Term
Incomprehensible (God)
The theological concept that God cannot be fully known or understood by finite beings.
Filed underTheology Proper
Definition
Used in theology in the older and less common sense of 'unable to be fully understood.' God is incomprehensible in that he cannot be fully known or understood by finite beings.
Sources
- 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 10AOriginal citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 10A.
Last revised August 14, 2026