation to ALL of us.
Jesus is God wrapped in Human Flesh.
And that is why Thomas said, upon seeing The Lord after He was Risen from the Dead....>"My Lord and my GOD">.
And Jesus didn't correct Thomas, because God does not correct THE TRUTH.....