A Personal God in an Age of Physical Science

Through the ages man has been in quest of God. "Oh that I knew where I might find Him!" In pursuit of his quest he has sometimes been greatly encouraged, oft-times sadly discouraged. Even when he has been sure of the fact of God he has been at a loss to explain Him. "Cans't thou by searching find out God?" is Zophar's rhetorical question with which he rises to eloquence in declaring the unsearchableness of Divine Wisdom. By no means an atheist, he assumes the fact of God, questioning only human ability to fathom the depths of the Divine mind. "Cans't thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?", he continues, indicating it to be his conviction that men can never know God perfectly. Zophar's question may be found in either of two forms - "Cans't thou by searching find out God?" or "Cans't thou by thinking find out God?" If by "searching" experimental verification is meant and if by "thinking" the logical intellect merely is referred to, the answer in each case should be in the negative. A personal God is discovered neither by experimental verification nor by the logical intellect. Yet, with equal emphasis, let it be said that there is a logical demand for a God, even in a world of physical science.Ours is a world or an age of science. Never has there been such popular interest in physical science. The whole atmosphere is charged with it. Its message comes through the magazine, the newspaper, over the radio, through lecture, sermon and, more significantly, to youth in every class-room and laboratory.