Preparing a body
Let us suppose that the Son dwells in flesh, dies to flesh, rises in Spirit, all to prepare a new humanity to receive the radiance of light within.  What might be wrong with that?
One objection might be: Why does God need time to prepare a body?  As a student, Stephen Long, recently pointed out to me, there is a thread of Greek philosophy that implies that if God is capable of doing something He must do it, and must do it immediately.
That doesn’t seem a biblical notion.  God created temporal movement and rhythm, and He takes His own work seriously.  He takes time because He made time.
He always has: Preparing a body through a time of incarnation is just what we expect from a God who waited several millennia to become incarnate in the first place.
Peter Leithart
Peter J. Leithart is President of Theopolis Institute. He is the author of numerous books on theology, literature, and culture, including Theopolitan, Defending Constantine, and Baptized Body.
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