predictable

in one of the books i am reviewing (i have three left and four more en route), this sentence was written with the best intentions, but it is bugging me.

In the best sense, God is predictable

ugh. who wants to serve a predictable God? even if the author is referring to the positive attributes of God, i have never found Him to be predictable. this statement, in my mind, implies that if God is predictable in any sense, we are able to "conceive" Him. to understand Him. to know Him. we aren't. i am tired of reading books and hearing preachers, and listening to people talk about God as if He were knowable. He is utterly inscrutable. unsearchable. even His positive attributes are beyond our breadth and knowledge. the book is otherwise sound, but this statement alone is so grossly inaccurate, i just can't get it out of my mind.

i finished the bad review, and will post when it is published. hopefully i was gracious. we'll see. i haven't had anything to say lately, so that is why i haven't blogged. no other reason. blessings all!