The Logos and Passion of God

Who are the Son and the Spirit of God?

The Son

In the beginning was the Word (Logos), and the Word (Logos) was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God.

...And the Word became flesh (a flesh and blood human) and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. - John 1:1‭-‬2‭, ‬14

How do we make sense of Christ being with God and also being God at the same time?

Logos in the mind of the Greeks meant the purpose or reason (logic) behind something. The declaration of someone. The explanation of what something is and does.

John borrowed this Greek word because it captured well who Christ was in relationship to the Father.

Christ is the full declaration and explanation of God ¹physically manifested as a man i.e. the Logos of and from God. Not merely words about God but the very mind and truth of who God is manifested in the flesh. To see and grasp the Logos is to see and grasp God Himself. This is why Christ said, if you have seen me (truly grasp and fully understand me) you have seen the Father i.e. very God Himself.

The Spirit

The Spirit, on the other hand, is the expression of the passion (love, breath, or heavy breathing, if you will) of God for that which is most lovely, beautiful, and glorious i.e. God Himself as the Son. The fact that we are told God ²is both Spirit and Love is a clue of how these attributes of God are inseparable and vitality connected. We could say they are different aspects of the very same being i.e. God Himself.

In summary

Christ is the very mind and truth of God.

The Spirit is the very heart, passion, and love of God for that which is most beautiful and glorious i.e. Himself.

Both are the perfect manifestation and expression of these different aspects of God. As Jonathan Edwards characterizes them, they are the light (knowledge) and heat (love/passion) of God if you will. So much so, that they are very God as the Son and the Spirit.

For a more in-depth discussion of the Son and Spirit click here

What is the beatific vision among the Father and Son, in, by, and through the Spirit.

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¹the Bible is the mind of God manifested in written form. 

12 For the word (logos) of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 

13 And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account. 

https://bible.com/bible/59/heb.4.12-23.ESV

²it is important to note the bible doesn't merely say God has love or has Spirit, it says He is these at the same time.