the book of luke makes reference to jesus growing in knowledge. but how can this be? if jesus is god and god is all-knowing, how can an omniscient being learn more than what it already knows?
2007-12-05 03:26:20 · 11 answers · asked by just curious (A.A.A.A.) 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well I doubt that he could do Calculus when he was one. I actually doubt that he could have done it at 30.
2007-12-05 03:29:39 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
This verse is describing Jesus teenage years as human. As a man Phil 2:5-8 tells us that Jesus set aside his equality with God to become man. It doesn't mean He gave it up. If you continue reading the Luke passage you site, you will see that Jesus not only grew intellectually, but socially and physically as well, which are all qualities of humanity. As God, Jesus is still omniscient(all knowing) omnipotent(all powerful) and omnipresent (every where at once). Tough concepts to grasp.
2007-12-05 11:39:02 · answer #2 · answered by enamel 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Good question!
First of all we must be clear on who Jesus Christ is. He is God and man in one person. In theological terms this is called "hypo static union". John 1:1-3
Jesus Christ is God and possesses all the attributes of God. God is all knowing. God knows all about men, but until God "became" a man he did not experience what it is like to be a man. Jesus Christ has been "touched with all the infirmities of man, yet he never sinned". He was exposed to all of man's temptations, but He never once considered yielding to those temptations.
Those things that God "experienced" as a man, in the Person of Jesus Christ is the "knowledge" that was known by, but not personally experienced by God until Jesus Christ came into this world by way of virgin birth, lived a holy and sinless life, was crucified, and rose again from among the dead ones.
I hope this helps.
2007-12-05 11:47:45 · answer #3 · answered by truthsayer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This problem cropped up when the author of Luke made an allusion to the story of Samuel, which says he grew in knowledge. Much of the NT is flatly derivative like that.
2007-12-05 11:29:29 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
The religious response would be it is not for us to question god or only god can answer that.
It makes no sense to me other than another flaw in this idea that god is all-knowing.
a quote:
And what if we picked the wrong religion? Every week, we're just making God madder and madder! -- Homer, ``Homer the Heretic''
2007-12-05 11:34:45 · answer #5 · answered by Imagine No Religion 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Heb 2:14 Forasmuch then as the children are partakers of flesh and blood, he also himself likewise took part of the same; that through death he might destroy him that had the power of death, that is, the devil;
2007-12-05 11:31:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
According to the bible jesus is the son of god. He is not god himself. They are 2 separate entities.
SAVE ME Jeebus! -Homer Simpson
2007-12-05 11:30:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
He was "all human" and "all god"... meaning... well... I don't know how that works out, "technically" speaking.
He of course couldn't know everything, considering he only had a human brain - which doesn't store much! (relatively speaking)
2007-12-05 11:30:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
It is called "The Footsteps".
2007-12-05 11:31:13 · answer #9 · answered by Premaholic 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
he was born of man, and raised among them.
2007-12-05 11:28:46 · answer #10 · answered by Anthony C 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋