Commenting on the original text of 1 John 5:7-8 (sans the “Johannine Comma”):
The passage as written by John has
nothing to do with the Trinity, but with the three critical phases in Jesus’
life where he was manifested as God-incarnate, the Son of God in human form.
This was made evident at his baptism (= the water), his death (= the blood), and
his resurrection (= the Spirit). At this baptism, the man Jesus was declared God’s
beloved Son (see Matt 3:16-17). At his crucifixion, a man spilling blood was
recognized by others as “God’s Son” (see Mark 15:39). In resurrection, he was
designated as the Son of God in power (Rom 1:3-4). This trifold testimony is
unified in one aspect: each event demonstrated that the man Jesus was the
divine Son of God. (Philip Wesley Comfort, A Commentary on Textual Additions
to the New Testament [Grand Rapids, Mich.: Kregel, Inc., 2017], 152)
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