What God Is Not...

 

One way to define something, or attempt in this case, is to communicate what it isn’t first. At that point, what is can be more apparent. In terms of theology proper (understanding of the being of God), where do you even begin? Over at Patheos, Tim Suttle has a good article that begins a dialogue on what God is NOT, in order to discover what God is. Below is a snippet, but read the whole thing here.  

God is never gone, absent, or missing in action. Yet, God is also not obvious, prosaic, or overt. God us unseeable, but not un-detectible. God is unconcealed, but not plain to see. God is undisguised, but often imperceptible. God is not what I want God to be, but God is not lacking in what I most certainly need.