Jesus, the tent?

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In a message dated 10/15/98 7:33:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
mshaw@teleplex.bsu.edu writes:

<< I'm not sure I'm understanding your view of the Incarnation, but Jn. 1.14
 says the Word became flesh.  The Word was God.  I don't believe we'll ever
 be able to articulate the fact beyond that, but I don't believe that Jesus
 was only a mere man animated by the Spirit.  He was the Spirit in the flesh.
>>
May I just say that that it is not necessary for the Spirit to become flesh.
That is not oneness teaching.  Oneness teaching states that the Spirit was
shown to us through the flesh.  Thus,  there was no transformation of the
spirit into flesh.  Only,  the divesting of the Spirit into flesh.  The flesh
is a veil.  Behind the veil is the Spirit.  This is how Jesus was God.
I Timothy 3:16 -Great is the mystery of god-likeness.  God was shown to us in
the flesh.....
Marlon