04-29-2023, 09:40 PM
I would think that the act of God becoming a man would be understandable while not being very describable. We could get a sense of what in the incarnation is, but not in very many human terms. I think maybe the gnostic-leaning folks in the Corinth church bristled too much at concepts they couldn't grasp, and gnosticism provided them with a way to make God more describable. Plus, they get the added bonus of being able to brag about how they figured out the secrets. Maybe that wasn't the bonus but the main course. Boastful pride is a beast.