You Can Know God
Sunday Seminary—3
Know What You Believe. Believe What You Know.
“I love those who love me, and those who seek me diligently find me” (Prov. 8:17). Proverbs 8 is all about wisdom, the practical application of knowledge. Wisdom is personified as a woman in contrast to the adulterous woman, and ancient Christians often saw this as a prophetic word of Christ, the wisdom of God incarnate (John 1:14). Thus, God “love[s] those who love” His wisdom, found in Christ; “those who seek” God’s wisdom in Christ “diligently will find” him.
In our last Sunday Seminary, we learned that God exists and that you are not him. In this class, our focus is that you can know God.
God is Knowable
Proverbs states the knowability of God plainly: those who love and seek him find him. The Bible begins not by proving God exists, but by stating it: “In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth” (Gen. 1:1). Jesus also prayed about the knowability of God:
This is eternal life, that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent (John 17:3).
Knowing God is not merely cognitive—it’s relational. We are called to know God personally, not just acknowledge his existence. Again, Proverbs and Jesus assure us: God desires a relationship with those who diligently seek him.
Where Can I Find God?
If God is knowable, where can we find him? Belgic Confession, Article 2, provides two answers:
Through Creation, Preservation, and Governance: The universe is a “beautiful book” revealing God’s invisible attributes, eternal power, and divine nature (Rom. 1:20; Ps. 19:1). From the grand cosmos to the smallest particle, everything points to a Creator. Preservation shows God’s sustaining care, and governance reveals purposeful order. Every being has meaning and direction, pointing us back to God
Through His Word: God reveals himself openly through Scripture. “Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son” (Heb. 1:1–2). Belgic Confession, Article 3, explains that God moved men by the Holy Spirit to write his Word, which is holy, divine, and without error. Scripture is God speaking directly to us, making a relationship with him possible.
Can I Be Confident These Books Lead Me to God?
Yes! Article 5 of the Belgic Confession gives three reasons we can trust Scripture:
The Holy Spirit testifies within us: Jesus promised the Spirit would guide us into all truth.
The Word proves itself true: Prophecies and promises throughout Scripture have been fulfilled in history.
The church affirms the Word: Generations of believers have recognized these writings as God’s authoritative Word.
Seek God
You can know God. Those who love Him will find him; those who seek him diligently will see him.
Know what you believe: God is knowable through creation and especially his Word.
Know why you believe: the Spirit testifies within us, Scripture proves itself, and the church witnesses to it.
Know how to defend and share what you believe: first, know God personally; second, pray for a friend who needs him; third, share God’s work in creation and his Word.
Seek God diligently in Christ, and you will find him.