God Must Reveal Himself!

Before Europeans discovered the western hemisphere,  the Americas were occupied by a native American people totally unaware of the existence of Europe.  It is quite possible that some of these native Americans sat on the beach, gazing at the great expanse of ocean and wondering if there was land on the “other side”, or if there was an “other side.”  However, until the Europeans arrived in ships, these native people could only speculate about what lay beyond the water.  To know for certain what lay beyond, individuals from the “other side” would have to  come to America and reveal the details about who or what occupies  the “other side.”   Failing such an event , the native Americans would have to find a way to go to Europe to get their questions answered.

This same concept can be applied to knowing the truth about God.  As a   human being I am bound to a physical world of time and matter.  I am  “over here.”  God occupies a spiritual dimension that is eternal and outside of time.  God and all true knowledge of Him is “over there.”  I cannot go “over there.”  There are no planes, trains or automobiles capable of making the trip.  By my own thinking, I can only speculate about what might be “over there.”  To really know the truth, it would have to be revealed to me by something that lives, or has been “over there.”  Therefore, the truth about God and His creation can only be found by some kind of revelation from “over there” that reveals and defines God.

Of all the religions that mankind has embraced or created in the history of the world, there is only one historical Instance of supernatural revelation that claims to be an account of God actually breaking into the natural world for the purpose of revealing himself to the world.  This revelation is found in the Bible and its zenith is in the appearance of the Lord Jesus Christ.  It was the advent of God in Christ that God defined Himself for us.  He came from “over there” and broke into the natural world for the purpose of revealing and defining Himself.  Jesus was given the name Immanuel -  “God with us”.

Through Jesus Christ and His written Word, God has provided a sufficient revelation of His nature, His character and His purpose.  In doing so He exposed our need for redemption and a savior.  God’s revelation of Himself through the Bible and through Christ is complete.  God concealed nothing that we need to know.  That which He chose not to reveal is not necessary for us to know.