2. The Son Has Declared Him
John 1:18

3. The Nature Of God God is Spirit
“God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth” (Jn. 4:24)
He is not a man (Num. 23:19)
Modernists claim God is created in man’s image
Bible says otherwise (Gen. 1:26)
Unfortunately, certain language lends to a mistaken idea of a human-like nature for God

4. Anthropomorphism
“The ascription of human form or characteristics to a deity, or to any being or thing not human” (F&W)
Examples in common usage
The face of a cliff
The foot of a tree
The heart of the earth
The eye of a storm

5. The assignment of human characteristics to God
Face (Isa. 59:2)
Hand (1 Sam. 5:11)
Mouth (1 Kgs. 8:15)
Feet (Isa. 60:13)

6. Appearances Of God Impossible for man to see God (Ex. 33:12-23)
What about Exodus 24:9-11?
Paul’s writings (Col. 1:15; 1 Tim. 6:16)
Why not allowed to see God? (see Deut. 4:15-18)

7. The Son Has Declared Him
To see Jesus was to see the Father (Jn. 14:9)
To hear Him is to hear the Father (Heb. 1:2)
Jesus tells us:
God loves us (Jn. 16:27)
God knows what we need (Matt. 6:8, 32)
God blesses those who will believe (Jn. 20:29)
We must do His will (Matt. 7:21)