Dave

Point 4 of comment 71 – sorry Mark I was too slooow (with broad Aussie accent), but you have given us a verse!

“Note with Colossians 1:15, just a verse before the one you quoted- “He (Jesus) is the image of the invisible God( Father), so here is just one small example to support my view.”

Once again, putting your interpretation in brackets does not make it right! Why is the invisible God only the Father? The Spirit is not involved? He is invisible – he’s the Holy Ghost man! But what about before Jesus was born…you know, when he was eternally being begotton? Was he visible or invisible? Also, who said only the Spirit was hovering over the waters and not the Father, or Jesus? Did they stay at home?

As I said earlier, yes the Father sends the Son. This is a fact and true to say (John says it). But the Spirit also sends Jesus. He certainly never recorded his dissent about it, so I assume the Spirit was in on it. Jesus who was also there and had a vote seems to have been in on it too.

My point is Mark, when we view the Godhead there are times when if we look at them as seperate we run into trouble, and other times when we look at them together we run into trouble. The only way around this is to use different words. Paul does this. God = Godhead. Father = Father etc.