twohumble wrote:[Aineo
Wonderful passage, totally misapplied in this circumstance. Certainly, as you and I look around this world we see that society emphasizes exactly the opposite of what God says is good. This passage speaks to the foolishness of man, and his selfishness, and, and contrasts it with Gods infinite wisdom.
To use this verse to imply that man, through science, or any other intellectual means, should NOT search out God with our minds, is foolishness. Ross, in his attempt to know God, uses the tools God has given him to search Him out. Ross is a brilliant man, with a sharp mind. He chooses to honor God through use of that mind to know Him better, and you fall to the level of critisizing this avenue?
As in "Chariots of Fire" when Eric said to his sister "I feel Gods pleasure when I run"....so it is when any of us use our gifts for the purpose of glorifying God. Ross earnestly seeks to further the Gospel by the use of science, which is his gift. To denigrate, or in any way make light of a mans earnest attempt to know and spread the Gospel is both foolish, and unkind.
Your disagreement with his exegesis is purely academic, and not at all salvational. The essays posted by Tuppence, and the insinuations you have made aim right at the center of pure judgementalism toward a mans heart. I repeat, I have never made any such claim about those I disagree with, too bad not everyone can say the same. (I am not just refering to whats been said on this thread)
I find it absolutely amazing that so many Christians decide what is and what is not "salvational" in God's word.
Using science to search out God's truth can be and sometimes is how God draws people to Him as Strobel has shown in his book. So you analysis of what I believe is ludicrous. However, when I read where any person be he minister, atheist, or scientist takes God's word and perverts it to his own agenda I question that person's veracity.
Is Genesis 1 a salvational issue? As I have posted it is for some people who reject the truth of Scripture based on the fact some Christian scientists are pulling out all the stops to prove Genesis 1 is simply not true.
You can debate the fact that "yom" can be translated day, eon, epic, and etc. based on the context of the verse. However even when we speak of the day of salvation, the day of reckoning, the day of the Lord, and etc. we do not add "evening and morning" to indicate the length of that day.
Even where science is concerned the foolishness of God is wiser than the wisdom of men. The great Christian scientists of the past used their "minds" to discover God's truth they did not use their "minds" to void God's truth.