In The book of Ephesians, Paul wrote that the one God is the Father and is “in you all”:

“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace according to the measure of the gift of Christ. Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.” (Ephesians 4:4-8)

In this passage, Paul wrote that the Father is the “one God” and again separates this “one God” from Christ. We read that there is one “Lord” (Kurios,) and “one God and Father.” And, as we continue to read, this “One God and Father” is written of distinctly from “Christ.”

The meaning of the term “Christ” and the fact that “Christ” had “ascended up on high” clarifies the meaning of this passage. Of course, Jesus is God incarnate in human flesh. However, since He is God in a lesser human form, Paul wrote of the Father as the “one God” distinct from “Christ.”

Since God is immutable, He cannot ascend into heaven. Only God in the lesser form of a man ascended into heaven. The apostle distinctly defines his words in this passage. We read that the “one God” is the one Spirit in this passage, since we read that He is “in you all”:

“There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.”

The one God is defined as the Father, and He is “in you all.” This means that the “Holy Spirit” is the Father’s own Spiritual essence. Yet since the incarnation caused God to exist in the lesser form of a man, Paul wrote of him in this distinct manner.

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