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Incorporeality of God
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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is his being without a body. That God is incorporeal is evident; for,
1. Materiality is incompatible with self-existence, and God, being self- existent, must be incorporeal.
2. If God were corporeal, he could not be present in any part of the world where body is; yet his presence is necessary for the support and motion of body.
3. A body cannot. be in two places at the same time; yet he is everywhere, and fills heaven and earth.
4. A body is to be seen and felt, but God is invisible and impalpable (John 1, 185. See Charnock, Works, 1, 117; Gill, Body of Divinity, 1, 45, 8vo; Diudiridge, Lectures on Divinity, lect. 47. (See GOD)).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Incorporeality of God'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/incorporeality-of-god.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Incorporeality of God'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/i/incorporeality-of-god.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
