tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post277512398050988915..comments2024-03-28T00:08:14.247-07:00Comments on Foster's Theological Reflections: The Body of God, Tertullian of Carthage and Jehovah's WitnessesEdgar Fosterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-20467072828236948062011-03-02T18:13:12.738-08:002011-03-02T18:13:12.738-08:00Thanks for your observations. Jn 4:24 could be und...Thanks for your observations. Jn 4:24 could be understood as having a qualitative semantic force when rendered "a spirit" although it could also be translated "spirit." Another Bible text also uses language that could be understood different ways. I believe 2 Cor 3:17 has been translated "Jehovah is the spirit" or "The Lord is the spirit." This verse would set God apart from other spirits. At any rate, I wonder how to formulate an intelligible account of an infinite body.Edgar Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-19665691261626844292011-02-27T19:08:21.017-08:002011-02-27T19:08:21.017-08:00Edgar,
One other thing concerning a spirit body, J...Edgar,<br />One other thing concerning a spirit body, Jesus says God is a spirit, not spirit, angels are spirit creatures, are they spirits as well as God.God is a spirit as Jesus indicate does the indefinite article that is added here for the english language indicate a qualitative form, if it does then does it indicate that he is a spirit like other spirits, meaning he has a commonality with other spirit creatures, I guess he made them like himself, indicating a body though spiritual?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-3183637197050561452011-02-27T14:21:24.060-08:002011-02-27T14:21:24.060-08:00For the record, I still hold to the belief that Go...For the record, I still hold to the belief that God is a spirit with some kind of body. I guess I'm just trying to solidify this notion by finding more explicit biblical proof of the teaching and I believe we have to respect biblical metaphors such as "manly person of war." Additionally, sometimes I wonder if the scriptural "place" language for God should be understood figuratively rather than literally.Edgar Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00280475259670777653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13958708.post-70505511726369159192011-02-26T16:22:20.905-08:002011-02-26T16:22:20.905-08:00Edgar,
The bible also mention in Exodus concerning...Edgar,<br />The bible also mention in Exodus concerning God that he is a manly person of war. It may infer that he has some type of spiritual body. The bible does refer to him as a person, but not people. Daniel says they (the angels) brought some one like a son of man up close to the ancient of days. I am uncertain if this is to be taken literally, but it indicates Jehovah has a centralized location in the heavens. Perhaps he does have a body?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com