Trapped brings up a good point, and one that is very much related to theme of the thread.
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Originally Posted by Trapped
When there is "one God, the Father" and we say "Jesus is God but not God the Father".....what do we actually mean by that last sentence? What does "God" mean to you there?
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The shorthand answer is: God exists as three divine Persons in one divine Being. The three of the one divine Trinity have existed from eternity past. The three of the the one divine Trinity are equal in their divinity, love, power and glory. The three of the one divine Trinity do have differing "rolls". There have been many great and theologically rich hymns which touch upon the Trinity written over the centuries. I'll just give the choruses of a couple of them:
Praise the Father who has purposed!
Praise the Son who all has done!
Praise the Spirit who transmitteth!
Praise the Three who work as one!
Margaret Jenkins Harris
Thank you, oh my father
For giving us Your Son
And leaving Your Spirit
'Til the work on Earth is done
Keith Green
Lest I ware out the Caps Lock key on my keyboard, I'll refer you all to someone who possessed a far greater ability to articulate the Trinity - the late Nabeel Qureshi, who just happened to be born and raised as a devout Muslim. Muslims are the strongest of monotheists. Yet God did a miraculous thing in this young man. He ended up writing a very good book: Seeking Allah, Finding Jesus. No, I am not saying that Qureshi was/is the one trinitarian with the one teaching of the Trinity for the age. However I think you will find his explanations rational, cohesive and biblical as you will ever find.
Here is the short 3 Minute version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fL2q_Mg-D58
Here is the longer 8 Minute version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0JpwOSKRC0
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