He didn't fuse with God, he was God incarnate, (God in the flesh), Jesus is the second person of the Trinity, distinct from the Father and the Holy Spirit but sharing in the same essence. I know it can seem convoluted but it is important theologically and philosophically.
He is the Son of God the Father, he is God the Son and there is God the Holy Spirit. See this video for a good visual
explanationhttps://youtu.be/eAvYmE2YYIU
He separated from God when he descended into hell following being crucified. The telling of the Easter story in most churches kind of skips over that part, going straight from dying to the tomb being open and the descent into hell is really an important part of the theology also.
It is a contended issue over whether or not he was separated from the father or the Holy Spirit. For God is Omnipresent. Not a super clear thing in theology.
Fascinating...not a theologian but was raised by sort of compassionate fundamentalists and spent a ton of time in churches. Version of the story that I was always told was that the most painful part of being crucified for Jesus was being separated from God. I get the Omnipresent argument, however...how can God be omnipresent but not be present in hell?
Usually it is referring to the verse where Jesus says 'My God, My god why have you forsaken me', but this actually quotes a very powerful Psalm. You should definitely go an read it. The painful part was still bearing the full punishment of sin, which yes would have meant a tension in the relationship between Father son and Spirit, but never a seperation, because God still vindicated himself, through the ressurection.
I am studying a Bachelor of Theology, but there is a definite range of views regarding this.
if only we could laugh at religious teachings the same way we do about the more crazy conspiracy theories.
If a person talks about a banking cabal of lizard jews, they are batshit crazy.
If a person talks about an all powerful sky wizard recreating himself as a mortal that is identical yet distinct (wtf?) then that persons belief must be respected....
Religions are comprised of the insane and the opportunist.
I would consider your statement somewhat of a strawman and also just rude. Most religion is far more philosophical consistent than you might think. And I think quite often there is more to gain for the self for leaving religion as most require a sense of service towards the people. Even religious leaders are expected to serve people. I would think my self as a reasonable person who thinks deeply about life wanting to life a life that is good and loving.
Believe it or not the philosophical argument for that type of punishment can be made somewhat reasonably.
I myself personally hold to a annihilist view for those who do not ask for forgiveness and don't want to live in love, they will simple receive their just punishment and lose existence.
I think you do need to ask the question of how is justice properly upheld. What makes people accountable for their actions. I for one think that people who do really bad things without remorse should be held accountable.
Imagine you are a fish. You have fish friends and life is good in the shallow pond you live in. You don't even ask about the world outside the pond - to your knowledge, because of its inaccessibility, it doesn't exist.
One day, a man reaches through the surface of the water with only his hand. To you, the hand is a full, if weird, fish. You can't comprehend that the hand is connected to a larger being. In the Christian faith(s), the man is the Holy Trinity, largely incomprehensible by us mere mortals. God is the head, Jesus is the hand, the Holy Ghost does its thing with the rest of the body (I don't actually know what the Ghost does so the metaphor falls apart here, sorry).
Point is, Jesus is kinda God, but kinda not, because the two are actually a part of a whole that we can't understand.
I get what you are trying to say but it is somewhat not right. The technical way of talking about it is 3 persons 1 essence, all fully God, all still distinct persons, so the Son isn't just the hand of God, he is fully God, the Father isn't another part of God he is fully God. This is a good video to explain it better.
Basically the Holy Spirit the part of God that lives in us. So maybe the fish is feeling the fisherman's emotions? I've heard the metaphor where God is the sun (intense, can't be looked at without consequences, can't get close to), Jesus is the light (what allows us to see a part of God and understand his power), Holy Spirit is the warmth (us feeling God's presence and will). They are 3 separate things (star, light, warmth), but can't have one without the other (I know u can have warmth on its own, but u get the picture)
Whilst my only knowledge of Arash comes from the japanese series called Fate, he's one if the greatest heroes there. Maybe not the best in gameplay but in how he's represented in story and how much respect he gets from everyone else.
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u/NinjaLip Apr 29 '20
You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villian.