Quotes about Transcendence

For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

For if what was fading away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of that which endures!

So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

Now we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands.

I know a man in Christ who fourteen years ago was caught up to the third heaven. Whether it was in the body or out of it I do not know, but God knows.

far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come.

He who descended is the very One who ascended above all the heavens, in order to fill all things.

Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

For you have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that is burning with fire; to darkness, gloom, and storm;

At once I was in the Spirit, and I saw a throne standing in heaven, with someone seated on it.

Fortunate are those who take the first step. Someday people will realize that men and women are capable of speaking the language of the angels - that all of us are possessed of the gifts of the Holy Spirit and that we can perform miracles, cure, prophesy, and understand.

Anyone who knows God cannot describe Him. Anyone who can describe God does not know Him.