NO ONE SEES GOD'S FACE AND LIVES ........ right? Dear Jesus, once a gentleman posted a comment here saying I had not traveled to Heaven because You say no one can see Your face and live. I chose to not parley because I hadn’t seen Your face anyway. But then, when I traveled there a second time, I did!
You've explained the seeming dichotomy (contradiction) between the passages that say no one has seen God with examples from Scripture of those who had--more clearly than I've ever heard before. Thank you so much for searching this out. I feel better now!
I love how you search the Scriptures for answers to questions--even questions posed by others. Thank you for sharing your experiences and Scriptures as well! It's definitely an interesting discussion and I have heard of others seeing God's face, so I think it's possible.
Fascinatin take on the theological tension between divine transcendence and those direct encounters. The idea that holiness gets mediated through grace so humans can endure it actually parallels how we process any overwhelming experience. I once had a teacher who said the same thing about beauty, that we only ever see filtered versions because the unfiltered form would paralyze us. Seems like there's more compatability between seemingly contradictory accounts than first appears.
You've explained the seeming dichotomy (contradiction) between the passages that say no one has seen God with examples from Scripture of those who had--more clearly than I've ever heard before. Thank you so much for searching this out. I feel better now!
That’s great, Dawn! I am so glad that it was helpful to you. He DOES want to be seen by us. He reduces “his impact” so this can happen. :-)
I love how you search the Scriptures for answers to questions--even questions posed by others. Thank you for sharing your experiences and Scriptures as well! It's definitely an interesting discussion and I have heard of others seeing God's face, so I think it's possible.
Fascinatin take on the theological tension between divine transcendence and those direct encounters. The idea that holiness gets mediated through grace so humans can endure it actually parallels how we process any overwhelming experience. I once had a teacher who said the same thing about beauty, that we only ever see filtered versions because the unfiltered form would paralyze us. Seems like there's more compatability between seemingly contradictory accounts than first appears.