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“God Has No Body” Part 6.2
The conclusion can only be formulated as it is in the fifth statement, i.e. conditionally (“could”). The first three premises could very well be true; in fact, most Latter-day Saints would agree with them. The issue is that they do not lead to the conclusion. Because Jesus did not always have a body does not infer that he would immediately shed that body to regain his incorporeality. In fact, he could very well have kept that resurrected body until this very day. The argument that incorporealists should be making is one regarding why the Savior would shed his resurrected body. This argument from unchangeableness is nothing more than a distraction. Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 6.1
Those who argue that God has a corporeal body often point to the resurrection of Jesus Christ. If the Savior so diligently endeavored to show that he had been resurrected, why would he so quickly shed that physical body? The argument responding to this objection goes something like this: Continue reading
“God Has No Body” Part 5.1
Those who argue that God has a corporeal body often refer to multiple scripture references in the Bible which describe God’s body, parts, and passions. God has a human-like form in visions; he has arms, eyes, ears, and hands; and he is moved to anger, sadness, and repentance. Anthropomorphites’ claim that these references, or at least some of these references, are literal. The argument responding to this objection goes something like this: Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 4.4
Having investigated all the claims made in the original argument, it is clear that the foundational statements that led to the conclusion that God may be incorporeal were erroneous. This adjusted argument is much more accurate. Consequently (and ironically), it leads instead to a conclusion that God may be corporeal rather than incorporeal. Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 4.3
Because premise 3 is affected by both premises before it, changing premise 1 and 2 also requires that we adjust premise 3 so that it logically follows. While we can still claim that the “image” of God found in man is a rational soul, and this is the reference made by the author in Genesis 1:26, it must be admitted that this idea is not scriptural. This idea, on the contrary, is philosophical. Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 4.2
This argument claims that the difference between man and animals is a rational soul. This is a very plausible claim, and I will not be challenging it directly. Rather, my challenge will be first and foremost to it’s source. Continue reading
“God Has No Body” Part 4.1
Those who argue that God has a corporeal body often refer to Genesis 1:26 as evidence for their claim. Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 3.2
The matter of what the Church Fathers believed is not a difficult question to answer. Clearly, the doctrine of a Trinitian God is evident again and again in their writings. It is also important to consider, though, what the beliefs of lay church members was in those vital first centuries. There is plentiful evidence that, as Dr. David Paulsen argues, “ordinary Christians for at least the first three centuries of the current era commonly (and perhaps generally) believed God to be corporeal.” Continue reading
“God Has No Body” Part 3.1
One of the primary arguments used by those who claim that God is incorporeal is an appeal to the teachings of the early Church Fathers. Often men like Origen and Augustine are quoted among scores of other early Christian leaders, expounding over and over again variations of the philosophy that God is without body, parts, or passion. The formal argument is relatively simple, and goes something like this: Continue reading
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“God Has No Body” Part 2.5
Originally, the fifth premise concluded that God was incorporeal. Even though the original conclusion has been significantly altered and weakened, I find it beneficial to show scriptural evidence that opposes it. Still, I find no need to be exhaustive in any manner, and sincere students will gain more benefit from their own dutiful searches. Continue reading
