One of my annoyances is when Christians reuse "What if God Was One of Us?" Listening closely to the lyrics seems to indicate the concept of God as "just this guy, you know?" God as a human, doing what humans do. In short, "Jesus" being indistinguishable from anyone else in the crowd. God cut down to size.
But Christian thought progressed beyond this point centuries ago! The Jesus of the Bible was fully God and fully man (not ghostly) similar to how the Trinity is fully three and one. Jesus' divinity is essential. He taught like no human. He reordered parts of creation in miracles. He knew temptation without sin.
Perhaps every rendition of "What if God Was One of Us?" should be immediately followed by "Mary Did You Know?" In the latter song, God has seen and done the unimaginable despite presently looking like a small, dependent infant in the mother's care.
God took a face, but always remember that if He hadn't, we'd be dazzled and humbled by his countenance.
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Rather thoughtful deductions. Jesus was both God and man in full; however he was not like any ordinary human in many ways, which testified to His divine nature and immaculate conception.
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