Probably because he recognised that being placed into this mortal frame came with consequences, one of which is that it is intentionally flawed, allowing us to rise or fall based on our faith and true natures.
Yes, but jesus said "why do you call me good? Only God is good." That is as clear as I can put it. I understand nobody can rationalize that statement that believes jesus and God are the same
Can of worms- jesus said "why do you call me good? Only God is good". I've wondered why he would separate himself from God like that.
He was speaking from his human side. He was fully God and fully human.
I'm a believer but his own words contradict that
Probably because he recognised that being placed into this mortal frame came with consequences, one of which is that it is intentionally flawed, allowing us to rise or fall based on our faith and true natures.
That's reasonable
He didn't separate himself from God. He asked the question to test the rich man. If he called Jesus good, then he must have recognized Jesus is God.
Yes, but jesus said "why do you call me good? Only God is good." That is as clear as I can put it. I understand nobody can rationalize that statement that believes jesus and God are the same
He didn't say I am not good. It was a statement of his divinity.
That's quite a pretzel you've twisted yourself into