What do they mean when they tell us to say in churches “one being with the Father”, regarding the Son? It is not the innocent concept they make it out to be. It is an unscriptural concept. It does not mean ‘one in principles and purposes’. It means a shared identity. That is contradictory to scripture - the Son does not share a common identity with the Father. It is a distortion of scriptures such as Heb 1:3. It gets confusing when you see an explanation of this. ChatGPT: “The term "hypostasis" in Hebrews 1:3, when understood in the context of Trinitarian theology, does not imply that the Son shares the same personal identity as the Father. Instead, it indicates that the Son is the exact representation of the Father's being, fully embodying the divine essence while remaining a distinct person. Thus, there is a sharing of divine being (essence) but not of personal identity (hypostasis), maintaining both the unity and distinction within the Trinity. This understanding aligns with the traditional interpretation of the Nicene Creed and the biblical witness to the nature of the relationship between the Father and the Son.” This is not the simplicity of Christ. ‘The phrase "one being with the Father" (in Greek, "homoousios tō Patri") means that the Son (Jesus Christ) shares the same divine essence or substance as the Father. ‘ [ChatGPT] But what do they mean by essence or substance (ousia)? Such terms are not often applied to persons. I suppose the philosophical Neoplatonist concept might be along the sane lines as if we were to say that the essence of a king is his royalty. His royal essence or royal substance is that which makes him a king.
