a God who is in no way mysterious is in no way divine

i was talking to (debating with) a friend this weekend about God. we were talking about the various and often frustrating challenges involved in believing in God. he brought up some valid criticisms and, after a pretty long dialogue, i made this comment:

"i don't have answers for a lot of the stuff you bring up. some if it i'll never have an answer for. i'm not sure i'd want to worship a God who was totally answerable."

after the conversation was over, that thought kept ruminating in my mind.

i think part of what makes God worthy of worship is the mystery surrounding Him. my wife ashley makes a good point that mystery is an indicator that God is bigger than us. there will always be a gap between us as finite creatures and Him as the infinite Creator.

without mystery, there is no worship. i think christians should be more faithful in developing our own critical grounds for believing the Gospel (1 Peter 3:15), but we should also acknowledge and stand in awe of the mystery that makes God, God (Romans 11:33).

many of us want a God with no mystery. i say a God who is in no way mysterious is in no way divine.