This Special Discussion Forum was developed in conjunction with the presentation of a special 13 week series, entitled CREDO 13, on Maimonides' Principles of Faith that orginally aired in Ontario, in Spring 2005, on Sunday evenings, at 10:00 pm, on CTS. While this Discussion Forum is presented in connection with this program, viable participation in it is not limited to those who have seen the show.
3. I believe with perfect faith that G-d does not have a body. physical concepts do not apply to Him. There is nothing whatsoever that resembles Him at all. (from the Ani Ma'amin)
The Third Principle is that God does not have a body. In that the human being exists in a physical world and has a sole frame of reference physicality, this principle effectively declares God to be incomprehensible. It is the human being's inability to grasp incorporeality that led to idolatry yet it is incorporeality that declares God uniquely God. The challenge is to bridge the gap, to explain and realize how the finite, physical human being can connect with the Infinite, Incorporeal God.
Then how do we view the physical? Because there was nothing else before Him, is everything that exists part of Him? How do we seperate between the Creator and His Creations (and subsequently what substances are His creations made of)?
The Third Principle is that God does not have a body. In that the human being exists in a physical world and has a sole frame of reference physicality, this principle effectively declares God to be incomprehensible. It is the human being's inability to grasp incorporeality that led to idolatry yet it is incorporeality that declares God uniquely God. The challenge is to bridge the gap, to explain and realize how the finite, physical human being can connect with the Infinite, Incorporeal God.
ReplyDeleteThen how do we view the physical? Because there was nothing else before Him, is everything that exists part of Him? How do we seperate between the Creator and His Creations (and subsequently what substances are His creations made of)?
ReplyDelete