Presents
Pamphlet 1925 Hebrews kc 2-1

"If we cannot see the things which are unseen,
i.e. which are invisible to the naked eye, how can we learn and know about the things of the spirit?

In preface to today's study, let us attempt to lay a foundation
by trying to understand a basic difference between the dimension of the physical
and the dimension of the spiritual, i.e. between flesh and spirit.

Things which are spiritual are real things indeed
but they are "invisible things" that the man with "flesh eyes" cannot see nor observe.

For example, one cannot see an attitude, which is a spiritual thing,
nor can one take a lie or joy as in "good" or "evil"
and place either of them on a slide and look at them under a microscope.

These are things that one comes to "know" or "see" (understand) only by discernment, in one's mind,
which discernment can be aided by seeing spiritual things manifested (shown, acted out) in a physical way.

You see, the physical universe the flesh man dwells in "under the (physical) sun",
is made up of only three dimensions, length, height, and width.

But spiritual things are not bound by those lower dimensions, nor can they be measured or quantified by them.

In other words, one cannot take a ruler or a yardstick or a set of balances
and measure or weigh the amount of love he or she has for someone else because love is spiritual,
without length or breadth or weight.

Hopefully one can understand that concept,
because without that understanding one will have much difficulty even understanding Jesus Christ,
the Word of God, and the spiritual relationship of the Father to the Son.

So the question is, "If we cannot see the things which are unseen,
i.e. which are invisible to the naked eye, how can we learn and know about the things of the spirit?

Better yet, if God is a Spirit as is written in John 4:24,
how can we come to know and understand Him and relate to Him
because we cannot see Him in that dimension?