Answering Objections to the Incarnation: "God is Not a Man"
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- This is a clip from a larger lesson in which I address the objection that anti-Christs make against the biblical teaching that Jesus is the Son of the Father who came in the flesh.
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Amen! To our Triune God be All the Glory!
There is no such thing as a triune God, unless ofcourse you worship satan and his friends. Didnt Jesus say, Our father that is in heaven THY kingdom come THY will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give US our daily bread?
So are you saying that Jesus is asking himself for bread? And was a skitzo? Wollahi may Allah forgive all of you for this blasphemy.
Sheesh! You just posted, and four others beat me to hitting the like button. Get out of here, losers! I mean, my victorious brothers and sisters in Christ 😅
Maybe next time! 😜
Excellent Sir Anthony
God Bless you pastor.
Thank you
Here's a summary of the video:
AR is defending the Christian belief in the Incarnation (God becoming human in the form of Jesus Christ) against objections based on Old Testament verses.
Key Points:
•Old Testament Context: Passages like Numbers 23:19, 1 Samuel 15:29, and Hosea 11:9 emphasize God's non-human nature. These were written before the Incarnation, and thus don't rule it out.
•God's Appearances: Even in the Old Testament, God appeared in human form at times. This shows that statements about God not being human shouldn't be interpreted as saying He cannot take human form.
•Future Incarnation: The Old Testament itself contains prophecies about God appearing as a human. This directly contradicts the idea that Old Testament verses make the Incarnation impossible.
Summary: AR concludes that objections to the Incarnation based on certain Old Testament verses are flawed due to their historical context, God's past appearances in human form, and prophesies within the Old Testament itself.
CONCLUSION: The Trinity is Biblical and True
These passages also seem to be about Gods character and His acting. So it fits perfectly with the lord Jesus who is also not a liar, like we are.
Furthermore:
*Num. 23,19*
God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Man = אִ֥ישׁ
*Exodus 15,3*
The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.
Man = אִ֣ישׁ
Galatians 1:1, "Paul, an apostle-not from men nor through man, but through Jesus Christ and God the Father, who raised him from the dead".
There is some sense in which Jesus is not a man. This allows Paul to say that he is an apostle through Jesus and not through man. Since it is correct to say that Jesus is not a man in this way, then one can also say that Jesus is not a man that he should lie. This would allow one to accept the deity and humanity of the Lord Jesus while also affirming the truth of verses like Numbers 23:19. It is then possible to say that the Incarnation of God the Son does not contradict Numbers 23:19.
Wow, that is awesome 👏 God bless 😊
@@ronaldorivera4674 Thanks, God bless you too
exactly!
Christ as a divine person and as to his divine nature he isn't a man. even after the incrnation. he is a non-human person (divine person) with a non-human nature (divine nature) who assumed a human nature. its in this light paul could say what he said in Galatians 1:1
My simple answer is, God can do ANYTHING He stinkin wants to do. HE IS GOD! We live under His rules. We, with our puny minds can’t even truly comprehend ETERNITY.
So your God is a liar?
@@nothingbutthetruth1972 good try, but “Pearls before swine” seems appropriate with the “YOUR” God tilt. And, you best be careful in intimating God is a Liar. He WILL NOT be mocked. But, HE did provide a way for you (and me) to be saved from eternal separation thru the work of Jesus.
@@alexrodgers9247 The pearls before swine statement is used for people who are spiritually emty and have bad intention, i am giving you facts and i am a believer in the one true God. Like Jesus peace be upon him....
And you call yourself a man of God, please.... See thats another problem, you guys rarely quote Jesus. Because Jesus is saying something completely different then what you so called ''Christians" practice.
@@nothingbutthetruth1972 That quote was from the person you said ‘we’ rarely quote. JESUS.
@@alexrodgers9247 Rarely means rarely... But explain this o man of God. Why is John saying I am the way and the life and the truth, Before abraham was i am, and the begotten son of God.
But Mark, Matthew and Luke dont? My awnser is, he never said these things. And Paul changed everything Jesus said. So instead of following Paul why dont you convert to Islam and follow the teachings of Jesus i ask.
Hi Anthony,
Do you think this corresponds with the affirmation that "God sees not as man sees" in 1 Samuel 16:7? I ask because within the same passage it is affirmed that He (unlike man) fully knows the human heart (of all). Then in the NT, we see the Lord Jesus has this same knowledge (John 2:24-25; Acts 1:24; 1 Corinthians 4:5; Revelation 2:23).
Please tell me, how have you made a triune God if jesus clearly states a million times that he and the Father are not the same? Like him having no knowlege of the hour but only the Father. I mean why dont you just follow Jesus his teaching.
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him (John 1:18), and no man has ever seen God in the Person of the Father (1 Timothy 6:16).
Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.
I no longer call you servants, because a servant does not know what his master is doing. But I have called you friends, because everything that I heard from my Father, I have made known to you.
@@nothingbutthetruth1972 Since the God of Israel was seen (Exodus 24:10) and it wasn't the Father (John 6:46) then who did they see?
@@kardiognostesministries8150 Ow thats eazy. The same way this woman believes that God has come down to visit the people. And she also calls Jesus a Prophet, no one protested so it is clear to me that he was just that.
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”
@@nothingbutthetruth1972 Jesus, being a prophet (Acts 7:37) is the proper recipient of prayer (Acts 7:59-60). This demonstrates He is God. It would be crazy to believe otherwise.
@@kardiognostesministries8150Again, Jesus says Hear o Israel, Your lord thy God is one. And i have to go to the Father, your God AND my God.
You can dance around the facts, but it would be crazy to believe otherwise...
Lord Jesus Christ Ji bless you brother❤
Great video.
Brother Anthony, can you please do a video explaining 1 Corinthians 15 concerning Christ position after becoming subjected to the father, will he no longer rule in heaven if the Father is all in all, what does the title all in all of the Father makes Christ in heaven?
I’ll really appreciate if you can take the time to help solve this problematic passage for me, thank you!
@anthonyrogers
Can you answer the objection that his humanity was not God? It was not divine but they say that the man was not God.
Jesus' flesh/human nature is not divine. Jesus is a divine person, clothed in a human nature identical to ours but without sin. Our person, who we are, is separate from our nature. When we sin, our person is defiled through the lust of the nature we inhabit, which is in opposition to our person. Jesus had a nature that was subject to temptation and in opposition to his person in the same way our nature is - but he overcame his nature. The Word is a person, that person took on human nature but never ceased to be the person of the Word. If my person left my body and took up the nature of a cat, it would still be ME inside that cat - ME as a cat. Hope this helps
@swordthroughsoul Yea it makes sense. God became a man, meaning a real human with limitations, and yet that man was God in human flesh.
Amen and Amen 🙏
If God were to have body and form, He would be limited and defined, because it is impossible for there to be a body which has no limitation. Everything that has limitation and definition, by virtue of its body, also has a limited and bounded power. Since God's ability and power have no limitation or boundary, His power is not the power of a body. And since He does not have a body or any form, He cannot be affected by any circumstances that can affect a body, as for example the effects of being separate from another entity. Thus it is impossible for Him to be anything other than one.
When we say that God became a human, we do not mean that he changed his divinity into a limited human body. Rather, he remained infinite and unlimited as he assumed a human nature to himself and personalised it. Just as God is not changed by creating the cosmos, so also he is not changed by the Incarnation.
@@AaronOfJerusalemAndAthens God does not have a body or any form. Jesus had a human body and a human form.
@@hrvatskinoahid1048 God does not have a body or a form. Man has a body and a form. The Lord Jesus is God and man. This means that he does not have a body and yet he has a body. This also means that he does not have a form and yet he has a form. This is not a contradiction because these are true of him in different respects. With respect to his divine nature, he does not have a body or a form. With respect to his human nature, he has a body and a form. God's transcendence, immutability and impassibility and not affected by his Incarnation.
Are you an orthodox christian? coz i am.god bless u bro
If you mean "Orthodox" as in Eastern Orthodox then no Rogers is not. If you mean orthodox as in he believes historical Christianity then yes. :)
I think Anthony has go against Malachi 3:6 which says, “I am the Lord, and I do not change…”. If God has incarnated to human form that means he has changing and Malachi 3:6 is wrong.
It never was a problem and can be easily explained by the doctrine of the Trinity. it is pretty clear in the Bible "that a body was prepared "as the book of Hebrews said, he never ceased to be God [Philippians 2:5-7] So where is the change that you are talking about?
@@alhamdouyasu Who was the author of the book of Hebrew?
@@ElectricMan1601 Tarzan
@@ElectricMan1601 Tarzan was the author
He never changes His purpose. That's the meaning.
Can u give us the verses that say God appeared as man?
Haha! You mean chapters and books?
Genesis 18 is a foundational text for God appearing, eating, having face-to-face conversation with Abraham as a man accompanied by two angels who also appeared in the form of men. There are many others which I could give you, but this text is absolutely foundational and since it appears in the first book of the Bible it shows it's definitely not a foreign concept
@@abledhomedefender ur right! I don’t even know how I forgot that. 🤦♀️ Thank u.
Genesis 3:8 NASB
They heard the sound of the LORD God WALKING IN THE GARDEN in the cool of the day, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God among the trees of the garden.
Other than when He came as Jesus?
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He Ate With Abraham:
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***Genesis 18:1-3
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Then the Lord appeared to him by the terebinth trees of Mamre, as he was sitting in the tent door in the heat of the day.
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So he lifted his eyes and looked, and behold, three men were standing by him; and when he saw them, he ran from the tent door to meet them, and bowed himself to the ground,
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and said, “My Lord, if I have now found favor in Your sight, do not pass on by Your servant.
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He Wrestled With Jacob (Israel):
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***Genesis 32:24-30
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Then Jacob was left alone; and a Man wrestled with him until the breaking of day.
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Now when He saw that He did not prevail against him, He touched the socket of his hip; and the socket of Jacob’s hip was out of joint as He wrestled with him.
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And He said, “Let Me go, for the day breaks.”
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But he said, “I will not let You go unless You bless me!”
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So He said to him, “What is your name?”
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He said, “Jacob.”
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And He said, “Your name shall no longer be called Jacob, but Israel; for you have struggled with God and with men, and have prevailed.”
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Then Jacob asked, saying, “Tell me Your name, I pray.”
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And He said, “Why is it that you ask about My name?” And He blessed him there.
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So Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: “For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved.”
Read the book of Matthew, its very clear who Jesus is. A woman askes him, can my two sons sit on your right hand in the Kingdom of Heaven and Prophet Jesus a.s says, i dont have that authority...
Who every was born of a woman cannot be the Father. Anyone who sets aside the least command wil be called the leas ij the kingdon if Heaven.
When he healed people he said, this is because of your faith.
Be perfect, therefore, as your Heavenly father is perfect.
Blessed are the peace makers for they will be calles sons of God.
God is not a man (Numbers)
For am God and not a man.(Hosea)
A man who has told you the truth (John)
God is not a man nor a son of man (Numbers)
Why do you call me good, only God is good. (Luke)
Son of man, lord of the Sabbat.
Sorry, not every verse had a reference, but its all in the Bible.....