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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.
- 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...
1 Corinthians 8:4-6 ESV / 3 helpful votesHelpfulNot Helpful. Therefore, as to the eating of food offered to idols, we know that “an idol has no real existence,” and that “there is no God but one.”. For although there may be so-called gods in heaven or on earth—as indeed there are many “gods” and many “lords”— yet for us ...
Nothing out of his control - The sovereignty of God (1) Clinging to the Rock - the immutability of God (2) God is self-sufficient (3) God is Omniscient (4) God is incomprehensible (5) God Is Omnipresent (6) I wouldn’t be at all surprised if, after reading this article, you concluded that I really don’t know what I am talking about.
- Luke Jenner
Our thinking and knowledge is only the ectype of his exhaustive, complete knowledge. In fact, God’s thinking and speech creates worlds and brings all things to pass (Gen. 1:1, 3, 6, 9, 14, 20, 24; Eph. 1:11). Our thoughts are never creative; they are only receptively reconstructive of God’s prior thinking, knowledge, and construction of the ...
May 31, 2016 · Knowledge of God in Christ should be our greatest delight (Jer. 9:23–24; 1 Cor. 2:2; Gal. 6:14). It is the basis of attaining eternal life (John 17:3); it is at the heart of life in the new ...
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2. The perfect unity of God’s attributes is far beyond the realm of human experience. God’s love, wrath, grace, justice, holiness, patience, and jealousy are continually functioning in a perfectly integrated yet infinitely complex way. 3. The effects of sin on the minds of fallen humans also greatly inhibit the ability to know God.
