09-17-2012, 01:34 PM
Only thing I'm going to say is that the Word didn't dwell in flesh...the Word became flesh. Jesus is not God just walking around in the body of a man. When God became flesh, He emptied Himself of His divine prerogatives (not His deity) and took on the limitations of man (except sin). These limitations included limited knowledge, position, relying upon the Spirit of YHWH, getting hungry and thirsty, and even having to pray to God. I'm not sure about the "avatar" terminology, because Jesus is not merely God looking through the eyes of a man. Jesus is YHWH existing as a Man through human consciousness.