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Why were all things created? Not out of any necessity in God. He lacked nothing. All things were created simply for the manifestation of the glory of God's eternal power, wisdom, and goodness. Not that created things add to God's glory—that can never be. Rather, creation is intended to demonstrate what God is-glorious. This is why the heavens declare the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork, and...

When contemplating God, we speak in human terms, all of which are inadequate to convey the full sense of the glory of God. If we employ human categories to describe God, we must seek to remove from them all earthly limitations and instead make them as glorious as possible.

"As we come to this chapter, let us put these things into our minds. We are weak, frail, and fallen disciples, dependent always on Scripture for our true knowledge of God. We only know in part and must be willing to accept this limitation. Rather than question doctrines that are beyond our ability to comprehend, let us receive them with thanksgiving and worship the one true and living God they reveal."