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Originally Posted by zeek
OK so Jesus was not God until he ascended. Got it. Scratch the incarnation. Throw out the Gospel of John. Got it.
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Not what I said. Incarnation brought God into man. Ascension brought Man into God.
How can you not understand? If I buy a smart phone, the phone has all the chips and equipment necessary to access the internet, cellular service, bluetooth, wifi, etc. All of that was put into the phone. That is similar to the incarnation.
However, that phone is a glorified calculator until it is hooked up to a plan. AT&T, Verizon, etc. Once the phone is activated with a plan, that is ascension.
God did not have blood and flesh as part of the Godhead at the time of the crucifixion. It was not God that died on that cross. On the other hand that body hanging on the cross was an offering to God, so it is fair to say it belonged to God in the same way my leather shoes belong to me.
Therefore Paul was correct in saying that it was "God's blood" and Witness Lee was incorrect in saying that God died.