Matthew 24:36? Jesus doesn’t have full knowledge?

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You mean at the time he was asked that question?
Thanks blackFriar for asking that. It brought to mind that when Jesus sheilded His Glory His knowledge was limited but when He let His Glory overflow His body His humanity was able to recieve His Divine knowledge more clearly. If that is true.
 
As someone who’s trying to return this is quite a bit above my level and everyone was helpful before so I made an assumption this was an ok place to ask questions again sorry for making that assumption. I’ll go figure this out somewhere else.
 
As someone who’s trying to return this is quite a bit above my level and everyone was helpful before so I made an assumption this was an ok place to ask questions again sorry for making that assumption. I’ll go figure this out somewhere else.
No need to do that struggling.
 
Jesus was limited in knowledge in His humanity. It’s commonly thought that He willed to know what was necessary to know for His mission. Also a human brain can’t recieve omniscience. Obviously Jesus Glorified brain in heaven can.
 
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My apologies S1.
Because you posted in the apologetics forum I expected a certain level of Catholic education and self-critical thinking. Critical thinking suggests that if we cannot answer a question confidently that we check our assumptions.

I believe you will discover that Jesus was glorified only after His bodily resurrection…as will happen with us.
 
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http://www.newadvent.org/summa/4045.htm#article2
Aquinas

That the glory of His soul did not overflow into His body from the first moment of Christ’s conception was due to a certain Divine dispensation, that, as stated above (III:14:1 ad 2), He might fulfil the mysteries of our redemption in a passible body. This did not, however, deprive Christ of His power of outpouring the glory of His soul into His body. And this He did, as to clarity, in His transfiguration, but otherwise than in a glorified body.
 
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How is it possible Jesus doesn’t know the time of the second coming doesn’t he have all knowledge from his divinity?

<36> "But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”
First, from a mere fact and standpoint, the Julian Calendar, the Gregorian Calendar, and other times/dates shifted through history. I’d say that is trouble enough for Him to give us a timeline, when we continue to keep changing the Calendar. So He just gave up on telling us 😉 Okay, laughter and humor aside.

But your question raises much along the same reasoning if God is perfect and all loving (never errors; sinless), why did/does it sound like He made a mistake/error bringing about the flood during Noah’s time?

When Christ spoke about the Final Judgement, He generally refers to the time of Noah. Then, why does He not know the hour and the time? He does. So, did He also know the time and hour of His death, too? But, He didn’t quite have a date. In fact, nothing through Scripture or Church Tradition states Jesus knew the exact date. He even said during the Agony in the Garden, “Let this cup pass me. But not as I will, but thy will be done” (to His Father.) If He knew this was all going to happen, and why then did He ask His Father to take way this cup (of suffering), when it was imminent that He was going to suffer and die on the Cross?

So your question is a very valid one. We honestly don’t know. Any more we can surmise how God could then enter a womb of a woman, and thereby the offspring of her be the Son of God. That’s a mystery onto itself.

In our feeble human state, we do not have full knowledge of anything. In fact, if we did. I think the whole human population would be bored. And end up becoming insane. Likewise, Jesus (God with us; His only begotten Son) came into human form through a woman, born under the law. That, He took human form. Thus was He, who was subject as God’s only Son as the son of man.

Jesus, though knew God - for He was His only Begotten Son - “who though was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped” (Philippians 2;6)

That’s why when we ask the question “how is it possible”, it is then served from Philippians 2;6.

But you know who asked the same question: “how is it possible?” Mary: “how is it possible, I do not know a man.”

For, it’s because “though in the form of God, did not count it as equality with God to be grasped.” Thus, that is why He doesn’t have full knowledge since the human mind, intelligence, and will of the body/soul fall in the human finite order.

We will have to see/know when we get there. In Heaven. Hopefully I make it. I hope. His Peace be with you.
 
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Maybe we have to go to the basic - of who Jesus is, that he is everything a man is except sin.

So Jesus is true man. This is the aspect of the nature of Jesus that we often encountered in the Gospel. How he exuded all the human attributes and emotions. Even when he performed miracles, they were attributed to the Father (God) by the power of the Holy Spirit, as we know it now.

There were hints of his divinity for sure, as revealed as in the transfiguration.

When Jesus said he didn’t know the time and hour of the last day, it was obviously in his human capacity, but more so, so that we do not try to guess the time and hour, but to always watch and be ready

God bless.
 
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Hey you are correct I should have had the education but was someone who is atheistic trying to believe there’s a lot I didn’t know. This will be my last post. Thank you for helping me realize that there’s no point in trying to find answers! Have a great day.
 
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Most of us had a time of questioning, such as yours. You are doing a crash course. It is overwhelming to try and solve deep questions of faith.
You know the “CASE FOR CHRIST” is a documentary by an atheist reporter to prove to his wife, this was bogus. He took a long trail over two years and became a minister. Funny.
It will prove to you a great deal of documents prove it is real. He did the work for us. See if that helps answer some questions. Join a RCIA group. It is cool and enlightening.
While you are filling head knowledge, don’t close your heart to His love
In Christ’s Love
Tweedlealice
 
Thank you for the detailed response I’m sorry for the inconvenience! Hope you have an excellent day.
 
I’m reading all your little comments. If I offended you, pls forgive me.
I was concerned for you soul w your head getting overwhelmed.
Trying to find ourselves, WE CAN GRT LOST
In Christ’s Love
Tweedlealice
 
Dearest,
Our souls will be jeopardized if you leave. I thought you were a Catholic who started hearing of all the DaVinci Code crap and was getting into the deep theology.
At your young age, so much is thrown at you e the world.
Forgive me and us and stay
In Christ’s Love
Tweedlealice
 
Hey you are correct I should have had the education but was someone who is atheistic trying to believe there’s a lot I didn’t know. This will be my last post. Thank you for helping me realize that there’s no point in trying to find answers! Have a great day.
Well that’s your choice, though it seems an unusual emotional reaction to a good will confusion.
If you are upset just say so and lets move forward positively rather than getting the pip.

Perhaps next time you ask a question on a Catholic forum provide some context for us so we can accommodate our responses to where you are coming from (e.g. I am an atheist and don’t know much about Catholicism).
You have a great day also.
 
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He doesn’t have experimental or experiential knowledge.

He wouldn’t for instance know how to juggle without practice.

He’d be an amazing quick student of juggling…would be infinitely attentive, persevering, etc…but he’d have to practice to be good at juggling, and other human tasks.
 
Thank you for the detailed response I’m sorry for the inconvenience! Hope you have an excellent day.
Was no inconvenience. No sorry needed. Was in my attempt to see what you were asking, and something that might hint as an answer in the Gospel.
 
No no your answer helped immensely! I’m just trying to express sorrow over any difficulties I cause. I appreciate it more than you know!
 
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