So you agree that he put on a body, as opposed to always wearing one?
Before He came to the earth He was in a body, the same body spoken of at Revelation 22:3-4.
Spirits don't have bodies, Jerry. They can appear in physical form, but they don't actually have bodies.
JERRY!!! THAT'S A CHANGE!!!!
JESUS CHANGED BY PUTTING ON A FLESH BODY! You just conceded the debate by saying he put on a body, because "PUTTING ON" something that you didn't have on before. . . IS A CHANGE!
Thank you for conceding the entire discussion Jerry.
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a flesh and blood body when He was born of Mary. But even then it could be said that His body was the "outward" man as opposed to the "inner" man.
You've already conceded the debate.
But Jerry, you just agreed with me that "flesh" can be used as a synecdoche of man/mankind.
No, I already told you that the Lord Jesus Himself said that He came down to the earth as Man and He was in heaven as Man before He came down to the earth. That can only mean that He was Man before He was born of Mary.
Alright, let's go through this again:
ME: Can "flesh" be used as a synecdoche for man/mankind?
JERRY: YES
ME: Is Jesus the "Word" in John 1:1?
JERRY: Yes
ME: Could the word flesh in John 1:14 refer to Jesus (aka the Word) putting on a human body
JERRY: NO!
Do you see the disconnect Jerry?
So could it be that in John 1:14, "the Word became flesh" could mean He became a man?
If that is true then why would He be described as being "invisible" now?
BECAUSE HE CHANGED!!!!!!!!!!! THAT'S HOW!!!!