This little light of mine.
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Invisibility
Invisibility
God is invisible, yet knowable and experienceable.
No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him.
Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father.
No one has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God abides in us, and His love has been perfected in us.
IN the Bible we see instances where God revealed himself to man .We call this theophanies. A theophany is an appearance of God.
Theophany appearances.
Theophany appearances.
A. Abraham Gen. 18:1-33
A. Abraham Gen. 18:1-33
B. Jacob Gen. 32:28-30
B. Jacob Gen. 32:28-30
C. Israel (Pillars of Cloud and Fire) Ex. 13:21-22
C. Israel (Pillars of Cloud and Fire) Ex. 13:21-22
D. Elders Ex. 24:9-11
E. Manoah and his wife Judges 13:21-22
F. Isaiah Is. 6.1
However, the greatest theophany is through Jesus
G. Jesus
G. Jesus
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’?
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.
We see God in Heaven.
We see God in Heaven.
We will see God himself.
We will see God himself.
Blessed are the pure in heart, For they shall see God.
However, we do not know exactly how we will see Him. But, we will see Him as He is.
Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be, but we know that when He is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is.
The world can see traces of an Invisible God in us.
The world can see traces of an Invisible God in us.
God is invisible. Just as is our faith.
We know God is real because he has shown it to us through His works.
Like wise the world will see our faith through our actions.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven.
For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also.