Instead of laying down the same old Trinity debate that we've had for years, here is some new to consider:
The Bible, along with its Christian scholars, teach of a significant difference between the "flesh" and the "spirit". Paul talks about how the sins that we commit are pleasing to the flesh (romans chapter 1). The Bible further elaborates on how God is a spirit, and that true believers, or people who are "born again" recieve the spirit of God and the spirit of God dwells within their very being.
Now the million dollar question for Christians is - do they, the Christians, worship the flesh of Jesus Christ or the spirit of God that dwelled within Jesus? The Christians will always talk about their concept known as - Jesus is "God in the flesh". Does this mean that the flesh itself is divine (God), or does it mean that God dwells within the flesh? Obviously the statement says God IN (within) the flesh, not God IS the flesh. Coming back to the clear distinction between the flesh and the spirit which the Bible makes. Also noting the fact that the Bible is VERY clear that God is spirit. At this point. The evangelical Christians will agree, because this fundemental doctine has always been a strict teaching of Christianity - the difference between the flesh and the spirit, and how God is spirit. ALL Christians believe this.
Now there is a slight difference between what Roman Catholics teach and what Protestant Evangelicals teach. Roman Catholics believe that EVERYONE who is born into this world is born with the spirit of God dwelling within. Protestant Evangelicals believe that you have to be "born again" to recieve the spirit of God. Either way, the spirit of God dwells within many people - not just Jesus <<.
So, if you are not worshiping the flesh of Jesus, and admit that the flesh of Jesus is a creation of God, while the spirit of God is eternal, then you admit, that the man (physical man known as Jesus, who walked the earth 2000 years ago, ate, slept , drank, and spent 9 months in Marys womb) is not what you worship, and was not literally God, but it was the spirit of God that dwelled within that flesh - man - created material, and its that spirit which you worship as your God. Correct? Obviously!
So now we have taken an important step. You now know, that the Bible teaches you, that you are not worshiping the phyiscal man - or the graven image, known as Jesus, rather you are worshiping God, who is a spirit, that same spirit of God that dwells within you, and within ALL:
One God is Father of ALL, who is above ALL, and through ALL, and in ALL. (Esphians 4:6; also see many more verses which say the same thing: John 17:20; John 14:20; Psalms 82:6)
You also must know that you do not worship words or labels: ie. YHWH, Jehovah, Jesus, Yeshua, God ..... the words are just words - you actually worship a spirit who is called by these words in human language .... people often forget this, so I felt the need to say it, in order to distinguish what exactly Christians are intending to worship, because it seems as they don't even know ..... I believe that Christians unintentionally worship the flesh of Jesus Christ, when they are not supposed too. I challenge Christians on this fact.
Finally, one thing to consider after considering all of the above is: When God's spirit dwelled within Jesus, and Jesus was God in the flesh, did God become limited to the flesh of Jesus Christ, or was God still omnipresent (did His spiritual presence still exist everywhere)? If He, God, was still omnipresent, then you can see for yourself from a different persepective how Jesus, ie. the man, was not God. Remember, Jesus is the label/name for the man. YHWH is the name or attribute of God, the spirit. (100% God, 100% Man).
I think you have understood, that my point is, that if God's spirit dwells within many, than how is that different from the man known as Jesus?
Also, after understanding all of this, can you finally understand how the Father is greater than I (Jesus)? Because the Father, who is the all-powerful omnipresent God, the only one who knows the hour, and in heaven Jesus sits on His RIGHT HAND (notice Jesus does not take the thrown, but sits on the right hand of God); clearly, while spiritually Jesus and God are one, physically they are distinct. We are all spiritually one with God. We all have the spirit of God within us. But yet, we are His creation, and distinct physically from Him. Hope you learned something new. Until next time, yours truly,
Orthodox (Muslim).