that awful, agonizing moment. In order to redeem us He had to as sume this horrendous task. If Christ had not reconciled us to God we would be estranged from the Al mighty for all eternity. Q. Seattle, Wash. "Is there anything in Scripture that might tell us if God the Father has a shape? I am thinking of John 5:37 which seems to suggest that He does. Could you help me?" A . The Bible reminds us that Cod is a Spirit, and they that worship Him must worship Him in spirit and truth. If we could see Him with our spiritual eyes it is hard to im agine what He might consist of. It is like trying to imagine a smile without a face. We do know from the Old Testament that God ap peared in the form of a Man. We
gin, and during those short years was 100 percent human as well, apart from possessing a sin nature since He did not come through Adam on both sides of the family. Things He knew in His divine om niscience could be withheld from His human consciousness. Scrip ture tells us that He grew in wis dom and in favor with Cod and man. This is again an emphasis up on His humanity. In this physical body He suffered more than any human being will ever possibly know. It is His deity that provides efficacy for all the world as men and women put their trust in Him. The words which He uttered on the cross were given to fulfill proph ecy. Every word of Cod will be established. He actually felt the forsakenness of a sinner before God. He fully took our place in
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