Scripture and Autonomous Reasoning!
In this post I will be looking at what scripture tell’s us about reasoning apart from God’s interpretation of reality. Please note that if you can’t understand a post, then read the one before as these posts are all part of a series Im writing. They all follow on from each other. For some it may be worth while reading from the beginning.
I think I have made it clear in all my post that there are two main struggles for authority. There is God’s interpretation of his creation and the interpretation of mans (those who reject God) who seeks to label impersonal matter and find impersonal fact’s in the universe. This is the only thing they can look for, as they do not believe there is an absolute interpretation behind the universe. Some my like to go over and read again the post "How do we know, what we know" where I have explained this more clearly in detail.
Remember that there are know such things as uninterpreted facts in the universe. Also knowledge can not be found in the impersonal. Facts are an interpretation of an object.
Scripture is clear in condemning man in reasoning apart from God’s interpretation and revelation. Quite simple because it is irrational.
It is God who is personal and the creator and interpreter of his creation who infuses meaning to all reality, and it is in God that man must seek to find knowledge and wisdom.
God say’s "In Thy light shall we see light" (Ps. 36;9) and in Christ "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are deposited" (Col. 2;3).
The Christians final standard is the inspired word. It teaches us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge (Prov. 1;7).
As for those who would try and reject God and interpret reality as if it was impersonal. Scripture condemns this approach of reasoning apart from God’s revelation. God declares it as irrational. ‘Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom (impersonal facts) of the world (1 Cor. 1;20). We need to see that those who suppress the truth of God in unrighteousness inescapably "become vain in their reasoning…Professing themselves to be wise, they become fool’s (Rom. 1;21-22). We need God to make reality meaningful.
Scripture warns us to be careful of those "Beware least anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ (Col. 2;8).
For let God be true and every man a liar (Rom 3;40 when it comes to interpreting all reality and this universe. It is God’s creation and runs according to his plan and rules and interpretation.
Greg Bahnsen says in his book on "Van Til’s Apologetic",
"Someone who is so foolish as to operate in his intellectual life though there were no God (Ps. 14;1) thereby "despises wisdom and instruction" and hates knowledge" (Prov 26;5).
To say that ultimate reality is meaningless is to hate knowledge and wisdom.
I think I have made it clear in all my post that there are two main struggles for authority. There is God’s interpretation of his creation and the interpretation of mans (those who reject God) who seeks to label impersonal matter and find impersonal fact’s in the universe. This is the only thing they can look for, as they do not believe there is an absolute interpretation behind the universe. Some my like to go over and read again the post "How do we know, what we know" where I have explained this more clearly in detail.
Remember that there are know such things as uninterpreted facts in the universe. Also knowledge can not be found in the impersonal. Facts are an interpretation of an object.
Scripture is clear in condemning man in reasoning apart from God’s interpretation and revelation. Quite simple because it is irrational.
It is God who is personal and the creator and interpreter of his creation who infuses meaning to all reality, and it is in God that man must seek to find knowledge and wisdom.
God say’s "In Thy light shall we see light" (Ps. 36;9) and in Christ "all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge are deposited" (Col. 2;3).
The Christians final standard is the inspired word. It teaches us that the fear of the Lord is the beginning of Knowledge (Prov. 1;7).
As for those who would try and reject God and interpret reality as if it was impersonal. Scripture condemns this approach of reasoning apart from God’s revelation. God declares it as irrational. ‘Where is the wise? Where is the scribe? Where is the disputer of this world? Has not God made foolish the wisdom (impersonal facts) of the world (1 Cor. 1;20). We need to see that those who suppress the truth of God in unrighteousness inescapably "become vain in their reasoning…Professing themselves to be wise, they become fool’s (Rom. 1;21-22). We need God to make reality meaningful.
Scripture warns us to be careful of those "Beware least anyone cheat you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ (Col. 2;8).
For let God be true and every man a liar (Rom 3;40 when it comes to interpreting all reality and this universe. It is God’s creation and runs according to his plan and rules and interpretation.
Greg Bahnsen says in his book on "Van Til’s Apologetic",
"Someone who is so foolish as to operate in his intellectual life though there were no God (Ps. 14;1) thereby "despises wisdom and instruction" and hates knowledge" (Prov 26;5).
To say that ultimate reality is meaningless is to hate knowledge and wisdom.
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