GINOLJC, TO ALL
why jump through hoops, listen, John 14:20 "At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you."
John 14:21 "He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him."
John 14:22 "Judas saith unto him, not Iscariot, Lord, how is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?"
John 14:23 "Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him."
HOLD IT, STOP the press. just think for a min. is the Father in US? yes or no, if the Father sent the H.S. ....... John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you." what is he (the Father) doing in US if he's the one who "sent" the H.S? and if the Lord (the Son) sent the H.S ....... John 15:26 "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:" what is he doing in US if he sent the H.S.?
but clearly our Lord Jesus said, (who cannot lie), "and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him." can the Lord Jesus lie? no he said "WE" meaning the Father and the Son dwelling in us? now my question to you and all, "HOW MANY SPIRIT, OR SPIRIT(S) ARE DWELLING IN US?", that's right only ONE. so he who is called "Father" and he who is called "son" is the same self "Spirit". just aske yourself, who sent whom. for in John 15:26 the Lord Jesus said, "But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you". but did not he, (the Lord Jesus the son), said, in John 14:18 "I will not leave you comfortless: I will come to you.". can JESUS lie? no. so he CAME, but did not he say, John 14:26 "But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send". now you got to be honest with yourself, who sent whom?
lets make is plain for you. Isaiah 48:16 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me." many have said that this is the Son who was sent, the Lord Jesus. ok, if that's true, then explain this to me. in Revelation 1:1 "The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:". who is the "he" that sent his angel to John, well the bible answer it self, for in Revelation 22:6 we get the answer as to who sent the angel. listen, "And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.". so the angel clear up the answer as to who sent him, "the Lord God" ..... of the holy prophets, which means the God of the OT as well as the NT, for holy prophets are in both. now, let's see who is the Lord God, for bible answer it self. same book, same chapter now verse 16, Revelation 22:16 "I Jesus have sent mine angel to testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star." BINGO, so the "Lord God" is Jesus whom you call the son. ok, hold that thought, and lets go back to saiah 48:16 "Come ye near unto me, hear ye this; I have not spoken in secret from the beginning; from the time that it was, there am I: and now the Lord GOD, and his Spirit, hath sent me." ok, so tell us who was sent?
for if the Lord Jesus, (the son), is the Lord God, ok who was sent?
see, this is why one must say exactly what the bible says. don't add or take away. if one do this the truth will come out plainly.
now, KNOWING that, the question remains who sent whom, (the comforter?). we hope by now that one understand that there is no trinity....... but God is a "diversity" of himself "Shared" in flesh. this is the true oneness of God's plurality .... the G243 allos of himself. for, "And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another (G243 allos) Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;" that's one Comforter.
PICJAG.
You explained that very well. Many people overlook the Lord's
omnipresence. A good example is the conversation Jesus had with a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. Jesus speaking with him face to face (here on earth) telling him "I am in heaven"...
John 3:13 And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even
the Son of man which is in heaven.
Jesus coming out of the water, The dove desending, and the voice from heaven is the
ONE GOD omnipresent ...
Matthew 3:16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
Luke 3:22 And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
As you know, this does not make God three persons. The
one spirit that spoke to Moses through a burning bush, over shadowed Mary and she conceived a seed. That one spirit now inhabits that seed
AND remains in heaven (omnipresent). When Mary gave birth, we now have SPIRIT become FLESH. That bouncing baby boy is the ALMIGHTY manifest in the flesh. That is how, and why Jesus can say, "the Father
in me, he doeth the works" ... and ... "when you seen me, you've seen the Father."
In the book of John, after the last supper, Jesus has a private conversation with the apostles...
John 14:7 If ye had known me, ye should have known my Father also: and from henceforth
ye know him, and have seen him.
[8] Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
[9] Jesus saith unto him,
Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath
seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?
John 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;
[17] Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him:
but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
[18]
I will not leave you comfortless:
I will come to you.
We read that the world cannot see the Holy Spirit, nor does the world know him. Jesus then said "But ye know him". How do the apostles know him? he was not yet sent! Jesus is saying that the one standing here talking to you is the one that will be in you. The one standing here talking to you is the Holy Ghost that will be in you.
Jesus was on earth, under the ministry of redemption. It was expedient that he must first leave so that the Comforter (Holy Spirit) may come. Jesus had to finish the ministry of Redemption, so that he comes back under a new ministry, that of Regeneration (Jesus in us). And which began on the day of Pentecost and continues to this very day.
Spirit of Jesus:
Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles; which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
Galatians 4:6 And because ye are sons, God hath sent forth the Spirit of his Son into your hearts, crying, Abba, Father.
Romans 8:9 But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
1 Corinthians 15:45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
Ephesians 3:15 Of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named,
[16] That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man;
[17] That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,
1 Peter 1:11 Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow.
1 Peter 1:19 But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:
[20] Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
1 John 4:13 Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
Again, thank you for your great explanation, I hope my addition for clarification has done it justice.
God bless!