THE SPIRITUALITY OF GOD

The second question little children will often ask is: what is God like?

The Bible teaches that God--- in His essence --- is a spirit being. An invisible, eternal, immaterial and infinite being. He is distinct from visible, material and finite creatures.

Dr. Charles Hodge, former Princeton theologian stated that “everywhere in the Old and New Testament, God is represented as a spiritual being, without form, invisible, whom no man has seen or can see; a God who dwells in unapproachable light which no man can approach, and full of glory. As such, He is the Creator, Preserver and Governor of all things, and is everywhere present and everywhere imparting life and securing order.”

Heavy stuff? Oh yes, but God is heavy and complex and complicated. Understanding Him requires some thought and effort and mystery.

John 4:24: God is spirit and does not have a material body.

The Bible speaks of God’s hands in Jeremiah 18:6.

God’s eyes in II Chronicles 16:9. 

God’s arms in Isaiah 53:1

God’s ears in Psalm 130:2

Does God have real hands, eyes, arms and ears?

This type of language is used to help us better understand who God is and what God is like. The Bible is using language we humans can understand to discuss a God whom we cannot fully grasp. Because He has no body, God has no spatial constraints. He is omnipresent, everywhere, all at once. You can't escape God --- no matter where you go.

God has revealed Himself to us in and through:

Creation and nature

The Bible

The Lord Jesus Christ.

That is how we know God.

Read John 1:18; John 4:23-24; I Timothy 1:16-17

How Great Thou Art with Josh Turner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpyRCB7uy0o