A scheme which derives its name from that passage in Colossians 2:9 . "In him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily, " which, according to some, asserts the doctrine of Christ's consisting of two beings; one the self-existent Creator, and the other a creature made into one person by an ineffable union and indwelling, which renders the same attributes and honours equally applicable to both.
See PRE- EXISTENCE. Dr. Owen's Glory of Christ, p. 368, 369. Lond. ed. 1679; a Sermon entitled "The true Christ of God above the false Christ of Men, "Ipswich, 1799; Watts's Glory of Christ, p. 6-203; Adam's View of Religions, p. 267.
Despite a stated reliance on the plain meaning of the Bible and the dictates of common sense, Buck's Theological Dictionary, first published in London in 1802, seeks to provide a textual basis for the evangelical community. By combining brief essays on orthodox belief and practice with historical entries on various denominations, Buck provided an interpretive lens that allowed antebellum Protestants to see Christianity's almost two millennia as their own history.Wikipedia
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