"And whilst they were at supper, Jesus took bread, and blessed, and broke: and gave to his disciples, and said: Take ye, and eat. This is my body." Matt. 26:26bibleman wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:39 pmExodus 33:23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.patrissimo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 11:13 amHow do you know your interpretation is the author's intended meaning?luchnia wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:53 amThis is good enough for me to know that God has a body to behold even in His glorious state. Let God's word be true no matter what men conjure up:patrissimo wrote: ↑Fri Apr 22, 2022 10:33 am The reason Catholics or Orthodox or even traditional Protestants do not accept the idea that God is corporeal because such is not true Apostolic doctrine. The Church fathers are unanimous against this idea which was called extremely stupid ("stultissima") by St. Jerome. Relatively few in Christian history even professed such things. There is a story in the Conferences of St. John Cassian about a monk who believed his whole life that God had a body and was very shaken when he learned he was in error. God is that than which nothing greater can be conceived. Anything that is a body can be conceived of as greater. If it is a certain size, it can be conceived of as having greater size. If it is made of mud, it can be conceived of as being made of gold.
Exodus 33:18-23 (KJV)
18 And he said, I beseech thee, shew me thy glory.
19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy.
20 And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.
21 And the LORD said, Behold, there is a place by me, and thou shalt stand upon a rock:
22 And it shall come to pass, while my glory passeth by, that I will put thee in a clift of the rock, and will cover thee with my hand while I pass by:
23 And I will take away mine hand, and thou shalt see my back parts: but my face shall not be seen.
Did God lie to Moses when HE told him that he would see his "back parts" ???
Was the Lord lying when He called the bread His body?