The Christ is distinct from God. He is very similar, being in the image of God and without sin and from everlasting to everlasting. Yet God has made Him distinct, just as we too are distinct. It is the Father who is God and there is no other who is God. The Christ is the Son of God. Now the Christ is manifested as flesh and bone, it is clearer why He is called the Son of Man, but He was called this before becoming flesh too. God is not flesh.
