Bob Calco wrote: >> GOTCHA ! ! ! ! ! >> Bobby! You messed up! God did not show up "in the flesh". AFAIK Jesus >> (let's say for a minute we accept his historical existence) never >> stated >> he was god, he said he was the son of god. And the burning bush.... >> then >> you should have said "in the wood" (besides which, the bush was not >> burning they merely threw a shoe at him). >> > > This saved me some writing effort: > > http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/sbrandt/jn10_30.htm > > also: > > John 1:1-14 (especially 1 and 14) > > Nice try though. :) > > Key to understanding this application of the law of identity (two things > equal to a third thing are equal to each other) is to understand the model > of the divine being, after whose image we are made: Spirit, soul and body. > Think of them as concentric circles and the logic of it is clear. > > "God is spirit, and seeks those who worship Him in spirit and in truth." > Jesus was God "in the flesh", i.e., God's fleshly body, which existed in > time and space, and had all three elements united as one. God is His spirit, > and the Holy Ghost, is His soul, the union of the two, just as our souls are > the union of our spirits and our flesh. Recall Genesis 2:7: "And the Lord > God formed man out of the dust of the earth, and breathed into his nostrils > the breath of life, and man became a living soul". > > There is some confusion on this point because some brands of Christianity > don't fully appreciate the difference between spirit and soul Brands? The only valid Christianity is Roman Catholic, the rest are not brands, they are sects and as such to be dismissed.
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