complete power over everything. So in what sense can God sacrifice something? What does He give up? How can God be all knowing and at the same time not know what is going to happen? How can God become a man? ("God made flesh?")
2007-02-11 01:36:48 · 19 answers · asked by Laughing Out Loud 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
why indeed
2007-02-11 02:49:36 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The trinity is not "at the heart of Christian doctrine." The trinity did not become "Christian" until sometime after the Council of Constantinople in 381CE. The Bible clearly says that Jehovah is the Supreme Ruler. At Ps. 83:18, he is called the Most High. At John 17:3, Jesus called his Father the only true God. The word "only" means: single in superiority or distinction; unique; the best. Since that is true, how can Jesus and the holy spirit ALSO be the only true God?
Jesus is not God. He never claimed to be God. The stated reason that his enemies wanted him dead was that he claimed to be GOD'S SON, not God. At John 19:7, Jesus' opposers told Pilate: "We have a law, and according to the law he ought to die because he made himself God's so."
So there is no mystery. Jehovah is the true God. Jesus is God's Son. (John 10:36) 1 Tim 3:16, according to the King James Bible contains the expression, "God manifest in the flesh." However, a copiest who had trinitarian leanings had altered the Greek word "who" in this verse so that it would read "god." That unauthorized change was later discovered. If you will notice in more recent Bible translations the word "God" is not there. And neither is the spurious addition to 1 John 5:7 ("the Father, the Word and the Holy Ghost; and these three are one").
Unlike what trinitarians think, it was not God who came to earth to sacrifice himself for mankind. It was God's Son. John 3:17 says: "For God sent his SON into the world..."
2007-02-11 01:43:07 · answer #2 · answered by LineDancer 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
certain you've a Jesus Christ, no longer the Jesus of the Bible. you do not trust the Bible to be actual note of God because it is on your idea corrupted in translation. You carry a Bible yet use your different books as your gospel. that is the Bible that proves your added books to be actual or no longer, no longer any incorrect way round. Your god would no longer be in a position to make up his suggestions what to call your crew (after 4 or so trys comes up including your call now), the God of the Bible has no issue, we are his children and the followers of Jesus are Christians. How boastful to assert God can not take care of his note to his people. I keep on with the KJBible (you understand the single you carry round), because i understand the position each and each and every of the failings are and not one of the failings that is been documented/ shown, substitute some thing, they are so minor and the message is an similar. you are able to take any e book(s) out of the bible and the message of salvation continues to be there. Your INTERPRETATION through your organization is a technique to regulate and confuse (hmmm feels like the mission of someone from the bible) devil isn't Jesus brother. we will heaven to be with the daddy, no longer grow to be gods and p.c.. a planet to populate the position the spouse is perpetually pregers. quite a guy's dream to be perpetually s****ing. LDS is replacing and growing to be more beneficial "Christian". at the same time as they attempt to cover dissimilar the previous archives they now no longer trust that stuff... I furnish you with adult men yet another one hundred years.. or a lot less, now which will be impressive... yet no longer too quickly or they might ought to admit their company is a lie of guy. Oh and J.Smith is a prophet... a pretend prophet
2016-12-04 01:06:27 · answer #3 · answered by huehn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God gives flesh man "free will" in this Earth age (of the flesh).God could certainly make us all love Him, but then we would just be a bunch of robots "we love you God, we love you God".Instead, He allows us to decide for ourselves who we will follow satan or Him, that way when we get to stand before Him on judgement day we certainly can't blame it on Him or anybody else for our actions.And He does know what is going to happen, you will either follow the righteous path or follow satan's path. The choice is yours.He "knows" that the choice is yours and yours alone. And the question should not be "How can God become man?". He did become man. "Emmanuel" means God with us (in the flesh).God would not expect us to do anything that He himself would not do.That includes being born in the flesh.The difference being of course that He was perfect "sinless" in the flesh, that is why He was the perfect sacrifice for man's sins. He took all our sins upon Himself, He offered attonement for our sins.There are no paradoxes in God's word, it is just that you don't understand.But one day you will,we all will.
2007-02-11 06:31:43 · answer #4 · answered by EveretteDavid 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul writes, "Every detail works to your advantage and to God's
glory: more and more grace...more and more praise! So we're not
giving up. How could we! Even though on the outside it often looks
like things are falling apart on us, on the inside, where God is
making new life, not a day goes by without His unfolding grace" (2 Co
4:15-18 TM). And Job adds "But He knows the way that I take; when He
has tested me, I will come forth as gold" (Job 23:10 NIV). It takes a
lot more heat to produce gold than it does tin. So which do you want
to be?
2007-02-11 02:15:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The sheer lack of knowledge is underwhelming..You do know the difference in a sacrifice and a offering... I'm not sure from your question but I will give you that much credit...The sacrifice was his flesh for yours... what would you supose God did not know was going to happen?..And how can God not become a man? Is this suposed to be somehow too hard for God?
2007-02-11 01:48:26 · answer #6 · answered by djmantx 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
pffffff too many deep questions here! OK quickly then :
1) can God sacrifice something ? Yes. He sacrificied HIMSELF, as Jesus was/is God incarnated in human being and FREELY sacrificied himself on the cross.
2) God leaves the human nature total freedom. I don't think he can actually read in the future, as we alone make our own decisions and plans and acts according to our own liberty.
3) God is Almighty, he just incarnated in the body of a woman, Mary, and was made man. Nearly, like us.
PS : the lack of faith and basis knowledge about religion is just but terrible today!!!! my poor God
2007-02-11 01:57:42 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
God is imaginary. A complicated, unexplained concept invented by confused, frightened human beings to explain the unexplainable. The paradoxes you've discovered only scratch the surface.
godisimaginary.com Look it up and think. No verbrose excuses for god really cuts the mustard.
2007-02-11 01:46:07 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
All religions are based on truth, but get distorted by man's
wisdom, (interpretations).
"I am God" is an ego trip!
But we are all the children of our Creator.
Christ is not a single spirit or religion. It is the embodiment of our Creators own body. All of our spirits being a spark of the Light that God is.
"As the body has many members, and those members being many are one body, so is Christ!"
2007-02-11 01:45:44 · answer #9 · answered by Hermes Trismegistus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God works in mysterious ways.
2007-02-11 01:41:07 · answer #10 · answered by purpledinodick 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's neither a paradox or a mystery. It's just wooly thinking.Traditional Christianity is a half-baked religion.Jesus was a great guy though
2007-02-11 02:20:15 · answer #11 · answered by J K 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋