On - "Knowing God"

"all manmade images of God, whether molten or mental, are really borrowings from the stock–in–trade of a sinful and ungodly world, and are bound therefore to be out of accord with God’s own holy Word. To make an image of God is to take one’s thoughts of him from a human source, rather than from God himself; and this is precisely what is wrong with image–making."

"Then the Bible adds the further point that we know God in this way only through knowing Jesus Christ, who is himself God manifest in the flesh. “Don’t you know me . . . ? Anyone who has seen me has seen the Father”; “no one comes to the Father except through me” ( Jn 14:9 , 6 ). It is important, therefore, that we should be clear in our minds as to what knowing Jesus Christ means."

These quotes are from: "Packer, J. 1996, c1973. Knowing God. Index created by Christian Classics Foundation.;Published in electronic form by Christian Classics Foundation, 1996. (electronic ed.). InterVarsity: Downers Grove"