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“What He is not” by Stephen Charnock

September 17, 2025
Quotable Quotes, Banner of Truth, Christian Theology, Communion with God, Doctrine of God, God the Creator, God the Father, God’s Excellencies, Good News, grace, Heaven, Jesus Christ, Puritanical, Stephen Charnock, The Gospel

“Though we cannot comprehend God as He is, we must be careful not to fancy Him to be what He is not.”

–Stephen Charnock, The Existence and Attributes of God, ed. Mark Jones, Updated and Unabridged, vol. 1 (Wheaton, IL: Crossway, 2022), 1: 293.

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