Subject: How's praying in the Holy Spirit tongues |
Bible Note: Hi, Steve! Please, excuse my jumping into the middle of a discussion... Isn't it awesome that our God cannot be pinned down by definitions? All we can say conclusively about Him is what He has revealed of Himself -- both in the general revelation of nature and the special revelation of of His Word! Then, He grants us His Holy Spirit, by Whom our very nature is changed so that we can believe these truths! The orthodox Christian take on the passages you cite: "God is spirit" (John 4:24) is a statement of God's being. "God is light" (1 John 1:5) is a metaphor. "God is love" (1 John 4:8) is one of God's communicable attributes. There are actually many things we can know about Him, His nature, His character, His attributes, etc. Of course, the sum of them doesn't begin to circumscribe Him. We will never completely know Him, because He is the Infinite God. Only God can fully know God. In Him, Doc |