I copied from Bishop Robert M. Solomon's "Faith & Fiction"
On page 38
Theologian Athanasius ( 296 - 373 CE )'s major work "On the Incarnation", a classic and powerful defence of the divinity of Christ
. Only God can save. No creature can save another.
. Jesus is God. Therefore only He can save. If He was less than God, He would not be able to save humankind.
. Because Jesus saves, He must be God.
Is this Logic Valid ?
2007-06-27 13:26:22 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
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Just me
Bishop Robert is Bishop of Methodist Church.
2007-06-27 13:33:35 · update #1
It's circular logic. Circular logic isn't valid.
"Jesus is God." (How do you know?)
"Because he "saves", and only God can save." (How do you *know* that he saves?)
"Because He's God, and God saves."
If you're going to defend the divinity of Christ, first you need to:
(1) Prove that there is a God to begin with.
(2) Prove that we *need* to be saved.
(3) Prove that Jesus is the incarnated God.
This "logic" has done none of that.
2007-06-27 14:05:05 · answer #1 · answered by Jess H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not in the least.
But such is the "logic" of theists.
I guess it takes someone equally brain-dead to believe that is persuasive.
2007-06-27 20:35:32 · answer #2 · answered by Dark-River 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Not only that but the Bible teaches that Jesus is God and that Jesus is the only Savior.
Pastor Art
2007-06-27 20:33:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Of course not. The church has been pushing crap on us for centuries.
2007-06-27 20:31:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's valid. I think you're reasoning from false premises, but it certainly looks valid.
2007-06-27 20:33:15 · answer #5 · answered by Doc Occam 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it's incomplete
2007-06-27 20:39:15 · answer #6 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
valid to a catholic....
2007-06-27 20:30:43 · answer #7 · answered by Just me 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i don't believe in any of that.
2007-06-27 20:30:15 · answer #8 · answered by gwenieviere 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hell no. Try "stupid"
2007-06-27 20:31:32 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋