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[Spiritblade Disciple]

If God is a man, then He is not a Spirit.
Jesus used the John 8 scripture concerning two men in order to show that dual testimony was necessary.
Not that God was a man.
God's and Jesus' witness is surely better than two men's.

Jesus interpreted that scripture to require the testimony of two men. If you'd like to disagree with Him, I doubt I can stop you.

The Lord is a man according to Exodus 15:3.

[Spiritblade Disciple]

But the Holy Spirit descended in the likeness of a dove !
Not man shaped.

Luke 3:22 New King James Version
And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form LIKE A DOVE upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”

The Holy Spirit descended like a dove, referring to the manner of His descent.
And, He did so in bodily form. No reason to think that His bodily form was shaped like anything other than that which is made in the image and likeness of God... In other words, shaped like a man.

If the Son is a man... And, if the Son testified that His Father was a man... Why should it be any different with the Holy Spirit?

[Spiritblade Disciple]

If God is a man, then He is not a Spirit.

Why would being "a Spirit" rule out being "a man"?

I'd argue that the Bible doesn't rule out a man being a spirit. Consider what Paul says in 1st Corinthians 14. He says that if he prays in an unknown tongue, his spirit prays. In other words the one doing the praying is his spirit... The man praying is a spirit.

I Corinthians 14:14 New King James Version
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.

Paul is clear on the matter.