“The Word was God…..The Word became flesh and dwelt among us” (John 1:1,14).
“No one knows who the Son is except the Father, and who the Father is except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him” (Matthew 11:27 and Luke 10:22.)
Try explaining God.
We’ll wait. Let us know when you’re ready.
Oh, when you’re done with that, tell us how Jesus is both fully man and fully God. And how God is One, but is also Father, Son, and Spirit.
If you decide to punt–and simply dismiss the entire discussion as man’s futile attempt to define an unknowable God–then the discussion ends there. God’s people who love the Word and believe it want to know how it all fits together, what each piece is saying about our Lord, and thus to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord (2 Peter 3:18).
We believe that faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. That’s Romans 10:17.
We never go wrong trying to understand God’s Word. And the best commentary on the Word of God is the rest of the Word of God.
If you find all this too difficult, then let me propose an easier assignment. Start by telling us how you yourself are composed of body, soul, and spirit. Where does one start and the other begin and how do they interwork?
I’m thinking that unless you can figure out yourself it’s a lead-pipe cinch you’re going to have difficulty figuring out the God of the universe.
That’s why this is such a difficult assignment.