Giving the impression of trying to tie philosophical theology in to scriptures has been rather a dishonest practice over the centuries. Honesty requires a distinction between what scriptures actually say, and what is added as an interpretative overlay. Deity as a concept is found in scripture of course. The Christ coming in the flesh having already existed in spirit, that is there too. The becoming flesh is there. The substance (essence, being) of God is there. But it is what gets inferred from the scripture references that is dishonest: inserted concepts which are not explicitly there. The theology and philosophy of church history is full of dishonesty, worldly. The Spirit of truth leads into all truth and has no dishonesty. We should seek the truth through this Spirit. We might be led into all truth, and have the encouragement of what scriptures genuinely teach, and have fellowship with the Father and the Son as a result, but then church historical theologies are imposed on us by established ecclesiastical structure, possibly against our will, divorcing us from the sublime fellowship with God. We must resist, and with honesty remain in the genuine teachings of Christ.
