Chad says: ""Grew" is the word Luke uses. In fact, Luke proves my point: Jesus actually grew in favor with God." NASB:"And Jesus kept increasing in wisdom and stature, and in favor with God and men." prokopto: to go foward not grew: aujxavnw: to become greater Harry "Chad R. Bresson" <breusswane@...> wrote: --- H Dorrington wrote: > Through out His life He sure demonstrated that He knew things about people that no > mere human would know. The men with the woman at the well is just one example. Granted. It doesn't necessarily make your point, but it's plausible. > As > a child He amazed those in the Temple with His knowledge and wisdom. Who taught > Him all these things so that it would be recorded in Luke that they "were > astonished at His understanding and answers"? His parents. His rabbi. His Levitical family. After all, he was the perfect learner. >I think Luke 2:52 shows that He > revealed more of His wisdom as He grew older and taller. "Revealed" is not the word Luke uses. "Grew" is the word Luke uses. In fact, Luke proves my point: Jesus actually grew in favor with God. Not bad for an inherently righteous kid. :-) Luke 2:52 doesn't qualify among those passages we would consider anthropomorphic. Chad Bresson Xenia, OH -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. -- Read the Sound of Grace pages at http://www.soundofgrace.com To unsubscribe, send ANY message to: soundofgrace-unsubscribe@... To view our online archive go to our web page at http://www.associate.com/groups/soundofgrace