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Originally Posted by ImagoDei As you can tell, I do believe that there is a physical element. I came to that conclusion strictly on the basis of Scriptural exegesis alone (And that, contrary to what I had been taught all my life). Quite frankly, I find that there is no argument against a physical aspect that can stand against the sheer weight of exegetical evidence FOR a physical aspect.
I.D. | Let me just make sure of something, to make sure I've heard you wrong.
You're not saying that God is a physical entity? |
Absolutely not.
I am suggesting that God has -- in His spiritual essence -- some sort of form which He used as a template to form mankind (male and female - Gen. 1:27).
I sincerely doubt that I could ever fully understand it, let alone explain it, but I have come to believe that that's what God meant in His Word, so I'm content to not fully understand it.
It's not unlike the concept of the Trinity... there's no way I can adequately understand it nor explain it, but I can't deny it because it doesn't mesh with my ability to understand it intellectually, either.
No, God the Father is incorporeal. That is undeniable. But to assume that that also means he has no shape that could be represented physically is an assumption that we have made for much too long. The Scriptures teach us otherwise.
I.D.