Please help me to understand Who became flesh. Jn 1 says the Word WAS GOD. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Jesus certainly became flesh and dwelt among us. If Jesus isn't God then Who is this "God" Who became flesh and dwelt among us?
Hi Jack,
It is a “WHAT” that became flesh.
The WHAT is Gods Word.
* Same as Your word of truth is in you, comes forth out from you, yet remains in you...
Same with God.
Numerous times in the OT we read...God said, God spoke...
In Isa 55: we learn something more specific..about Gods WORD...a foreshadow...prophecy.
Gods Word in His mouth, out of His mouth, remains in His mouth. IS God.
John 10:
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30]
I and my Father are one.
Isa 55:
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11] So shall
my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper
in the thing whereto I sent it.
We also learn God prepared a “BODY” for “His Word”.
A particular KIND of Body, in the likeness AS a man, a Jewish man, where God sent it, that it accomplished Gods intent, then returned to God.
Heb 10
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5] Wherefore
when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but
a body hast thou prepared me:
Luke 1
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35] And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that
holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
(Holy thing= Gods Word)
(Sent to a virgin womb= Jew woman, betrothed to a Jew man of the House of David)
John 16;
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27] For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that
I came out from God.
John 8:
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23] And he said unto them, Ye are from beneath;
I am from above: ye are of this world;
I am not of this world.
John 19:
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28] After this,
Jesus knowing that all things were now accomplished, that the scripture might be fulfilled, saith, I thirst.
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29] Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar: and they filled a spunge with vinegar, and put it upon hyssop, and put it to his mouth.
[30] When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and
gave up the ghost.
** FINISHED highlighted, meaning “certain things” were ACCOMPLISH-ED in those days.
** DONE becomes highlighted, meaning “further certain things” shall be ACCOMPLISH-ED in future days.
Rev 21:
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6] And he said unto me, It is
done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
^ Divisions ENDED...Separations accomplished.
Father/Son....One God
Light/dark.....only Light
With/without....only With
Up heaven/down earth....barrier open heaven & earth, heavenly
Good/Evil.......only Good
Love/Hate......only Love
Etc.
Hope that give you something to ponder.
Glory to God,
Taken