At this point we get into speculation--which isn't always a bad a thing to do, in my opinion, but it needs to be tempered by scripture. Your question about what the spirit was like and which spirit was which should give you pause--do you trust your own self to determine what God is like? Or His offspring? Or do you trust what He has revealed about Himself, being careful to keep your own imaginations separate from His revelations ([Gen 8:21b KJV] ...for the imagination of man's heart [is] evil from his youth; ...)?
I trust what has be revealed to me through prayerful study of his words. Hebrews speaks of God's son that laid the foundation of the Universe. It speaks of the Express image of God, keeping in mind that God is spirit this son is also spirit. Col 1 tells us that he is the firstborn of all creatures. So what do we see? I see a created copy of the most high who was given the fullness of the Father. I see a godlike creature that God calls son. Heb 10:5 tells us that that spirit needed a body and one was provided for him.
That's why so many on this site demand scripture on new or competing ideas--and that's very healthy. For instance, what is "the very special express image spirit" (TVSEIS) and where is it described? Can we know who all has this TVSEIS? How do we know who has it and who doesn't. And what qualities does it impart to the bearer?
Consider Heb 1:3:
(NRSV) He is the reflection of God's glory
and the exact imprint of God's very being, and he sustains all things by his powerful word. When he had made purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
(NIV) The Son is the radiance of God's glory and
the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.
(NASB) And He is the radiance of His glory and
the exact representation of His nature, and upholds all things by the word of His power. When He had made purification of sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high,
(GW) His Son is the reflection of God's glory and
the exact likeness of God's being. He holds everything together through his powerful words. After he had cleansed people from their sins, he received the highest position, the one next to the Father in heaven.
(ISV) He is the reflection of God's glory and
the exact likeness of his being, and he holds everything together by his powerful word. After he had provided a cleansing from sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Highest Majesty
The express image is the exact likeness of God, a spirit being. He took the form of man to die for us. If you see the nature of this being you see who God is. This spirit son was anointed into Jesus, it came with the power of the Father. Col 1, Phil 2. Read all of Heb 1 and see where the most high call him "O Elohim". This is the son that was SENT from heaven, Jesus was the body that held it.
When they were joined God declared that this was his son.
Is the TVSEIS different from the image God made man in ([Gen 1:27 KJV] So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.)? The one that God re-iterated was on man after 1500 years ([Gen 9:6 KJV] Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man.)? That image of God was certainly special (no other creature had it), and it was certainly the image of God ("express"). Is there one that is more special ("very")? If it was only on Jesus Christ, and makes him unique among image bearers, is that different enough in some way to allow humans to worship him when we know we are to worship only God--as Jesus seemed to allow?
Yes the express image, spirit son of God, is the only one created in the true likeness of the Father. Mankind was made in the image of God but in what way? His ability to think and rationalize. Jesus Christ is very unique, he is a godlike spirit who gave up his high position in heaven to become flesh in the body of Jesus. Being a creation he could die on the cross. The perfect Lamb, our Lord.
I enjoy your post friend you seem to be a thinking person.
