The answer
If God-the Object of Faith-surpasses all mind, thought, imagination, feeling, and desire, then this means that I cannot conceive of Him on my own.
However, because God loves me-I am His creation and His handiwork-He desires to reveal Himself to me. This is because love drives the lover to reveal himself to his beloved, according to the saying of the Lord Jesus, “I will love him, and will manifest Myself to him” (John 14:21).
This is the significance of Christianity. All other religions attempt to lead man to a search for God. But in Christianity, God is the One Who seeks man, because of His love for him in order that he may be healed, restored, and saved from all of his passions.
It is worth noting that God, Who is always seeking me because of His love for me, does not force Himself upon my life without my consent for the simple reason that He respects the freedom that He has given me.
God does not only reveal Himself to the pure in heart (Matt. 5:8). God will reveal Himself through love to the one who is disposed in his heart to meet God.
His Holiness Pope Tawadros II
Pope Tawadros II, My Faith: A Series of Dialogues on the Creed (Coptic Orthodox Patriarchate, 2014), 9–10.
The pages in the book (9–10)
