zach wrote:
> Bob wrote:
> > Throughout the bible, God is referred to in the singular tense. Yet
> in
> > Genesis 1:26 God is referred to in the plural sense.
> >
> > And God said, "Let *us* make man in *our* image after *our*
> > likeness."  (KJV)(NAB)
> >
> > Then God said "And now *we* will make human beings; they will be
like
> > *us* and resemble *us*. (GNB)
> >
> > If the bible is literally and truly the "Word of God", as many
> > Christians believe, these words appear to say that God is a
> collection
> > of spiritual beings rather than a singular spiritual being. And if
we
> > try to explain away the meaning of the plural pronouns, are we not
> > doubting the Word of God?
>
> The literal Word of God came to Earth in bodily form in the man of
> Jesus Christ. Numerous places in the New Testament state that God,
the
> invisible, referred to as The Father, created all of creation through
> his Word. The plurality affirms the man, and the mission of Jesus
> Christ, as evidenced by what the Apostles wrote about him in the New
> Testament. Creation, and the incarnation of Jesus, and subsequent
blood
> self-sacrifice for the salvation of mankind, were done according to
the
> will of the Father, God.
>
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    OK, I can agree that Christ is one of the plurality. but I still
have the question of "Why was man's creation a joint effort?"
    In Genesis and the story of Creation, God creates the universe (big
bang), creates the sun & earth, the atmosphere on earth, the land mass,
the plants, sea life, birds, and land animals. All typical of what you
would expect an omnipowerful Creator to do. But when it came to man, it
became a joint project whereas he could have easily done it himself as
he did the rest of creation. That's what strikes me as odd.
    Or else that part of the story had a different author who decided
to insert an addendum, which is entirely possible also. But why the
need?

Bob S.

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