God in Flesh (God Incarnate)

[johnthebaptist]

I would be among those who believe Jesus is God in flesh. I would use this verse as evidence to that: 

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son,
and his name shall be called Emmanuel"
(which means, God with us). Matthew 1:23 (RSV) 

What do you people think?

[Mary8]

1 Timothy 3:16   God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.

Edited August 9, 2020 by Mary8
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[Bible_Gazer]

 

1 John 4:12
 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 

[Who me]

Jesus was born, he ate, slept, sweated, got thirsty and he also healed the sick, created food and drink, gave sight to the blind, hearing to the deaf, speech to the dumb, cast out evil spirits, raised the dead and most tellingly of all forgave sins.

There is no doubt Jesus was man and that he is also God.

 

Wesley put it briliantly,:-

Our God contracted to a span, incomprehensibly made man.

 

[JohnD]

1 Timothy 2:5 (AV)
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

 

[JohnD]

20 minutes ago, Bible_Gazer said:

 

1 John 4:12
 No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
 

Colossians 1:13–16 (AV)
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Colossians 2:9 (AV)
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Jesus is all the fulness of God we will ever {see} with our eyes.

Invisible is invisible.

Visible is visible. 

1 John 3:2 (AV)
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall SEE him as he is.

We resurrected human beings will be like Jesus in his resurrected human body. That is as like him as we will ever be. For he alone is God incarnate (not even the Father or

 the Holy Spirit are incarnate). He is unique and for that matter alone in all eternity as the God-man the bridge / mediator between God and man for he is both.

But seeing with our eyes... Jesus is all the God we will ever see with our eyes.

John 12:45 (AV)
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

Jesus already told his disciples this by the time:

John 14:8–9 (AV)
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

Jesus was not claiming to be the Father, but the perfect representative of the Father, and all any human being will actually see of the Father with human eyes.

The Father sent the Son. The Father therefore cannot BE the Son.

John 14:26 (AV)
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26 (AV)
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

One comes or one goes... one cannot SEND one's self.

[Bible_Gazer]

50 minutes ago, JohnD said:

Colossians 1:13–16 (AV)
13 Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins:
15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature:
16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:

Colossians 2:9 (AV)
9 For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.

Jesus is all the fulness of God we will ever {see} with our eyes.

Invisible is invisible.

Visible is visible. 

1 John 3:2 (AV)
2 Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall SEE him as he is.

We resurrected human beings will be like Jesus in his resurrected human body. That is as like him as we will ever be. For he alone is God incarnate (not even the Father or

 the Holy Spirit are incarnate). He is unique and for that matter alone in all eternity as the God-man the bridge / mediator between God and man for he is both.

But seeing with our eyes... Jesus is all the God we will ever see with our eyes.

John 12:45 (AV)
45 And he that seeth me seeth him that sent me.

Jesus already told his disciples this by the time:

John 14:8–9 (AV)
8 Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us.
9 Jesus saith unto him, Have I been so long time with you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip? he that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Shew us the Father?

Jesus was not claiming to be the Father, but the perfect representative of the Father, and all any human being will actually see of the Father with human eyes.

The Father sent the Son. The Father therefore cannot BE the Son.

John 14:26 (AV)
26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

John 15:26 (AV)
26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

One comes or one goes... one cannot SEND one's self.

I do think Jesus was in the image of likeness of his Father.

When we know Jesus we know who the Father is.

God was manifested in the flesh through his Son, as we ought to manifest Jesus in our flesh with our life.

Yes, no man seen God, not that he is invisible as invisible, its just saying no man ever saw him.

IF God was in the flesh, a lot of people saw him walking around and  some saw him died. 

 

[Sower]

2 hours ago, johnthebaptist said:

What do you people think?

Jesus wept...

[missmuffet]

When Christ took on the form of a human, His nature did not change, but His position did. Jesus, in His original nature of God in spirit form, humbled Himself by laying aside His glory and privileges (Philippians 2:6–8). God can never stop being God because He is immutable (Hebrews 13:8) and infinite (Revelation 1:8). If Jesus stopped being fully God for even a split second, all life would die (see Acts 17:28). The doctrine of the Incarnation says that Jesus, while remaining fully God, became fully man.

https://www.gotquestions.org/God-incarnate.html

Edited August 9, 2020 by missmuffet

[johnthebaptist]

1 hour ago, Sower said:

Jesus wept...

Among other things.