And I have been married to a woman for over 30 years who teaches Sunday school and who was raised by a religious freak. And I once got curious about just this. So just like them blues/track/football I did the homework and read everything.
I can totally overwelm you with tons of info telling you that Jesus was God in the flesh. There really is no debate here.
God came as man in the person of Jesus Christ
The hypostatic union- the Son as the visible representation of the invisible Father, that he took on human flesh- two natures in one person, 100% humanity and 100% deity. Each are their own nature that did not intermingle but made up the person of Jesus.
Col 1:15 “He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.”
The word firstborn does not have anything to do with born. It means first in rank, an heir, to have preeminence in position, not origin. As in Rev.1:5, Heb.1:5-6 both clarify the meaning of firstborn by its context. Christ was not the first raised from the dead to eternal life in the body. Which gives him headship over the human race.
The Father is over the Son positionally, just as the husband is the same nature as his wife but over his wife in position
spurraider, don't fight this one, ok? You will come off looking totally ridiculous, alright?