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Friday, November 15, 2024
This past Tuesday Shelley and I wandered through a HalfPrice Book store. This bookstore chain always makes sure that its categories are clearly labeled, as you see above. I paused when I got to this section, and mused on its title: “Aliens/Unexplained.”
Since my main focus was on the category title, I didn’t spend any time looking at the book titles. But from what you make out, you can probably get the general drift of what the category contains.
It will come as no surprise to you that a lot of people these days seem to put God into the “unexplained alien” class. Who is He? Why is He? Does He feel emotion? What does He think of people who use His name to express anger or surprise (OMG!) or some other emphatic emotion?
The good news, and by good news I mean gospel news, is that God is not an alien, and that He has made it possible for us to understand Him—at least as much as our limited human minds are able to. Jesus’ classic comment shows just how much we can know: “He who has seen Me has seen the Father.” (John 14:9) Want to know what God is like? Watch Jesus in action!
Would you like to review some of what the Bible says as it tries to explain God? Click the link just below: