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I agree with the above paragraph, but not your opening sentence. I think I understand it quite well.Forgive me, but I do not think you really understand Christian theology.
Yeshua didn't say he was G_d, he said that he and the Father (G_d) are [as] one, as we might claim today, because we strive to be more like him; indeed some people think 'Jesus lives within us', as I have said previously. That is wrong - the Spirit of Yeshua lives in us... if we have the Spirit. The actions and miracles etc that you mention, were NOT because he was G_d, they were by the power of the Spirit upon him as a human; we see the same thing happening today but we do not claim that the person through whom G_d works IS G_d, do we? Do they claim to be G_d - no! Yeshua passed onto us, the Spirit with which G_d had endowed him; the very same Spirit by whom these miracles are done by those obey G_d. That Spirit can live in us to enable us to do G_d's will all around the globe, whereas Yeshua was limited to Israel, as was, then.
First, "godliness" means "piety" in the NT. I try and maintain godliness in my walk. You are using "Godliness" to mean "deity". Correct? If so, then you are saying he laid aside his deity, but remained God?Whilst he walked this earth he maintained his G_dliness, but set it aside to be like one of us, to prove to us that we can actually be sinless and obedient to G_d in every way; I can lay aside my professional life and be someone else entirely, but I would continue to be a professional.
The miracles in the Tanach were done by ordinary men through the power of the Holy Spirit just as Yeshua did. I don't understand your last sentence. What is your point?If he cannot lay aside his G_dliness, to be like one of us, temporarily, please explain the miracles in the Tanach - a miracle is a miracle, is miracle. In the Tanach, as I pointed out, people were born miraculously, and didn't die, are expected to return from the 'dead', and Messiah is yet to come - looking like man, or a Spirit?
Here is Colossians 1:27 in the CJB:Colossians 1:27; Colossians 3:11; Romans 8:10; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 4:19; and Ephesians 3:17 - Read a decent translation . Try The Complete Jewish Bible by David Stern to re-read these texts in a Jewish context. I see no problem in any of them with what I have said. Do you have trouble with Philippians 2?
27 To them God wanted to make known how great among the Gentiles is the glorious richness of this secret. And the secret is this: the Messiah is united with you people! In that rests your hope of glory!
Sorry, but I don't see the Greek word en meaning "united" in any lexicon. This is obviously a paraphrase since several other words like "people" and "rests" are not in the Greek text. This is only one reason why I never bought a copy for myself. Paraphrases give us the translators take on a verse. They do not necessarily give us the true meaning from the text.
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