Putting God in a box refers to limiting our understanding of Him to simplified formulas or doctrines, which undermines His infinite nature.
To 'put God in a box' signifies the human tendency to constrain God's essence and truth within our limited frameworks or systems. The preacher illustrates this by discussing how many Christians may rely solely on doctrines like the five points of Calvinism to encompass the entire gospel, implicitly suggesting that these formulations contain all of God's truth. However, Scripture teaches that God is beyond all comprehension, as articulated in Job 11 and Romans 11. These verses affirm that God's judgments and ways are unsearchable. Consequently, when we attempt to conflate our understanding with the entirety of God's truth, we risk missing the vastness and complexity of who He is, thus limiting our ability to fully engage in a relationship with Him.
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