"He was born flesh, as man is, he was still flesh as he progressed in life, grew stronger in wisdom and statue in favor with God and man. And at his Baptism he received the Spirit without measure.
God's words are Spirit, so that means he received all of God's word as well at his Baptism, hence then doing the will of the Father, he then preached etc, he died and rose in that same Body but now immortal and as the Bible states that Man Jesus is exulted and at the RHS of God.
So in that sense, the same today, yesterday and forever and "that" is very clear and No hint whatsoever that it is only referring to the Spiritual."
Wotsup, hopefully you'll get some feedback from one of your fellow theists who have different interpretations about the resurrection, what unchanging means, whether Jesus was or became God and resurrected himself etc etc ... There are plenty of sincere views backed up with any amount of scripture you need. In fact some were so "sincere" that in times past the reward for non agreement was an early trip to meet one's maker.
Interestingly I'm just awaiting confirmation that in fact you and RM were actually fellow "Inquisitors" during your last but 2 maintenance trip back to Earth. Necessary to continue the huge task of repairing some of your ongoing consequences.
Word has it in those days you became exasperated because RM preferred to torture his victims by making them read endless theological essays accompanied by threats of a fire and brimstone powered eternal damnation.
Wotsup preferred just to rip their arms and legs off until they repented, knowing that their temporary discomfort would do no lasting harm since their physical body would eventually be resurrected into a glorified "spiritual" body that was physical and complete with all fully functioning appendages.
Anyway I was going to point out that by definition all the changes you mention that Jesus underwent, not to mention the obvious ones DR pointed out, show why even you felt it necessary to qualify ".... the same today, yesterday and forever" with the addition of "So in that sense,...".
Another example of Paul cutting corners and trying to present a simplified message to the recipients of his letters that would reassure and bolster them in their difficult situation.
I suspect he would be embarrassed to see what has been made of all his specific "geeing up" of fledgling followers by crafty theologians over thousands of years.
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