[lockeliberty]

Was Christ incarnate before Christ incarnate?

[xzins]

slain from the foundation of the world

Our God is so amazing.

He can be anyplace, anytime, ....

[P-Marlowe]

Was Christ incarnate before Christ incarnate?

Here's my theory:

Christ's incarnation existed in an instant in time. By taking on physical properties, Christ was not "omnipresent" during his sojurn on earth. The Father and The Holy Spirit remained in "eternity" and thus were possessed with all knowledge and all power. When Christ said that he only knew what the Father revealed to him, was he telling the truth? When Jesus said that he did not know the day or the hour of his return, was he telling the truth?

So the question is why, at that moment "in time" did Christ not know the future? Because at that moment he was dewelling "in time" and not in eternity. Thus he could not independently know the future, because from his point of view, it had not yet happened. But from the Father's point of view, from the eternity point of view, the future was certain because the Father was there and the Father knew it.

What's your theory?

[Cvengr]

If the discussions of God being outside of time are true or meaningful, I suspect it might be more appropriate to discern between the persons of the Godhead and this feature.

Although they are one, I suspect the Son who is also man in nature, works in time.

The time independence might be more appropriate for the Father, if meaningful at all.