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What we are about to present is a new, exciting view of God's relation to His Son and the distinctive nature and role of each in accomplishing our salvation. Somewhat like a picture puzzle, before it is complete, different pieces must be put together, so please bear with us. We are somewhat like The little girl in Sunday school, hard at work with her crayons, who was asked by her teacher, “What are you doing?” The reply was, I’m drawing a picture of God,” to which the teacher responded, “Honey, no one knows what God looks like.” Without hesitation, not even looking up, the little girl explained, “They will when I’m done.”

Forgive us if we appear presumptuous, but we are excited over a discovery mysteriously hidden over the centuries. We think you will be excited, too, once you see the finished picture.

Our painting must begin on a new, blank canvas and only gradually will it take form by means of God’s revelations from His word. To be appreciated, it should be viewed with glasses which only God’s Spirit can provide, glasses that can filter out the error arising from our preconceptions. In addition, only zeal to search out the truth, to study and test it by honesty and faith will bring its beauty to light. Perhaps it would be helpful to think of our painting as a picture puzzle, only appreciated after all the pieces are put together. We know some things may not be at once apparent, as a number of considerations must be explained and brought together. But like the little girl, we ask you to wait until we are done.

Our picture begins even before the time of Creation, when God was alone as we learn through Isaiah: “I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me.” Though God was alone, the words of Isaiah conclude that He had a plan for revealing Himself to His creation -- “declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure.” To provide a meaningful view of these words is what our picture is all about—to gain a better understanding of His plan and how He would accomplish it?

Perhaps you have already seen the answer to how God would reveal Himself. You see that He had to condescend to our level, speaking to us in terms we can understand as humans. We who are Christians know He accomplished that through His Son, Jesus Christ who, being the image of God, enables us to know His Father and ours. So far so good.

However, while we can readily understand that Christ as a man was the Son of God, we must confess that questions arise when the scriptures appear to attribute divinity to the man Jesus. We read where He is addressed as God, credited with creation, is apparently omniscient and able to perform miracles, not to mention other inferences. Certainly, how Christ can be both God and man is an age-old mystery that Christians face to this day. Whether we understand or not, we look upon Christ as both fully man and as the God to whom we pray. Nevertheless, the puzzle remains. How can the attributes of God and those of man be joined in one person? For instance, God is invisible and immutable, while man is just the opposite. God is all-powerful, all-knowing, unchanging, holy and perfect in all His ways, while man is completely dependent, limited in understanding, variable and, in our sinful state, corrupt. What do you get when you combine two opposites? Nothing! At least nothing in terms of our appreciation of God. We must dig deeper.

Beyond this first question, there is another just as formidable. How can we reconcile the assertion of Christ’s deity with the Bible’s emphasis that God is ONE God? The doctrine of monotheism, as in Isaiah words above, tells us “there is none else” and is affirmed in countless other scriptures. If the man Jesus Christ is God then do we not have two Gods, not just one? Actually, the Trinity doctrine that declares the Deity to be one God in three persons, makes it difficult not to conceive of three Gods.

We trust our questions will cause you to don your thinking cap. If we don’t consider the questions, for sure we will not get answers. So hang in there. At this point many might say the issue is beyond our understanding, that God’s ways are higher than ours, that it is simply a matter of faith to be accepted without question. Certainly scripture may transcend our reason, but it is not unreasonable. God is not the author of confusion; His word does not contradict itself. We are commanded to worship the Lord our God with all our heart and all our soul and all our mind. We are to search out God in His word to better know and understand Him. Indeed, eternal life is defined as coming to an intimate knowledge of the only true God and Him whom he has sent (John 17:3).

Now that we have raised the questions, allow us to present an initial sketch of what we believe, which we fill in as we go along. As we intend to show, the solution to the problem is that while God cannot become a man, he can create and indwell man by His Spirit. That is exactly what we read regarding the birth and life of Jesus Christ. We see Jesus, born of the virgin Mary, growing in stature and favor with God and man, baptized at the age 30 by God, and given the Spirit in full measure by which he continually lived in union and willing obedience to His Father, even to His death on the Cross for our sins and His resurrection from the dead. Now seated in Heaven in a glorified body, He is still indwelt by His Father. Because of His work on the Cross, He has been given a name above every name at which every knee shall bow. God has chosen Christ as the man who will rule as Lord of lords and King of kings during the Millennium, who will accomplish God’s ultimate purpose: “when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.” (I Cor. 15:28) Our sketch shows Christ to be fully man yet unique. Unlike us, as God’s chosen Son, Christ was born with a disposition of love always in accord with His Father’s will. As Father and Son they were in union--the deity of the Father living in the humanity of the Son. We see the perfect man made in the image of God, the last Adam, the first fruits of the kind of persons God has destined us to be.

Even before Creation when God, invisible and immutable, was alone he determined to make Himself known by the man Jesus Christ who was born in Bethlehem 2,000 years ago--“Who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you . . .” (1 Peter 1:20). God needed no other gods, only a man, a man with a heart to obey Him, one by whom God could manifest Himself through His words and works. To see the Son was to see the Father. As Jesus explained to His disciples, “Verily, verily, I say unto you, The Son can do nothing of himself, but what he sees the Father do: for whatever things he does, these also the Son does likewise” (John 14:10). Read the Gospel of John to see how Jesus repeatedly drilled home the truth of His dependence upon His Father. Put another way, God could perfectly manifest Himself through Christ by His words and miracles to exhibit His nature in human terms we can understand. When we see Christ we truly see God Incarnate.

Is what we state not in full accord with scripture? If you think not or have questions, we invite your comments. We know those whose perspective has been influenced by the Trinity doctrine may struggle with what we say, and we understand. Certainly many scriptures appear to support their view. Certainly it cannot hurt to examine their view as well as our own in the light of scripture.

We read in John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” But how are we to understand this? What is meant by the Word? Does it refer solely to the first advent of Christ? Many scriptures seem to convey this view. However, we would like to dig a little deeper and see if there isn’t a better explanation.

To answer the question, some common roadblocks in our thinking should first be addressed. First, we must remember that TIME is part of God’s creation; it is a blip between the vast seas of eternity past and eternity future. The author of the Bible is able to speak to us of things occurring in time while He stands outside it. From Isaiah’s words and by countless other passages, we know He sees the end from the beginning, while we see in part. He reveals that He is one God, alone in the beginning, with a plan to reveal Himself.

Second,if we believe that all scripture is given by the inspiration of God, that it accurately conveys His plan, then ALL its words, whether spoken by the prophets, others, or Christ himself are actually GOD’S words. In short, He wrote the script and spoke the lines. Further, it is obvious He is very fussy about His choice and use of words. So reading His revelation is vastly different from most writings. We must be careful not to read into His words our preconceptions lest we make wrong assumptions and draw false conclusions.

Third, we must learn that apart from God’s Spirit we cannot understand His word. We are called like newborn babes to desire the milk of His word that we may grow by it, and obviously we don’t plumb the depths of spirituality with one meal. Indeed, the apostle Paul urges us in Romans 12 to be transformed by the renewing of our minds, so we might prove what is the will of God. So while we must stand on what God has taught us to date, we dare not assume there is no more to learn. Although a child may understand the Bible, great theologians have been stumbled in exploring the limitless depth of it. A good student will always be willing to be tested and increase his knowledge.

Please bear this in mind as you investigate the truth of our painting. The accompanying articles are presented to unravel the wondrous truth that God has revealed for those hungry enough to search Him out. Some of these are from different perspectives and are often repetitive in much of what is said; however, the repetition may prove helpful in shaking off the Trinity presumption that blinds so many. Other articles center on scriptural truth and doctrines not commonly known that are real eye-openers. Though you may view any article regardless of order, following the sequence presented offers the most helpful, logical approach. All are presented with a prayer that they will glorify God and bless the reader.