21-06-2025, 09:28 AM
(21-06-2025, 08:17 AM)pinkpanther Wrote: We must consider what the Old Testament is really saying about God when it says He is not a human being. The point being made in Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:29, and Hosea 11:9 is that God does not lie. He is not fickle. His emotions do not change His eternal purposes.
This is unlike fallen humanity, who cannot see the big picture, who often breaks promises, and whose feelings often cloud discernment. In other words, the statements that God is not a man are contrasting one aspect of God’s nature with a corresponding part of man’s. Saying, “God is not a man,” has nothing to do with whether or not God can ever exist in the flesh.
It is worth noting that God made it clear that God is NOT like a man who can lie, regret, or be emotional.
If God already said God is NOT a man for all those reasons, I will reject anybody telling me that a man is God.
To each his own way. I will not worship a man. You can carry on worshipping a man all you want.