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What does it mean that God is holy, holy, holy? If God is incomprehensible, why should we even both trying to understand Him? Why should God's holiness motiv...
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- Got Questions Ministries
Judy turns to Job 11:7 and Isaiah 55:8-9 as she continues her look at the attributes of God and the fact that our God is incomprehensible. If our God is inco...
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Join us as we continue our "LIMITLESS" series. This week we explore the incomprehensibility of God and see how we can trust God even when we don't fully unde...
Dec 2, 2023 · Through creation, the Son reveals the nature of the Father (John 1). Consequently, all knowledge in creation is analogical, meaning that while our understanding is not as comprehensive as God's, it is still true. This truth stems from its foundation in God’s infinite rationality and the interconnectedness of the human mind (the subject) and ...
- The Incomprehensibility of God
- Why God Is Incomprehensible
- Implications of God’s Incomprehensibility
- The Knowability of God
- Implications of The Knowability of God
Scripture teaches that we can have a true and personal knowledge of God, but this does not mean we will ever understand him exhaustively. The Bible is clear that God is ultimately incomprehensible to us; that is, we can never fully comprehend his whole being. The following passages show this: These verses teach that not only is God’s whole being in...
The main reasons for God’s incomprehensibility are: 1. God is infinite and his creatures are finite. By definition, creatures depend on their Creator for their very existence and are limited in all aspects. Yet God is without limitations in every quality he possesses. This Creator/creature, infinite/finite gap will always exist. 2. The perfect unit...
Because God can never be fully known, those who seek to know God should be deeply humbled in the process, realizing that they will always have more to learn. The appropriate response to God is a heart of wonder and awe in light of his incomprehensible greatness. God’s incomprehensibility also means that beliefs can be held with firm conviction even...
The incomprehensibility of God could lead to despair or apathy in the quest to know God, but the Bible also teaches that God is knowable. While God can never be exhaustively understood, he can be known truly, personally, and sufficiently. God is personal, has definite characteristics, and has personally revealed himself so that he can be truly know...
God’s personal and sufficient revelation of himself should foster solid conviction among believers. We need not live in ambiguity and uncertainty about who God is and what he demands of his creatures. The increasing influence of Eastern religions on the West, certain postmodern views of truth, and religious pluralism all emphasize God’s incomprehen...
The incomprehensible God has revealed Himself truly. Here we allude to the Reformational principle that God is both hidden and revealed. There is a mysterious dimension of God that we do not know. However, we aren't left in darkness, groping around for a hidden God. God has also revealed Himself, and that is basic to the Christian faith.
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1 day ago · Knowing the Lord is at the core of who we are and what we do as God’s people. It is the essence of life. Remember that Jesus says, “And this is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent” (John 17:3). Eternal life is knowing God. He is the incomprehensible one.
