|
earthless -> RE: Not God (4/29/2008 7:43:33 PM)
|
quote:
ORIGINAL: fallenstar God probably has two arms, two legs, a head and two eyes and a nose. That's what I believe that that scripture means, at least. Not quite.. in examining Scripture, two facts become clear: First, that God is a Spirit, and does not possess human characteristics or limitations; second, that all the evidence contained in Scripture agrees that God revealed Himself to mankind in a male form. God exhibits all the characteristics of personhood: God has a mind, a will, an intellect, and emotions. God communicates, has relationships, and God’s personal actions are evidenced throughout Scripture. As John 4:24 states, “God is a Spirit: and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and in truth.” Since God is a spiritual being, God does not possess physical human characteristics. Having said that, keep in mind that sometimes figurative language is used in Scripture to assign human characteristics to God in order to make it possible for man to understand God. This assignment of human characteristics to describe God is called “anthropomorphism.”
|
|
|
|