The Mystery of God

Isa. 40:10-15, 28

Big Idea: God has revealed himself to us; his wisdom, knowledge, and power are beyond human understanding to comprehensively know.

God Declares

What is the Mystery/Incomprehensibility of God?

We can’t know God exhaustively, but we can know him truly

"No created mind can attain the perfect sort of understanding of God's essence that is intrinsically possible…The infinite cannot be contained in the finite. God exists infinitely and nothing finite can grasp him infinitely… It is impossible for a created mind to understand God infinitely; it is impossible, therefore, to comprehend him.” Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae

Three Errors

1. We error if we suppose we can comprehend God completely.

2. We error if we doubt whether we can know anything about God.

3. We error if we believe knowing more about him is the ultimate goal.

How should we live in light of this?

1. Embrace our finitude

2. Learn the song of heaven – AWE!