In a thought-provoking recent episode released before this Easter, analytic theologian Dr. R.T. Mullins suggested three reasons God would have to become incarnate, building on work by Swinburne and McConnell.
The one he focuses the most on in the idea that God would be obligated to become incarnate so that he can suffer along with us, his beloved creatures.
In this episode I evaluate those three reasons using Scripture and reason. I argue that we can have the theological goods Dr. Mullins wants at a better price.
Which case did you find more convincing, and why?
Links for this episode:
Dr. Mullins’s website
The Reluctant Theologian Podcast Ep. 118. Why Did God Become Incarnate?
The Reluctant Theologian Podcast
his publications
Richard Swinburne @ trinities
Swinburne, The Resurrection of God Incarnate
Swinburne, Was Jesus God?
Francis J. McConnell, The Diviner Immanence
three–self Trinity theories
one–self Trinity theories
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