Can one truly know God? Some might argue that because God is infinite and we are finite our perception of God will always be flawed and therefore it would be arrogant to assume anything or claim to know for certain anything about God. This however is a flawed argument based on just a little truth. It is true that God is infinite and we are finite, however that does not mean that we cannot truly know things about God…especially if He has chosen to reveal specific things about Himself in His Word.
This type of argument could be employed in other matters of philosophy as well. The idea that because something is unattainable (like us fully understanding God) that it is undefineable. G. K. Chesterton points out this fallacious argument in his book “Heretics”.
We may not be able to get to the North Pole. But because the North Pole is unattainable, it does not follow that it is indefinalbe. And it is only because the North Pole is not indefinable that we can make a satisfactory map of Brighton and Worthing.
God is “defineable” in the sense that God has given revealed to us His “definition.” It’s only because of this that we can say with any certainty how we are to live for, worship and enjoy God forever! I think that in a very real sense had God not chosen to “define” Himself to us we would have a hard time defining ourselves for only in God do we see our true purpose – to glorify God by enjoying Him forever. One cannot glorify or enjoy what one cannot certainly know, if only in part.
