Category Archives: Communion with God

Ten things you should know about God’s presence

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1. God is immanent because he is transcendent

The Lord is “God in the heavens above (transcendent) and on the earth beneath (immanent)” (Josh 2:11).  God’s transcendence means that there is no deficiency in him that creation satisfies.  Rather, God comes among us out of the abundance of who he is.  He draws near because of our need (Isa 57:15), not his.

2. The Bible emphasizes God’s manifest presence, not only his omnipresence

God is everywhere (Psa 139:5-12; 1 Kings 8:27), and God is here. …

Communion with the Triune God

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John Owen ‘picked up on a theme found in Augustine, namely, communion as the “enjoyment,” or possession of and delighting in the triune God. In Augustine’s “On Christian Doctrine,” one chapter is titled, “The Trinity the true object of enjoyment.” There, Augustine wrote, “The true objects of enjoyment, then, are the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, who are at the same time the Trinity, one Being, supreme above all, and common to all who enjoy Him.”’…