Physical God HeresyKenneth Copeland

Kenneth Copeland's Physical God Claim

Is this teaching biblical?

Kenneth Copeland's claim that God is a physical being with specific height and weight is not Christianity — it is closer to Mormonism and ancient paganism. Jesus Himself declared 'God is Spirit' (John 4:24). To reduce the infinite, omnipresent Creator to a finite physical form is to deny His very nature and create an idol in one's own image.

What did Kenneth Copeland say?

"God is a being that stands somewhere around 6'2", 6'3", that weighs somewhere in the neighborhood of a couple of hundred pounds, little better, [and] has a hand span nine inches across."

Speaker: Kenneth Copeland

Source: Spirit, Soul and Body I (Tape #06-0105), 1985

What does Scripture actually teach?

John 4:24

"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth."

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Jesus Christ Himself declares the nature of God: He is Spirit. A spirit does not have flesh, bones, height, or weight (Luke 24:39). Copeland's teaching directly contradicts the words of Christ.

Isaiah 40:18

"To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to Him?"

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God challenges anyone to find a comparison for Him. To assign Him human measurements (6'2", 200 lbs) is the ultimate act of reducing the incomparable God to a created being's likeness.

Isaiah 40:25

"To whom then will you liken Me, Or to whom shall I be equal?" says the Holy One.

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God is utterly unique and incomparable. Making Him a physical being with human proportions places Him in the category of creation rather than Creator. This is idolatry.

1 Kings 8:27

"But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain You. How much less this temple which I have built!"

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Solomon understood that God transcends physical space. If even the heavens cannot contain God, how absurd is it to claim He stands 6'2" and weighs 200 pounds?