That statement will
not come as a shock. To believe the human intellect capable of grasping the Infinite
is ignorance and arrogance in near-equal measure. Theologians generally
acknowledge this, and those who have seen God’s glory are frank in expressing it. Job
said, “I despise myself, and repent in dust and ashes”. Isaiah cried, “Woe is me! For I am lost”.
That said, John
equates eternal life with knowing the
true God and Jesus Christ whom he has sent. So while our knowledge of God may be
incomplete, it is absolutely vital that the things we DO know about him are accurate.
