No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us. Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. 1 John 4:12-13
The Apostle John makes an interesting statement “Nobody has seen God at anytime”, he makes this same statement in the gospel of John also (John 1:18) Seems like a pretty straightforward statement, however when we understand this statement more deeply , we understand more how much we need Jesus Christ!
As Jesus said “He who has seen Me, has seen the Father” (John 14:9) Christ is the express image or exact representation of God (Hebrews 1:3) the only way to get to God is through Jesus Christ (John 14:6, Acts 4:12) there is no other way to “see God” or to become saved. Christ is the mediator between God and man (1 Timothy 2:5)
A couple things we need to understand, our sinful nature and Gods holiness. We could never expect to “see God” or stand before God in our sinful state, the only way we could be in the presence of God is through Christ. As the Apostle Paul said “He who knew no sin, to be sin for us that we might become the righteousness of God in him” (2 Corinthians 5:8) The only “good” thing about us is Jesus Christ, without Christ we are to be consumed for our depravity.
Think back to the tabernacle in the Exodus or the temple, nobody was able to cross the holy of holies, the viel, unless they were purified of their sin. The levitical priests used to wear bells on their garments so people knew if they were struck dead or not by the “presence of God” The holiness of God is far beyond our comprehension, a perfect love that can’t be changed
Another perspective I want us to think about this verse, many people try to comprehend God, they try to simplify the Trinity, some go to extremes that eventually deny the deity of Christ and make the Holy Spirit just an “active force” Another way to look at this statement by the Apostle John “Nobody has seen God” meaning Nobody could possibly comprehend God, as John Wesley once said “show me a worm that can comprehend a man, and I’ll show you a man that can comprehend the Triune God” I know some will say this an excuse, however you need to humble yourself, can you possibly understand the One who spoke the Heavens and Earth into existence?
Here’s the amazing thing, we can be reconciled back to God through The Lord Jesus Christ, also as the Apostle John says here “God dwells in us” wow! The Triune God that nobody can see or comprehend is living inside of us by the Holy Spirit, do you understand how radical this is? Don’t be fooled by false religion who tells you anyone can come to God, I will end with the words of Christ “I am the way, the truth, and the life, Nobody comes to The Father except through Me “ (John 14:6)
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