Boxjobox on modalism

[Boxjobox]

Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!

"Great is the mystery of godliness; God was manifested in the flesh . . ."

"For God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself."

"To the Son He says, 'Your throne, oh God, is forever and ever.'"

"And again, when God brings his firstborn into the world, He says, 'Let all the angels of God worship Him.'"

(1 Tim 3:16, 2 Cor 5:19, Heb 1:8,6)

Yes, God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself.

On the Your throne quote, you left out most of the verse, it is

“Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever,
and justice is the scepter of Your kingdom.
9You have loved righteousness
and hated wickedness;
therefore God, Your God, has anointed You
above Your companions with the oil of joy.”g

God's throne does endure for ever..and God, the God of our Lord Jesus did anoint him and gave him as a reward for his work of salvation, the reign over His kingdom. If you only include the 1st part, you would think that part is referring to Jesus. You have to read the whole thing to grasp it. In fact, if you read the whole 1st chapter of Hebrews it really gives an impressive view of God and his Christ and the work of God. Quite similar to what Paul prays we would all see in Ephesians.

You know, of course that Paul told Timothythat there is one God and one mediator between God and man, the man Christ Jesus.. we definitely see godliness manifested in this man- Thank God for that!