Consubstantial

Ere time, consubstantial were God and Word, distinct yet intertwined, same, not homoi. Creator, light by darkness never blurred, life’s author, shining source of man's great joy. A man from God, John did come to proclaim, profess the light that all men might believe. "Prepare the way," the herald did exclaim, the Maker of the world to be received. Though come unto his own, he met disdain. Yet those who trusted Him, and in His name, born not of blood nor will of mortal man, these were adopted, God's children became. The Word donned flesh, among us pitched His tent, ’twas filled with grace and truth, by Father sent. (from John 1) homoi - Greek, meaning similar, of like kind - one of the important creedal declarations was that Father and Son are the same essence, not just like or similar, part of the fuller development of the doctrine of the trinity from the study of scripture ---------- Another that had not made it to the Soup...