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Old 05-23-2005, 11:38 AM   #22 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Phage
God and Jesus are not the same entity, but Jesus followed God's will perfectly and in that sense was God's hand on Earth. Jesus would often refer to his father meaning God, and Jesus is called the son of God.
This is not classical Christian understanding.

But the answer to the post this replies to is that this is part of the mystery of the Holy Trinity.

Jesus IS God, but is NOT God the Father. Yet God is one.
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