To Believe is to See

The Unseen God

BELIEVE IN GOD? Why?? "He is not real," others may say, or "He can't be seen isn't He?" But why do I believe in Him, why do I trust Him? Why is my FAITH in Him?

John 1:18 ESV

No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father's side, he has made him known.

But if God is real, why can't we see Him?

Romans 3:23 ESV

...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.

We cannot see God because of SIN. It is the ultimate reason why many are being confused and deceived by evil; the reason why there is NO FOREVER here on earth. He cannot tolerate sin, because He is Holy, and it is His character. Sin cannot be connected to holiness. Impurity cannot be joined with purity. In the same way, our sinful nature is contradicted to the Spirit of God. 

Sin separates us from God, the reason why we can't see Him.

To 'see' in the Greek word 'horaō' is properly to stare at (by implication); to discern clearly (physically or mentally); to attend to; to experience; passively to appear.

To see God is to experience Him. We cannot perceive Him in our lives without knowing who He really is, and what is His full purpose.

Beyond Senses

Hebrews 11:1 ESV

Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.

Believing on something beyond our senses is FAITH. What we want for the future is what we hope for, and yet we cannot see it, and so is faith.

Therefore, when we have faith, we rely on something, though we cannot see (physically) the form or the outcome. One afternoon, while I was selling chocolates on the streets and there weren't any cutomers yet, I've tried to close my eyes and walk 10 steps forward. I continued to exercise walking with my eyes closed as if I was blind. I relied not only my feet, which I couldn't see, but also on hearing my surroundings that would help me to be aware of the direction I'm going. That wouldn't be the best example, but one thing I learned is that we need faith, in order for us to have hope for something. God is Spirit, and so, He can't be seen. He is like the air that we breathe, the wind that blows wherever it goes, but we are not aware of it unless we feel it.

The word FAITH in Hebrew, "êmûn", comes from the primitive root "âman", which means [that which is] established, regarded as truth, assurance, [that which is] verified, and continuance.

In the Greek word "pistis", it is a moral conviction, belief or reliance. (Strong's Concordance)