luchitociencia
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I'm not a pantheist, dear. I don't believe the painter is the painting.
So was St. Paul wrong when he said, "For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. Ever since the creation of the world his invisible nature, namely, his eternal power and deity, has been clearly perceived in the things that have been made."
A knew a house decorator who had his signature. All the houses he was called to decorate, the window frames of those houses ended painted green color. So, you drive thru the luxury neighborhoods, and typically the houses with green window frames were clients of this professional decorator. You recognize he was there because such a detail.
That is what Paul has said in that phrase. His power, His deity, His invisible nature has been perceived thru the things He has made.
When you receive his word, when you receive his Holy Spirit, you perceive Him thru them. but actually the Holy Spirit is not Him in essence, but is what He sent for you to have. It comes from Him, but it's not Him.
Jesus himself is not the Father in its essence, like your son comes from you but he is not you.