Anselm “Why God Became Man

The concept of fittingness as a philosophical criterion basically states that if something makes so much sense and seems to be perfect, and cannot proved otherwise, then it is true. When we keep in mind the quote given to us, “If a thing must be and if can be, then it is.” Then we must also keep in mind the question presented to Anselm which is: For what reason or necessity did God become man and by his death restore life to the world, when he could have done this through any other person, or by sheer act of will?

The reply to this question is, it was necessary for God to redeem man for his sins in th

For Anselm and also for Aquinas God had to become man to help man repay his debt to God for his sins. “Do to the immense distance between the natures of God and man one might think that man could never reach the intellect united to the divine essence….. God wished to join human nature to himself in person and gave man a clear demonstration that man can be joined to God through his intellect, having an immediate vision of Him. Therefore, it most fitting for God to assume human nature.” {Aquinas Wisdom, Beatitude And the Incarnation pg.315}

This concept proves that either by faith or not, the story has no imperfections and by reason we can conclude that God acted in the way he did, by become a Man-God and taking on the lowest form of human nature, born of a woman and died, because it was the best and most fitting way to save man from sin and reconcile man for debt the man could not repay. Furthermore, it would be unfitting for God to show or reveal to man a

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