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kenny:
 

Hey guys i am really sorry i posted out of my notes please forgive me.


this is my queastion
I was looking at a reply to a topic in the General and i stared looking at the word spirit and i need a little direction here, Does God Have a Body or is he just spirit.

aqrinc:
And Where is that body Kenny, where is your Scripture that say GOD Has A body. One needs to be careful when making statements not supported by any Scripture about Things that Are Spiritual.

Deu 17:6 
At the mouth of two witnesses or three witnesses shall he that is worthy of death be put to death. At the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Witness #1
Joh 4:24 (KJV)
God is spirit, and those who are worshiping Him must be worshiping in spirit and truth."

Witness #2
Heb 12: 9-10 (KJV)
9  Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
10  For they verily for a few days chastened us after their own pleasure; but he for our profit, that we might be partakers of his holiness.

Joh 1:18 (KJV)
No one has seen God at any time; the Only-begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.

1Jn 4:12 (KJV)
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us, and His love is perfected in us.

george :).

mharrell08:

--- Quote from: kenny on April 27, 2009, 11:31:03 PM ---In the topic Ecc 9:5 I was reading the reply's and i kept hearing the word "spirit" and then Daywalker quoted:  John 4:24 God is Spirit, and so far that is the only scripture i can locate that says God is spirit, i punched spirit in to the search engine on the BT and so far i have not found anything else. Everthing that i have found say's Gods Spirit or the Spirit of God and i am asking for a little help here so forgive me but i am not trying to teach, i have been listening to a whole lot of Ray's teachings and i preety much aggree with everything i have heard from him, but the word spirit and the way it is speaking is telling me that God does have a body

wittnesses
 Gen 1:2  And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. (it says his spirit not God)

The word say's that we were made in his image and he did give us a body and a spirit and then a garden with everything in it to become as him!

Jesus was given a body and now sets at the Right hand of God, not spirit.

Rom 8:34  Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.
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Kenny,

Those scriptures (or any other for that matter) do not testify of the Father having a body. Being made into His image has nothing to do with physical, outward manifestations.


Marques

P.S. And yes, what you are doing is trying to teach...you know Ray does not teach that unscriptural belief of God having a body...please remember to stay in line with the forum rules.

Samson:
Kenny,

          Just to add one small point to the discussion regarding John. 4:24. " God is Spirit ".
          Some translations take the liberty of rendering that verse: " God is a Spirit ", the word
          " a " is a translators choice, but should only be inserted to make sense of the verse,
          otherwise using the word  "a" is unnecessary. John. 4:24 doesn't need an "a" to make
          sense in translating this verse from the Greek. Ray mentions this in one of his articles
          when discussing Who and What God is. It might be explained in his article: Is God a
          Trinity or an extended Family.

          I think that some translators add that word "a" to convey the idea that God has a Body,
          but of course that is false. The translation I used to use had an "a", the New World Translation,
          so when I discovered that an "a" should only be inserted to make sense of the verse, it helped
          me to appreciate that God doesn't have a Body.

                                     Kind Regards, Samson.

meee:


The word say's that we were made in his image and he did give us a body and a spirit and then a garden with everything in it to become as him!
Jesus was given a body and now sets at the Right hand of God, not spirit.Rom 8:34  
          Kenny,
            From our birth to this day we are "being" made into God's image. He is spirit and soooo it is all spiritual ways that we are being conformed or made into God's image. We won't completely be conformed though in our life time.
           Jesus was given a flesh body for our benefit so we would have an example to follow as to walking in the ways of God. Besides, Jesus was here on earth, how else would we humans see him as we are not yet spiritual, but one day we will be, in a glorified body. Jesus doesn't have a flesh body anymore,He is spirit,and his body is a glorified body.
            God never had a body! God is invisible.
           Kenny really ponder the verses George posted.
           with hugs,meee
              hugs,meee

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