• More bogus, presumptive, without biblical evidence, theology, from false teacher KC. I am not stating his name because Facebook, without rational and human, analysis, blocked this website for eight months with a previous related posting. Thank you to Saint Zombie for the send.
• Apologies, but I have to comment. So typical, from that extreme segment of American society; he is only concerned with the United States of America. Here we have a worldwide pandemic and he is concerned with the United States of America only. Is that loving one's neighbour as yourself (Matthew 22, Mark, Luke 10)?
• Turned into satire, thank you to Saint Zombie for the send.
• Photo: Earlier in the year, prior to the pandemic, I went on Google street view and toured my original neighbourhood as a baby and small child. I maneuvered some of the photos to have sort of a childlike angle and view.
• Interestingly, within a few weeks of editing these, my Dad called our former neighbours and we met with these former neighbours that still live on that street. We did an actual tour. Amazing how much the area has developed. This street has now advanced to the left, north, to another subdivision, whereas when we lived there it was trees and forest.
• As long as I can remember, I have pondered on and was amazed by time. Incredibly, God as eternal, and infinite, does not change. I have changed drastically since I lived there as have others, as has the world.
• But, God is 100% ontologically (existence and nature), exactly the same. I find that amazing. There are of course significant theological, philosophical, moral and ethical ramifications of the fact that God remains the very same God as eternal and infinite.
• It connects to the fact that humanity is made in God's image and likeness (Genesis 1: 26-27).
• God is immutable. God is infinite, eternal and immutable prior to any creation in Genesis 1, and the existence of finite creation, as in time, space, matter and any created finite, spiritual dimension (s), does not change his nature.
• From my PhD, 2010 Theodicy and Practical Theology: PhD thesis, the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Lampeter
• Thiessen describes the immutability of God as meaning his divine nature, attributes, consciousness, and will cannot change. Thiessen (1956: 127).
• Erickson explains that God does not grow or develop, as there are no variations in his nature at different points within his existence. Erickson (1994: 274).
• R.C. Sproul and Robert Wolgemuth (2000) deduce that as God is eternal he has no beginning or no end. Sproul and Wolgemuth (2000: 2). As God is understood to be eternal and beyond time without a progression in nature, his infinite being would make a change in nature and character impossible. Sproul and Wolgemuth (2000: 2).
• By infinite, I mean where not contradictory/illogical, as God cannot have finite attributes, but can incarnate himself in finite humanity.
• As God the Word: λόγος (John 1 Gospel of John, Revelation, as examples).
• John 1 very notably: New American Standard Bible (NASB) 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 [a]He was in the beginning with God. a John 1:2 Lit This one
• Blue Letter Bible Strong's Greek Dictionary G3056 λόγος
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Greek inflections
λόγοι — 9x
λόγοις — 17x
λόγον — 133x
λογὸν — 1x
λόγος — 69x
λόγου — 27x
λόγους — 23x
λόγῳ — 43x
λόγων — 8x
• As God the Son: υἱός (The Gospels, The Gospel of John, Romans, Hebrews, I John, as examples),
• Greek Lexicon.org Strong's Greek Dictionary G5207 υἱός...υἱός, οῦ, ὁ
• Blue Letter Bible Strong's Greek Dictionary G5207 υἱός
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Greek Inflections
Υἱὲ — 2x
Υἱέ — 1x
υἱὲ — 7x
Υἱοὶ — 1x
υἱοὶ — 25x
υἱοί — 7x
υἱοῖς — 7x
υἱὸν — 61x
υἱόν — 21x
ὑιὸν — 1x
Υἱὸς — 1x
Υἱός — 3x
υἱὸς — 129x
υἱός — 28x
• Romans 8: 3-4: New American Standard Bible (NASB): 3 For what the Law could not do, [a]weak as it was through the flesh, God did: sending His own Son in the likeness of [b]sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, He condemned sin in the flesh, 4 so that the requirement of the Law might be fulfilled in us who do not walk [c]according to the flesh but [d]according to the Spirit. Footnotes a Romans 8:3 Lit in which it was weak b Romans 8:3 Lit flesh of sin c Romans 8:4 Or in accordance with Romans 8:4 Or in accordance with
The second person (distinction) of the Trinity, as incarnated divine self in finite man. Therefore Jesus Christ has two natures, divine and human, that do not mix. Jesus Christ, even as resurrected, has two brains, that do not mix in nature.
SPROUL, R.C., AND ROBERT WOLGEMUTH (2000) What’s In the Bible, Word Publishing, Nashville.
THIESSEN, HENRY C. (1956) Introductory Lectures in Systematic Theology, Grand Rapids, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company.
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