Can God die

[Axe]

Great post MJ,

When I read someone quip about "Can God die", as if they have found the
"gotcha" that shows the inconsistency of the Bible, I see an opportunity to
correct a fundamental lack of understanding.

(I know this isn't what you were doing, I assume you were responding to the question)

The answer is much less dramatic, and in fact elemental.

The Communicatio Idiomatum

Jesus was both God and man, as the Bible clearly states.

Not half God and half man.
Fully God, and fully man.
John 1:1,14

Matt Slick explained it wonderfully;

The Word was joined with humanity (Col. 2:9). Jesus' divine nature was not altered.
Also, Jesus is not merely a man who "had God within Him" nor is he a man who
"manifested the God principle."

He is God in flesh, second person of the Trinity.

"The Son is the radiance of God's glory and the exact representation of his being,
sustaining all things by his powerful word," (Heb. 1:3). Jesus' two natures are not
"mixed together," (Eutychianism) nor are they combined into a new God-man nature (Monophysitism).

They are separate yet act as a unit in the one person of Jesus. This is called the Hypostatic Union.

The following should help you see the two natures of Jesus "in action":

GOD
He is worshiped (Matt. 2:2,11; 14:33).
He was called God (John 20:28; Heb. 1:8)
He was called Son of God (Mark 1:1)
He is prayed to (Acts 7:59).
He is sinless (1 Pet. 2:22; Heb. 4:15).
He knows all things (John 21:17).
He gives eternal life (John 10:28).
All the fullness of deity dwells in Him (Col. 2:9).

MAN
He worshiped the Father (John 17).
He was called man (Mark 15:39; John 19:5).
He was called Son of Man (John 9:35-37)
He prayed to the Father (John 17).
He was tempted (Matt. 4:1).
He grew in wisdom (Luke 2:52).
He died (Rom. 5:8).
He has a body of flesh and bones (Luke 24:39).

(taken from: http://carm.org/jesus-two-natures)

(sorry, I can't seem to get this editor to hold the above table correctly)

We know from the second law of thermodynamics and from Hebrews 9:27 that all "men" must die.

In fact the Bible is perfectly consistent on this.

There are 2 men that in fact never died according to the Bible.

"Inconsistency!" I hear the scoffer say.

To which I can only say, the end has not yet come to pass.

There will in fact be 2 witnesses that will come in the last days,
it is then that they will uphold the true, everliving word of God.

The consistency is perfect, as is the Author.

Kindly,

Tom