How can we know God?

Last Week

Does God exist?

Two answers, yes or no

Yes, all different religions, beliefs etc.

No, atheists

God has revealed himself in creation, God has revealed himself in things he does

This week, how can we know God?

On a deeper than that just “Is he real?”

Difference between knowing a person’s name, and actually knowing them

Classmates- some you know, some you KNOW

Having knowledge of who a person is gives us an intimacy with them, same thing with God

The more we know about God, the more we can have a closeness to him

The more we know God, the better we are able to follow him and live lives that glorify God

So, How can we know God?

God is knowable, he reveals himself to us though creation, scripture, Holy Spirit, Jesus

Creation- We can see from the created world that God is a God of creativity, beauty, order, etc.

Scripture- God has revealed much of himself to people throughout history

Jesus- Jesus says anyone who has seen me has seen the father

Holy Spirit- Conviction, urges, etc.

But, God is also incomprehensible

Our finite abilities and the effects of sin do not allow us to completely understand the divine nature of God

To a certain extent, you have to be something in order to experience it fully

We can’t fully understand what it would be like to be a dog

We can make observations and study, but we will never fully know

In the same way, we can’t fully understand and comprehend God, because we are not God

We are made in the image of God, but because we are broken, sinful people, we cannot fully understand God