Matthew Barrett, None Greater: The Undomesticated Attributes of God. Baker Books, 2019. 304 pages.
Every Christian wants to know God better. We love him and want our relationship with him to flourish. But knowing God is actually quite challenging. How can we possibly contemplate an incomprehensible God? Even a lifetime of studying Scripture would give us only a faint glimpse of majesty.
In None Greater Matthew Barrett teaches us to marvel at the character of God. As he states, his aim is to write an exploration of God’s character that “is clear and accessible yet uncompromising and rigorous.” (xv). In short, he succeeded. None Greater is a compelling introduction to the character of God that both pastors and laypeople will find useful in their efforts to know the God who has redeemed them.
MARVELING AT GOD’S GREATNESS
Barrett shows that the doctrine of God is at the center of the Christian faith and helps us marvel at God’s greatness in at least three ways.
First, Barrett reminds us that as our creator and redeemer, God deserves the devotion of our thoughts, our affections, and our ministry. None Greater helps us cast off our domesticated views of God. Instead of imagining
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