Three Gods

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Sister Kathy Garza quoted from my previous post:
>>Jesus states,
>>"*we* will come unto him." Spirit + flesh? The literal flesh of Christ
>>certainly does not come and abide with us. Seems to me that in some manner
>>the human nature or spirit of Christ, united with the omnipresent Spirit of
>>God, comes to dwell in our lives.

And responded:
>It does! In the biggest one aspect of our slavation!   The BLOOD OF JESUS
>CHRIST in Baptism! and every time we ask for its' covering after that.
>Remember? His body become glorified!  We don't totally comprehend what can
>or can not be done with a physical body that has been glorified.  YET!

True. But again, in baptism we are not drenched in the *physical* liquid
that Christ in His mercy shed. Nor do we drink the literal, *physical*
blood of Christ at the Lord's Supper (unless we accept the Catholic
teaching that priests are empowered to transform bread and wine into
Christ's literal flesh and blood in the Eucharist).

I don't think Jesus' statement, "We [I and the Father] will come unto him,"
can be limited to mean God's Spirit +  flesh and blood, even if we
understand the blood as that of a glorified body. Jesus said this coming
was of a personal, intimate nature: "We will come unto him, and make our
abode with him."

This, to me, seems to indicate that when the One Lord comes to abide with
us, in some way the human spirit or nature of the man Christ is imparted to
us, which is possible only through and with the omnipresent Spirit of God.
Thus, with the Holy Spirit dwelling in our hearts, we can personally,
intimately know Jesus in His fullness as Father and Son.

BTW, Kathy, I like your new word, "slavation." Because of that precious
blood, I'm a willing bondservant to Christ! (1 Peter 2:16)  :)

Cary Robison