Cheryl Schatz

Hi Craig,
The issue of obedience is the sticking point on those words because when I hear them I want to make sure that the time frame of obedience is understood. The obedience comes after the Word becomes flesh. It is not part of who the Son is in the Trinity. He doesn’t need to be obedient to the Father in the Trinity since the will of the Word of God (the LORD of hosts) is exactly the same as the Father’s will. As far as “sending” I have a section in the Trinity DVD that shows that sending is not a sign of authority but a necessary action to show the connection of the human Son with God the Father.

The part about the Father did not die for our sins is correct. Yet the Father indwelt the human Son and never stopped indwelling Him even when He was dying. The Holy Spirit was the one poured out at Pentecost yet all of them indwell the believer in power.

So I have agreement with the statements with reservation about the time frame for the obedience of the Son.