[JHavard]

While reading some of our ministers answers to questions asked on the Church Website, I ran across this one and thought it interesting, since this subject was pretty well covered recently on our forum.

Question
Hi Hank, My son is 12 years old, and new to his youth group and church also.We just started attending church this year, so many questions arise. Tonight he asked me how it is that if God sent Jesus to us as the son of God, then how is Jesus God in human form? I read from the book of John (ch.10:30) that

Answer
Water is good illustration from nature. Under 32 degrees - a solid; between 32 degrees and 212 degrees - a liquid; and above 212 degrees - a gas. Yet the chemical composition is the same. H2O. One God who exists as three distinct and separate persons.

JH

[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Good analogy JH. Hadn't heard that one before.

Becky

[DouglasKC]

Answer Water is good illustration from nature. Under 32 degrees - a solid; between 32 degrees and 212 degrees - a liquid; and above 212 degrees - a gas. Yet the chemical composition is the same. H2O. One God who exists as three distinct and separate persons.

Yeah, but in the case of water the environment is what stimulates the change. Heat the water or cool the water, it changes.

In order for the analogy to hold and to have three seperate people in Heaven (outside of our physical universe) the conditions would have to be altered in three different ways.

It does hold up for say, manifestations of God on earth, for example the holy spirit of God being altered by the physical universe.

[nate4one]

Answer
Water is good illustration from nature. Under 32 degrees - a solid; between 32 degrees and 212 degrees - a liquid; and above 212 degrees - a gas. Yet the chemical composition is the same. H2O. One God who exists as three distinct and separate persons.

Environmentalist wacko's use nature AS God, when all along, nature only shows the mystery and beauty OF God.

Great explination.
Wraps that one up for me (sort of! :o) )