"Over and over the Bible has to say God is not like us (Exodus 8:10; 2 Samuel 7:22; 1 Kings 8:23; Isaiah 46:9) because we repeatedly try to make him like us. We squeeze Him into our own mental universes. We domesticate him and fashion him after our image. But what foolishness! This is the God who created the universe with words. This is the God who destroyed the world with a flood. This is the God who struck down two priests for offering unauthorized incense. This is a God who raises up nations and dashes them to pieces. This is the God who put on flesh, died on a cross, and rose again. This is the God who commands us to present ourselves as living sacrifices of worship. God is not like us, but far more worthy and far more holy. He is not to be trifled with." (Jonathan Leeman, Don't Call It a Comeback: The Old Faith for a New Day)
I believe Leeman is right on target with these words! The God of the Bible (our God) is a transcendent God. That means he is is above and beyond the world in which we live. He is distinct from his created realm. He is Creator ... we are creatures. And what is truly amazing in light of this reality of who God is ... is the fact that we can know him. Certainly not fully. He is infinite (without limits and unlimitable). We are finite. But we can certainly know him sufficiently. By opening the pages of the Bible, we find our God revealed. And what a glorious God he is!
So do you really desire to know God? Then get into the Bible. It's the pathway that must be traveled if we are to grow in our knowledge of God!
Thanks for stopping by . . .
pj
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