Biblical teaching, and Christian belief, is that there is ONE God Father, Son and Holy Spirit; three persons all with distinct roles - but ONE God.
So then, is YHWH in and of himself alone, the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit then...? or is or was Jesus also in and of himself also the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in and of himself also... Or is there "a Father, a Son, and a Holy Spirit...?
Some people say that we are triune beings, having a body, and a spirit, and a soul, in one container, and perhaps you are saying they (each member or our triune God, or our triune God is sort of like that maybe...?
But then, we know their is at least a God, or a member of the Godhead, that is a Spirit, and one that is Body, or represents the body or bodies, or a God, or member of the Godhead, one that is a or the God who is a Spirit and represents God as a or the Spirit, and one that is a or the God, who is or represents God in the flesh...
Is there a third...? A God that would be or represent the "soul" of God or the Godhead, perhaps only by a combining or joining of the Spirit and the flesh, becoming the or like the Soul of that, or our God...
Jesus had a glorified body after he was resurrected, that could be just "manifested or de-manifested" at will (pass through walls, doors, normal matter and material, could be manifested, de-manifested at will, ect)...
I don't think God the Spirit, that could be the, or a, or the original God of this world, could just manifest or de-manifest a physical body at will (from "elsewhere" maybe) anyway, that Spirit had to work through and with things "in this world" that "already were" or existed and manipulate or use them, (people, forces of nature, or the environment, animals, ect) but as far as manifesting or de-manifesting things or anything out of or "from nothing", I do not think God in and of the OT could do that on His own or in and of himself, like Jesus could after He died and was resurrected, ect... Because He was God or the Member of the Godhead that was or represented the "physical, fleshy side or aspect of God...
Jesus said "I and the Father are one", John 10:30, "if you have seen me, you have seen the Father", John 14:9 and prayed that he would receive the glory that he shared with his Father before the world began, John 17:5. John said that the Word was with God and the Word WAS God, John 1:1-3.
Yes Jesus was much more like the true Father was or is than YHWH is or was, I would say, and they were "One" in Him... And if you've seen Him and Know Him (Jesus) you see and know the true highest true Father God or Father of all Gods/gods, ect... I think one of them is here" and not also there, or there also, and one of them is both here and there, where the true Father dwells that He (Jesus) is or was One with "in the realms above" and not just only in this world only...
From where do you get the idea that Jesus and God were "polar opposites"?
That should be obvious to any truly objective point of view, and if you know anything about them at all...
God with a small 'g' though.
That was more than likely done in translation... And, even if it wasn't I don't see how that matters because it still says Satan is "the God/god of this world" or all these worldly earthly fallen systems or kingdoms... Or, "the or this world" just like it says...
Maybe it seems to some that the devil is like a god and has as much power - but he doesn't; they clearly don't know God.
Now I asked you this already, how did or how was Satan, by Jesus time and day able to offer Him (Jesus) "all the kingdoms of the world, or that would ever be in and from this world, and "in a moment of time" even, anyway How was he (Satan) able to that with Jesus and say what he did about it, that "they had all been handed over to him, and he could and does and has always since it was handed over to him, offer it to "whomever he wills"...?
He wasn't telling Jesus the truth about controlling the nations of the world
Actually yes he was telling the truth and was able to, (in or at that time maybe) (telling the truth "that time"... I don't think Jesus thought he was lying, cause Jesus knew he could...
Or could you please tell us how or why you think he was lying about that at that time with Jesus, when even Jesus knew that part at least, and at and during that time when he was tempting Jesus, was not a lie...
I said this earlier also, Jesus saw Satan in "everything around Him", on His level anyway, which is the kind of things I just said in this post just a minute ago about How God that was a Spirit or was in Spirit form in the OT had to do and use (Jesus calming the storm shows he had power and authority over Him and was "greater" than He was, but in John 14:28, Jesus says the Father God (the true Father God) was "greater than Him or He is" and He was not, WAS NOT referring to YHWH there either...
In fact in and throughout, most especially the book of John, most of time in it, when He would refer to the Father God or my or our Father God, He was not referring to YHWH, when He used the term Father God (in Heaven, or from, or residing in and ruling from, Heaven, mind you... and not this world or realm or reality or whatever)...
In fact I suggest your just re-read the entire book or gospel of John...
Because I was taking the time to respond properly to your OP instead of just dismissively saying "you're wrong".
When someone asks the question, "what do you think?", I am under the impression that they want my opinion.
Sorry if that is a silly presumption to make.
Sometimes that is the case, but not always, and it would depend on what your disagreeing with me about as well...
In order to get the/my question truly answered, it is OK if we disagree on some things, but we also must agree on some things as well, to even start to adress or even begin to get some of my questions about this answered...
The thing is that it is only wrong as you see it.
You have not yet given any Scriptural evidence for YHWH being "a young Jesus"; now you are saying that they are "polar opposites."
YHWH, or whomever our God was in the OT was not very "experienced" and was not as all-knowing as He should have been to be the true Father God, and that is what I meant by "young' and was also why I put it in "quotations"...
Anyway, due to how "old" or "young" (or experienced) He was at the time, if that theory or that line of possibility is true or correct or holds any water at all, for there are other possibilities as well, but I've eliminated some possibilities, and that is where we would need to see eye to eye to have a truly meaningful discussion about this, or for me to get my question(s) truly answered...
And if you can't see how they are nigh polar opposites, then I'm not going to bother trying to explain "it all" to you, as it should be obvious to anyone who knows anything about these two, and or knows anything about how both of them were, an/or acted or behaved, their entire "philosophies" were totally opposite and opposed to each other, basically...
Jesus ate with sinners, hung out with sinners, was all for and about the sinners, helped, aided, and assisted (served) sinners, and YHWH was not and was the complete opposite of that, basically, and that is just one example, and, as I said, I'm not going to explain it all to you as it should be obvious to anyone who truly knows anything at all about them or the Bible...
You won't find Scriptural evidence for that either. The Bible is clear that there is one God, who has many names, one of which is YHWH. It is clear that God sent Jesus, who was human and divine, into the world; Jesus many times referred to God as his Father. Jesus then taught that after the ascension, he would ask the Father to send his Spirit to the disciples to live in them. On one occasion, Paul refers to the Spirit of Jesus. THIS is how God - YHWH - lives in us; by his Spirit.
Refer to what I just said to you in this post already please, and please try to be as objective as you can please...
This is Biblical teaching, and the teaching of the mainstream churches.
Well, it's wrong, hate to say...
Even the rules of these forums say;
Are you saying that I don't believe in The Father God or the trinity, or YHWH or Christ as our God also...? Cause I do, just a bit differently than you do...
There are not 3 Gods; there is not a main God and a younger one or anything of the kind. Sorry, but that is just not a Biblical belief.
Again, see what was just said to you please...
God Bless!
