Five Things We Believe About God
“We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen.”
With just twenty-one words the Nicene Creed describes God. Twenty-one words? That’s it? Surely there is more that can be said about God. I suspect there is. Maybe, however, that’s not the question. Maybe the better question is, “At what risk do we say more?” Let’s not forget God’s question to Job, “Who is this that darkens counsel by words without knowledge” (Job 38:2)?
How, then, do we talk about God when God’s thoughts are not our thoughts, our ways are not God’s ways, and God’s ways and thoughts are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9)? Very carefully. Otherwise we risk imaging God and creating an idol with our words and thoughts.
A good friend, mentor, and teacher of mine used to remind me that when it comes to theology we often say more than we really know or can know. Continue reading “Five Things We Believe About God”