{"id":11563,"date":"2024-11-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=11563"},"modified":"2025-01-19T12:58:29","modified_gmt":"2025-01-19T12:58:29","slug":"how-tall-is-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/how-tall-is-god\/","title":{"rendered":"Heeft God een lichaam? Het verkennen van de goddelijke vorm in de Schrift"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>How Tall Is God (Does God Have A Physical Body)? What does the Bible say about God&#039;s physical form or appearance? The Bible presents a complex picture of God&#039;s form. In some passages, God seems to have physical attributes. In others, His transcendence is emphasized. In Genesis, we read that humans are made in God&#039;s image. This could suggest a physical likeness. Yet we must be cautious in interpreting this literally. 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Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Explore biblical insights into God&#039;s nature, from anthropomorphic descriptions to philosophical interpretations of divine incorporeality and incarnation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-11563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-education"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1805,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/being-short-sin\/","url_meta":{"origin":11563,"position":0},"title":"Biblical Perspectives: Is Being Short a Sin?Can Short People Enter Heaven?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"mei 24, 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