Divine Lexicon

Term

invisibility (God's)

The doctrine that God's total essence will never be seen by humans, though he shows himself through visible, created things.

Filed underTheology Proper

Definition

The doctrine that God's total essence, all of his spiritual being, will never be able to be seen by us, yet God still shows himself to us through visible, created things.

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  1. 1.Wayne A. Grudem Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed.. (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020). 12B.1Original citation: Grudem, Wayne A. Systematic Theology: An Introduction to Biblical Doctrine. 2nd ed. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan Academic, 2020, 12B.1.

Last revised August 14, 2026