Incomprehensibility—Defined

For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. - Galatians 6:3

    Were God not pleased to reveal himself and his work to his people in Christ, we would comprehend nothing of spiritual nature. Incomprehensibility is simply the lack of ability to understand. It is only by faith (revelation by the Spirit of God) we are enabled to understand the things of God.

    It is of no consequence to try to make spiritual things palatable or reasonable to the flesh of natural man by carnal reasoning. Incomprehensibility of the things of God is a virtue of us all, by nature.

    However, to comprehend is a virtue of those to whom God has given spiritual life in Christ. Therefore, if we do know the truth as it is in Christ Jesus, we have no reason to glory in ourselves; But he that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord (2 Cor 10:17).

    Thus, we conclude that those who promote themselves to be spiritual, intellectual giants are eaten up with incomprehensibility, knowing nothing at all, and don‘t even know it! For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself (Gal 6:3).