How can God be both infinitely beyond us and intimately present in every moment? This "divine paradox" sits at the very heart of Christian thought, and on this episode of The Deep Dive, we're tackling it head-on.
Join us as we wrestle with the two poles of God's nature:
Transcendence (Deus Absconditus): The "hidden God," who is wholly other, self-sufficient, and infinitely incomprehensible.
Immanence (Deus Revelatus): The "revealed God," who is "in him we live and move and have our being," sustaining all of creation.
This isn't a contradiction to be ignored, but a core theological antinomy that must be embraced. We explore how losing this tension leads to historical errors like Deism (a distant clockmaker God) or Pantheism (a God who is the world).
We trace this profound idea through:
Biblical Foundations: From creatio ex nihilo and Moses' encounter with the unseeable God to the "face to face" covenant.
Church History: The brilliant insights of Augustine ("more inward than my inmost self") and Thomas Aquinas (ipsum esse subsistens).
The Ultimate Revelation: The Incarnation. We break down why the Hypostatic Union of Jesus Christ—fully God and fully man—is the one place this paradox is perfectly and personally resolved.
Finally, we get practical. How does this deep theological concept change...
How we understand the Problem of Evil?
The way we pray (balancing awe and intimacy)?
The way we worship (balancing majesty and fellowship)?
This is a mind-bending, faith-shaping discussion. Don't miss it.
