Did God Become Man ?
yesterday i was reading a booklet titled Did God Become Man by Dr Bilal Philips , PhD Theology, University of Wales, U.K. its interesting and make more sense to me . here a part wich i LOVE it and agree with the author :
“ The claim that God became man is also an absurdity. It is not befitting of God to take on human characteristics because it means that the Creator has become His creation. However, the creation is a product of the creative act of the Creator. If the Creator became His creation, it would mean that the Creator created Himself, which is an obvious absurdity. To be created, He would first have to not exist, and, if He did not exist, how could He then create? Furthermore, if He were created, it would mean that He had a beginning, which also contradicts His being eternal. By definition creation is in need of a creator. For created beings to exist they must have a creator to bring them into existence. God cannot need a creator because God is the Creator. Thus, there is an obvious contradiction in terms. The claim that God became His creation implies that He would need a creator, which is a ludicrous concept. It contradicts the fundamental concept of God being uncreated, needing no creator and being the Creator.
Man is a finite being (i.e., creation). Man is born, and he dies. These are characteristics which cannot be attributed to God because they equate Him with His creation. Therefore, God did not and will not ever become man. On the other hand, man also cannot become God. The created cannot become its own creator. The created at one time did not exist. It came into being by the creative act of a Creator who always existed. What is nonexistent cannot make itself exist. “
-from | Dr Bilal Philips| Did God Become Man | Pages 13–14 |
(PhD Theology, University of Wales, U.K.)
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- Title : Did God Become Man
- Author : Dr Bilal Philips
- Pages : 25
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God knows best.
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