Moreover, as we have already said that for God to desire anything unbecoming Himself would be destructive of His existence as Deity Origen. 1885. “Origen against Celsus.” In Fathers of the Third Century: Tertullian, Part Fourth; Minucius Felix; Commodian; Origen, Parts First and Second, edited by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, and A. Cleveland Coxe, translated by Frederick Crombie, 4:553. The Ante-Nicene Fathers. Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Company. “Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; In hope of eternal life, … Continue reading Unbecoming of Himself

Origen 248AD Is a miracle necessarily something that violates God’s good natural laws? Scripture never says that a miracle violates natural law. It could simply be that when God performs a miracle, He is acting in perfect harmony with His own natural laws—laws He understands far better and more completely than we do. Think of it like the magicians (or “natural philosophers”) of old who knew principles of electricity or magnetism that were unknown to most people. They used that superior knowledge to create effects that astonished and amazed their audiences. This view resolves some philosophical problems: it means God … Continue reading To be incredible