Jesus said:
"No man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up; That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life." (John 3:13, 14, 15.)
Does this not appear to be stating that the "Son of man" is a special expression of God, an expression of such a character that whosoever is conjoined to him by faith in him—by belief in him as the special expression of God—is saved? Is this not more plainly evident in the next verse?
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son,"—the expression or projection of Himself in time and space,—"that Whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." (John 3:16.)
Was this not a special provision made by God whereby it would be possible for men to be turned to Himself and be conjoined with Himself? Can any of us truly say of ourselves that people are saved by being conjoined to us through faith in us as the special expression of God? Nor can
