Renewing Your Mind Is God Beyond Words?
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Jan 16, 2026 
In this insightful discussion, R.C. Sproul, a renowned theologian and founder of Ligonier Ministries, dives into the challenge of knowing God. He elaborates on our finite capacity to comprehend the infinite Creator and explores the limits of human language in describing Him. Sproul discusses the via negativa approach, using negation to highlight God's transcendence, and emphasizes the value of metaphors and analogy in theology. He also addresses the balance between God's hiddenness and revelation, providing profound insights into divine communication.
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Finite Minds, Infinite God
- Finite creatures cannot fully comprehend the infinite God.
- R.C. Sproul emphasizes that even in heaven our creaturely finitude prevents exhaustive knowledge of God.
Knowing God By What He Is Not
- The via negativa describes God by saying what He is not to preserve divine transcendence.
- Sproul notes Plotinus argued positive statements about God risk misrepresenting the divine essence.
Analogy Bridges God and Creature
- Language about God is not univocal nor equivocal but analogical.
- Sproul follows Augustine and Aquinas in saying analogy lets us speak truthfully without equating God to creatures.
