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Originally Posted by Freedom
Jesus chose to act and exist as someone who was subordinate to the Father. I wouldn’t speculate if he could disobey the Father (that would have likely created a paradox), but the important thing here is that the view of Jesus being subordinate to the Father necessitates a fundamental distinction between the Father and the Son.
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Freedom,
I think of it this way. There is a distinction between the Father, Son, and Spirit in the Godhead yet not a separation. The Father, Son, and Spirit co-exist, are co-equal, and coinhere from eternity past to eternity future though they have different "roles". Igzy used "roles" and for lack of a better word at this moment I believe that is where any distinction lies. So the Son declares the Father as part of His (the Son's) role.
Subordination of the Son to the Father is related to the Son's position as a man. Though a perfect man, as God originally intended, and a man without sin. yet, His humanity stood in the position of death as indicated by His baptism. So subordination is not in the Godhead (the essential Trinity) but in the economical Trinity (the work of God for, with, in, and related to man).
Drake