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Introduction:
ManyintheworldbelievethatGodcamedowntoearthasaman.Peoplewhobelievethisalso
maintainthatGoddoesnotloseHisdivinitywhenHebecomesaman;andtheyclaimHeretains
boththecapabilitiesofGodandman.
Analysis:
Godsnature:
Wewouldallagreethat:
1.
GodisEternal,withnobeginningandend.
2.
Godcreatedthisvastuniverse.
3.
GodcreatedtimeandspaceandHeisnotconfinedorcontrolledbythem.
4.
Godscreationshavelimitations;Godhasnolimitationsatall.
OppositeNatures:
ThenatureofGodandmanareoppositetoeachotherasGodistheCreatorandmanisHis
creation.IfGodbecomesaman,thenHecannotbeGodatthesametimebecausethenatureof
Godandthenatureofmandiffergreatlyandcausesaconflict.
Forexample:
Godhasnobeginning.Manhasabeginning.
Godwillnotdie,Manwilldie.
Godhasnoneedtoeatanddrink.Manneedstoeatanddrink.
GoddoesnotgettirednordoesHeneedtosleep.Mangetstiredandneedssleepandrest.
Goddoesnotforgetormakemistakes.Manforgetsandmakesmistakes.
GodcreatedTimeandSpace,soHeisnotboundbythembutmanisboundbybothtimeandspace.
ThisisaHUGEproblemtobesolvedwhenwesayGodbecameman.
Two opposite natures cannot exist at the same time in one person. Thus we cannot
simultaneouslyhave:
AFiniteandanInfiniteGod
ALimitlessandaLimitedGod
AneternalGodwhoisbornasahuman
LimitationsofHumans:
Whenmaniscomparedwithothercreatures,hehasseverelimitations.Tociteafewexamples,
Mancannothearwhatthedoghears;Mancannotseewhattheowlsees.
IfGodbecomesamanwhois100%human,itwouldmeanthatGodbecameamanwithallthese
humanlimitations,whichdoesnotbefitthequalitiesofGodasitnullifiesthedivinenatureof
God.
Sothefactis,ifGodbecomeshuman,HecannomorebeGod.GodbeingGodandhuman
simultaneouslyisimpossible.
Godcandoeverything:
People,whobelievethatGodcanbecomeman,normallysaythatsinceGodcandoeverything,
HecanbecomemanandalsoremainGodatthesametime.
IfGodcandoeverything,wouldGodbeunjust?WouldGodlie?TheanswerisNO.IfGod
wantstolieorbeunjust,Hecan;butHewillNOT.Thereasonisbecausetheactsofbeingunjust
andlyingdoNOTbefitthedivinequalitiesofGod.SowecanconcludethatGodwillONLYdo
thingsthatbefitHisdivinequalities.Similarly,GodbecomingmandoesnotbefitHisdivine
qualitiesasitascribesseverallimitationstoGodandmakesGodweak.
IdeaofGodvisitingEarth:
Pleasethinkaboutthis.WeallagreethatGodlovestheworld.ImagineGodvisitingtheearth
andconfiningHimselftoaparticularlocationwithoutevenvisitingmanypartsoftheworld.If
Godhadbecomeman,itisquiteeasyforHimtotraveltheworldwithoutaproblem.
Didanyhumanwhowasascribeddivinitytraveltheglobetomeethis"creations"?Didtheyat
leastvisitafewcontinents?Ifno,arewenotmissingsomethingbighere?
VastnessoftheUniverse:
Godisthecreatoroftheuniverse.Weallknowaboutthevastnessoftheuniverse.Imaginethe
creatorofthisgrandandvastuniversegettingconfinedtoanegligiblespace.Doesitmake
sense?
Pleaseseethepicturesbelowwhichwillillustratethepointabove.
ThepictureaboveshowsthesizeofourplanetEarthwhencomparedwiththeother
planetsinthesolarsystem.
ThepictureaboveshowsthesizeofourplanetEarthwhencomparedwiththeSun.Earth
isjustadotinfrontoftheSun.
ThepictureaboveshowsthesizeoftheSunwhencomparedwiththeotherstarsinour
galaxy.OurplanetEarthissosmallthatitbecomesinvisible.
ThepictureaboveshowsthesizeoftheSunwhencomparedwiththeotherbiggerstars
calledastheRedGiantsinourgalaxy.Sunissosmallthatitisjust1pixelinsize.
ThepicturesofthestarsarefromourMilkyWaygalaxy.BesidesMilkyWay,wehaveseveral
hundredsofgalaxiesandthousandsofstars.Wecannowunderstandthevastnessofthisgrand
universe.
When we say God became a man, we mean that God, who created this vast universe, got
confinedtoasmallplaceonPlanetEarth.Ourplanetearthisnotevenaspeckinthisgrand
universe.Sothiswouldmeanthat,Godwasconfinedtoaspeckwithinasmallspeckofthisvast
universe.Doesthismakeanysense?
Sciencetodaytellsusthattherearemillionsofplanetslikeearthandtherearehighchancesof
living creatures elsewhere. Hypothetically, if there are creations worshipping God in other
planets,imagineGodvisitingaparticularplaceinearth(whichisjustoneofthemillionsof
planets)andstayinghere?Doesitmakesense?
Godcametotheworldtoknowhumanbeingsandtoteachthem:
OneofthecommonreasonsgiventoestablishthatGodbecamemanistheargumentthatGod
cametoearthtoknowaboutthehumanbeingsandtoteachthemhowtolive.Keepinginmind
that,GodbecomingmandoesnotbefitthedivinenatureofGod,wewillanalyzethisclaim.
1.
Ifyouwanttounderstandyourcreation,youdonotbecomethecreation.Forexample:wedonot
becomethecomputer,DVDplayeretctounderstandhowtheywork.Similarly,God,beingthecreatorofthe
universe,neednotbecomeHiscreationtoknowthem.
2.
Ifyouwanttoteachothersaboutanewproductyoumanufactured,youwouldprovideaninstruction
manualandalsoagooddemo.Example:cars,bikes,washingmachinesetc.Similarly,God,beingthecreator
ofhumansprovidedinstructionmanuals(scriptures)andexcellentdemos(MessengersofGod).
Moreoverifwelookatthelivesofthepeoplewhoareattributeddivinity,therearesomany
objectionablepractices.Afewexamples:
Apersonwhoisattributeddivinityhadthousandsofwives.Canwetakethisasanexampleand
followhim?
Apersonwhoisattributeddivinityutterswordsdisrespectfultohismother.Isthisagoodexample?
Apersonwhoisattributeddivinitydoesthingsthatcontradicthisownteachings.Howcansucha
personbeanexample?
Suchobjectionableactionsarejustifiedbysayingtheyaredivine,sotheycandosuchthings.
Ifthis justificationis accepted,thenthepurposeofGodbecomingmantoteachhumans is
defeated.
Nowonemayask,sohowwerehumanstoldaboutGodswillifHedidnttellthem?
Theanswerissimple,Goddidteachmankindhowtolive,butnotbybecomingaman.Rather
HesentmessengerswhoconveyedthemessageofGodtoman.Ifyouwanttogiveademofora
washingmachine,youwoulduseawashingmachineandnotavacuumcleaner.Sameway,the
bestdemoforahumanbeinghastobeanotherhumanbeing.Hence,alltheMessengersofGod
werehumans.
WemayconcludethatGodneednotcometotheworldtoteachthehumanbeingsbecause:
1.
ItdoesnotbefitGodsdivinenature
2.
GodcanteachthehumanbeingsthroughHismessengers.
Summary:
1.
ThenatureofGodandmanareopposites.Hence,twooppositenaturesexistingsimultaneouslydefies
commonsenseandlogic.
2.
GodbecomingmanascribeslimitationstoGodandthereforedoesnotbefitthedivinenatureofGod.
3.
TheargumentofGodcandoeverythingisincorrectbecauseGodwillONLYdothingsthatbefit
Hisdivinenature.
4.
ItisirrationaltothinkthatGodwhocreatedthisvastuniversegotconfinedtoanincrediblyminiscule
negligiblespaceintheuniverse.