Here’s another dilemma Christians fall
into. many Christians try to use a straw man argument to prove that God was a
man who dwelt on earth. I won’t make this into a lengthy article, all I’ll do
is show from the Bible, a few verses which disagrees with Christians on this
matter.
Recently I wrote a paper where I gave
21 points from the Bible to show how Jesus could not have been God. well an
objection was made by a Christian, where she said “any of
you here show me where GOD says HE CAN'T become a man..” .
I wasn’t surprised to read her
question. What annoyed me was she kept on repeating the same question, “show me
where God said he can’t be a man.” here’s my response who such a desperate
attempt to prove God was a man who dwelt on earth.
Now the Bible “Specifically”, the Old
Testament is explicit that God is not a man, take for example:
God is not human, that he should lie, not a
human being, that he should change his mind. Does he speak and then not act?
Does he promise and not fulfill? (Numbers 23:19)
And also the Strength of Israel will not lie
nor repent: for he is not a man,
that he should repent. (1 Samuel 15:29)
Reading the two
verses, one can conclude God is not a man. however Christians being Christians tend
to twist what they think could be an obstacle to their belief. They would say
God is not a man that he should lie. Man lies God doesn’t, the verses are not
saying God cannot be a man rather he does not lie like a man. before we refute
this claim let’s move on to the next few verses.
Do not put your trust in
princes, in human beings, who cannot save. (Psalm 143:6)
It is better to take refuge in
the LORD than to trust in man.
(Psalm 118:8)
Don't put your trust in mere humans. They are as frail as breath. What
good are they? (Isaiah 2:22)
The question is
if God became a man, then why did he say not to trust a man? is that not a clear-cut
contradiction. In other words, if God became a man then we should not truth
him. Which means Jesus should not be trusted at all since he was a man. do you
see the problem Christians fall into. it’s funny how the Jews deny God becoming
a man at any point of time. They quote Numbers 23:19 as proof text to reject
any such misunderstanding that God ever became a man.
So next time Christians
ask you show me where God said he can’t be a man. quote the above verses
stating how can God be a man when no one would trust him?