Eternal Revelation
Eternal Revelation
Because the Unbeliever lives in God’s world, we only have to push him hard enough and he will expose himself and his thinking. The Bible makes it clear that God has revealed himself through all creation. There is know where that one can turn and not see God
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. (Rom. 1;18)
"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are they about excuse" (Rom. 1; 20)
The first Chapter of the book of Romans verse 18- tells that the unbeliever lives in God’s world suppressing God’s truth. We only have to ask the unbeliever for his foundation for rationality and he will say from an impersonal universe. The unbeliever will never go to an eternal rational source for his rationality or intelligence. He will suppress its connection. His rationality and intelligence he will answer comes from non-intelligence. He will deny that a designed creation needs a designer, that a world full of purpose needs a God who is control guiding this world according to a rational plan, he will deny that objective evil needs an eternal standard to judge something against. He will deny that his mind and soul has been created in the image of God, which is why he can think and correspond with interpreting God thoughts about the world on a human level, that he can find "facts". He simple suppresses the truth of divine general revelation.
Romans says, that God’s invisible attributes are clearly seen, namely his eternal power and divine nature. They have been clearly seen by all people through the creation of the world and the things that are made. Creation demonstrates that there is knowledge, meaning, justice, good and evil, a purpose for all things, Holiness, laws of nature, beauty, Truth. There is an absolute mind with absolute standards that can be perceived through creation. There is revelation in this world, God has given meaning and interpretation to matter. There are rational facts to be found.
Psalm 19;1-2 also says,
"The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
So according to scripture God is involved in a "show" and "tell" presentation. He shows us who he is through the creation. That God is showing is a proclamation that gives human creatures knowledge. It is because it is so obvious that an irrational universe could not produce these attributes that every human is without excuse. Meaning there is no defense that can wipe God out of the picture. If you want to use reason to try and deny God, you will be implying that the world is rational presupposing but suppressing that God exists.
" For although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles" (Rom. 1;21-23)
Paul tells us they know God alright, but they have chosen not to honor him and let him be the final standard. He says that claiming to be wise they became fools. Why are they fools? Because who will believe that non-intelligence can produce intelligence. There foundation for reality is irrational. Instead of worshiping the Creator, they have chosen to worship the creation. Their philosophy of evolution does the same thing, it worships the creation and creatures. Thinking that the world is impersonal and we have evolved from creatures. Most unbelievers have the philosophy of evolution as their idol, they worship it being fully committed to it.
To deny Christianity is to deny that Knowledge is even possible.
Because the Unbeliever lives in God’s world, we only have to push him hard enough and he will expose himself and his thinking. The Bible makes it clear that God has revealed himself through all creation. There is know where that one can turn and not see God
"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness. (Rom. 1;18)
"For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For his invisible attributes, namely his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are they about excuse" (Rom. 1; 20)
The first Chapter of the book of Romans verse 18- tells that the unbeliever lives in God’s world suppressing God’s truth. We only have to ask the unbeliever for his foundation for rationality and he will say from an impersonal universe. The unbeliever will never go to an eternal rational source for his rationality or intelligence. He will suppress its connection. His rationality and intelligence he will answer comes from non-intelligence. He will deny that a designed creation needs a designer, that a world full of purpose needs a God who is control guiding this world according to a rational plan, he will deny that objective evil needs an eternal standard to judge something against. He will deny that his mind and soul has been created in the image of God, which is why he can think and correspond with interpreting God thoughts about the world on a human level, that he can find "facts". He simple suppresses the truth of divine general revelation.
Romans says, that God’s invisible attributes are clearly seen, namely his eternal power and divine nature. They have been clearly seen by all people through the creation of the world and the things that are made. Creation demonstrates that there is knowledge, meaning, justice, good and evil, a purpose for all things, Holiness, laws of nature, beauty, Truth. There is an absolute mind with absolute standards that can be perceived through creation. There is revelation in this world, God has given meaning and interpretation to matter. There are rational facts to be found.
Psalm 19;1-2 also says,
"The heavens declare the glory of God and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.
So according to scripture God is involved in a "show" and "tell" presentation. He shows us who he is through the creation. That God is showing is a proclamation that gives human creatures knowledge. It is because it is so obvious that an irrational universe could not produce these attributes that every human is without excuse. Meaning there is no defense that can wipe God out of the picture. If you want to use reason to try and deny God, you will be implying that the world is rational presupposing but suppressing that God exists.
" For although they knew God they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles" (Rom. 1;21-23)
Paul tells us they know God alright, but they have chosen not to honor him and let him be the final standard. He says that claiming to be wise they became fools. Why are they fools? Because who will believe that non-intelligence can produce intelligence. There foundation for reality is irrational. Instead of worshiping the Creator, they have chosen to worship the creation. Their philosophy of evolution does the same thing, it worships the creation and creatures. Thinking that the world is impersonal and we have evolved from creatures. Most unbelievers have the philosophy of evolution as their idol, they worship it being fully committed to it.
To deny Christianity is to deny that Knowledge is even possible.
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