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<blockquote data-quote="Ultimate Subhuman" data-source="post: 7325" data-attributes="member: 116">No I did not, I saidBy becoming human, he could directly experience human struggles, now go reread.does god not know that already?&nbsp;It’s not that God didn’t understand our suffering before, but by entering into the human condition, he shared in it personally. Reread.&nbsp;Why does god need to come down as a human to express his love?its a profound expression of that love. By becoming human, it shows his willingness to meet humanity on their terms, living among them and offering salvation in a way that could be seen, touched, and understood. It’s an act of grace, not obligation. God is nothing like a human or any other of his creation, you describe god as if he needs to empathize with his creation to understand them (You interpreted it this way) when he already knows exactly how they feel. How can god not know EXACTLY how they feel when he created them?Again the Incarnation is not about God needing to empathize or gain understanding. Its seen as a voluntary act to directly engage with humanity in a way they could comprehend. While God could have chosen any means to express his love, Christians believe the Incarnation was the most profound way for God to personally bridge the gap between Himself and humanity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ultimate Subhuman, post: 7325, member: 116"] No I did not, I said By becoming human,[SIZE=6] he [B]could[/B] directly experience human struggles[/SIZE][SIZE=4], now go reread[/SIZE][SIZE=6].[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]does god not know that already?[/SIZE] [B]It’s not that God didn’t understand our suffering before, but by entering into the human condition, he shared in it personally.[/B] [SIZE=3]Reread.[/SIZE] [SIZE=3]Why does god [/SIZE][SIZE=6][B]need[/B][/SIZE][SIZE=3] to come down as a human to express his love?[/SIZE] its a profound expression of that love. By becoming human, it shows his willingness to meet humanity on their terms, living among them and offering salvation in a way that could be seen, touched, and understood.[SIZE=6] [B]It’s an act of grace, not obligation[/B].[/SIZE] [SIZE=3] God is nothing like a human or any other of his creation, [B]you describe god as if he needs to empathize with his creation to understand them[/B][/SIZE][SIZE=4][B] (You interpreted it this way)[/B] [/SIZE][SIZE=3]when he already knows exactly how they feel. How can god not know EXACTLY how they feel when he created them?[/SIZE] Again the Incarnation is not about God needing to empathize or gain understanding. Its seen as a voluntary act to directly engage with humanity in a way they could comprehend. While God could have chosen any means to express his love, Christians believe the Incarnation was the most profound way for God to personally bridge the gap between Himself and humanity. [/QUOTE]

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