Comments on: The Unanswerable Question

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:13:24 +0000

Thanks, David! I’ll continue with my awkward edit of that catechism, then…

I appreciate your time and help.

By: David Murray

David Murray — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:56:01 +0000

Good point Ryan. You are right. God indeed now does have a body, in the person of His Son. The catechism is not wrong if it is speaking of the Fatherhood of God as you say) or of God considered apart from sin and the plan of salvation (pre-time). God does not have a body as an essential part of his being. The incarnation was a voluntary act of God rather than a necessary and required act of God.

By: John-Clay

John-Clay — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:29:24 +0000

Great video and article! Very clever and an even better point!

I really like your closing line, “If you know this…you know more than Siri.”

…oh, and great work Angus!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 02:01:36 +0000

Thanks for the video, David (and Angus)!

I’m going through the Children’s Catechism (a preparation for the Shorter Catechism with which you may be familiar) with my young daughter. I was hoping you could help me think through one of the questions that I have up to this point edited in my discussion.

Question 9 asks: What is God? The answer: God is a spirit and has not a body like a man. (This question/answer follows on the heels of questions such as Are there more gods than one? In how many persons does this one God exist? What are they?

Here’s my problem: Jesus took on a body and, if I understand the Scripture correctly, still has a body “like a man.” Since the second person of the Trinity now has a body, isn’t this Q/A (gulp) wrong?

I’ve been changing the question to: “What is God the Father?” And I feel comfortable with the given answer in that case.

I’d love your thoughts/help.

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