DOES HEAVENLY FATHER HAVE FLESH AND BONES?

 PARABLE OF THE EVANGELIST

STUDENTS ASK A QUESTION

Six students ask a 30 year old evangelist a question, in order to change his belief.

Student says, "If we can prove in the Bible that the Heavenly Father has flesh and bones, will you believe it?  You do believe in the Bible?"

Evangelist replies, "I'm Bob.  Yes, if you can prove in the Bible that Father God has flesh and bones, I will certainly believe it and change my view."

From left to right, each student asks a question.

Raul reads Isaiah 41:10 (New King James Version):

"Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God.  I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."   God has a hand!

Don reads Exodus 31:18 (21th Century KJV):

"And He gave unto Moses, when He had made an end of communing with him upon Mount Sinai, two tablets of testimony, tablets of stone, written with the finger of God."  God has fingers!

Tom reads Isaiah 59:1 (King James Version):  "And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, and the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea."  God has nostrils!

Bill reads Exodus 33:11 (Authorized King James Version):  "And the Lord spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle."  God has a face!

Janet reads 2 Chronicles 16:9 (21st Century King James Version):  "For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose heart is perfect toward Him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.”  God has eyes!

Melissa picks up the evangelists Bible and reads Isaiah 59:1 (New International Version):  "Surely the arm of the Lord is not too short to save, nor his ear too dull to hear."

That's what your Bible says.  God has arms and ears!

Tom speaks, We have showed you scriptures that God has hands, fingers, arms, ears, face, eyes, and nostrils.  Would you like us to read more? 

Bob replies, "Yes read these scriptures.

Melissa can you read from my Bible 

Psalm 91:4 (New International Version):

"He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart."

Bob adds, "God is a bird with feathers and wings!"

Janet can you read Deuteronomy 4:23-24,  (21st Century King James Version): 

"Be careful not to forget the covenant of the Lord your God that he made with you; do not make for yourselves an idol in the form of anything the Lord your God has forbidden.  For the Lord your God is a consuming fire, a jealous God."

Bob adds, "God is a consuming fire!"

Tom read Deuteronomy 32:4 (KJV):

"He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he."

Bob adds, "God is a rock!"

Bob continues, "Jesus is the living bread.  Is He a loaf of bread?  He is the vine, he is the chief cornerstone, and he's the gate.  Is Peter a rock?  And are you the salt of the world, a pillar of salt?  

Are these words to be taken literally, or figuaretively as a symbolic representation of something else?"

Melissa blurts out, "Figuaretively!"

Bill replies, "What about the passage of seeing God, face to face?"

Bob replies, "Bill read a few verses after the one you read to me."  

Bill reads Exodus 33:20 (AKJV):

"And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live."

Bob reads Colossians 1:15 (KJV):  "Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature."  Jesus Christ our savior.

After the young men walk away, Melissa asks, "What does Jesus say about all of this?"

Bob reads, "Now when Jesus came into the district of Caesarea Philippi, He was asking His disciples, saying, “Who do people say that the Son of Man is?”  And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”  He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”  And Simon Peter answered and said, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”  And Jesus answered and said to him, “Blessed are you, Simon Bar-Jonah, because flesh and blood did not reveal this to you, but My Father who is in heaven."  (Matthew 16:13-17 - Legacy Standard Version).  God the father does not have flesh and blood!"

Janet says, "I need a little more proof!"

Bob reads John 4:23-25 (NASB):

"But a time is coming, and even now has arrived, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for such people the Father seeks to be His worshipers.  God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”  Heavenly Father is a Spirit!"

Melissa says, "Not so fast mister!"

Bob reads, "When Jesus appeared to his disciples after his resurrection, some of them believed he was a spirit."  Jesus said, See My hands and My feet, that it is I Myself; touch Me and see, because a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you plainly see that I have.”

(Luke 24:39  NASB).

Melissa, God the Father is a Spirit and a Spirit does not have flesh and bones, according to Jesus."  Are you going to believe Jesus?

Melissa and Janet walk away in silence.