The myth explanation

gluadys said:

Did Jesus not intend us to accept as a statement of fact that God is a spirit?

How then can the image of God in humanity be physical?

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Question 7: What is God?

Answer: God is a Spirit, in and of himself infinite in being, glory, blessedness, and perfection; all-sufficient, eternal, unchangeable, incomprehensible, everywhere present, almighty, knowing all things, most wise, most holy, most just, most merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth.

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The imago dei in the narrower sense, consisting of knowledge, righteousness and true holiness, was wholly lost at the fall, but the imago dei in the wider sense, which includes man’s "intellectual power, natural affections and moral freedom," was retained.

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Critias said:

Let me ask you, did Jesus intend for us to accept that He, physical as He was, was indeed God?

What you seem to be unaware of is that in your statement here, you are subjecting God to limitations in how He makes Himself known.

There are physical traits that Jesus had the reflected God, who He is. Unless you are willing to deny this...

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Critias said:

So, did Jesus intend for His discples to accept Him as God?

Thomas did fall on his knees and said, "My Lord, My God" to Jesus.

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gluadys said:

As God and as Human. The Church has always held that the two confessions are equally important. To make Jesus only God is as much a heresy as to make him only Human.

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