tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920640965536781054.post3364919330725594759..comments2024-01-07T12:38:39.465-06:00Comments on Clean Cut: "That They May Be One As We Are One"Clean Cuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08383123314458721660noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920640965536781054.post-30302060175479087462009-05-19T14:06:00.000-05:002009-05-19T14:06:00.000-05:00I read a statement from Blake Ostler on another bl...I read a statement from Blake Ostler on another blog and I really like they way he put this:<br /><br />"Just for the record, I assert that both the Father and the Son are eternally divine. However, there is a priority of the Father in the sense that the Father offers his love to the Son, and in each moment of eternity the Son has freely chosen to fully return that love. They both offer their love to the Holy Ghost and the Holy Ghost has freely chosen in each moment of eternity to return that love. <br /><br />"<STRONG>It is in virtue of this loving interpenetration of freely cooperating wills that these three are one God</STRONG> and also have been eternally one God. Now they are inviting us into this same relationship."Clean Cuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08383123314458721660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3920640965536781054.post-40307213087516890872009-05-05T13:18:00.000-05:002009-05-05T13:18:00.000-05:00I agree. John 17 is abundantly clear that Father a...I agree. John 17 is abundantly clear that Father and Son are not ONTOLOGICALLY one - unless we can also somehow become part of that ontological oneness.<br /><br />Interesting that you bring Judaism into the argument. I've never thought of that before. But it's a great point - they would use the same OT verses to disprove the Trinity.Tomnoreply@blogger.com