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Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 November 2010
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.”
—John xvii: 3.“But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.”
—II. Pet. iii: 18.Eternal life, through the knowledge of God, as made known in Jesus Christ—is there anything beyond that in the aspiration of devout and earnest men? God-likeness and immortality—what have all the world to offer higher, nobler than that? To know God—can it be done? The very questions which excite the thinking world to-day more than ever (and they have always lingered in the atmosphere of thought) are of such a nature as this: Is there a God, personal, creative, sustaining, governing? If yes, then is it possible for the human mind to prove his existence? Can we do more than hope and dream; can we know? If there be a God, is it possible for the limited intelligence of man to understand his nature or his disposition?
To all these I reply: The holy Scriptures teach that there is a personal, conscious, intelligent God; that while the scope of his whole nature does lie beyond the reach of the human mind, yet enough of the divine will and disposition may be known to constitute a ground and reason for adoration, love, and obedience to his will, whether that will be made known by the natural and material world, or by the moral experiences of man in society.
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