There’s a very profound truth in Isaiah 57:
For thus says the One who is high and lifted up, who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: “I dwell in the high and holy place, and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit, to revive the spirit of the lowly, and to revive the heart of the contrite. (Isaiah 57.15, ESV)
Note what we have here:
- “I dwell in the high and holy place”: TRANSCENDENCE
- “…and also with him who is of a contrite and lowly spirit”: IMMANENCE
I wanted to check the spelling of “transcendence” and “immanence,” and I found this paragraph on Wikipedia:
Immanence is usually applied in monotheistic, pantheistic, pandeistic, or panentheistic faiths to suggest that the spiritual world permeates the mundane. It is often contrasted with theories of transcendence, in which the divine is seen to be outside the material world. – Wikipedia
Guess what? the true God is both! He reigns over all (transcendence) and he is with us (immanence).
Whew!! 😅 I had to check Wikipedia, too. I couldn’t imagine that you had misspelled a word! I’m not sure I’ve ever seen the word immanence in print, though I’ve adhered to that theology for most of my Christian life! Thanks for teaching an old dog a new trick!! 😉