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January 05, 2005
Epistemology
What do I know about truth?
No, we speak of God's secret wisdom, a wisdom that has been hidden and that God destined for our glory before time began. 1 Cor 2:7
I know there is an absolute truth out there somewhere. God created the world and he himself operates on a certain set of rules that do not change. God cannot sin and cannot change
...but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. 1 Cor 2:10
Can we then know this truth?
We have not received the spirit of the world but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us. 1 Cor 2:12
I think that we can know this truth. At least some of it. Can we go through, identify and bring to light all of the ways of God and the universe he created? I think not. We have not the life span nor the categorical systems and abilities to tie everything together. But with God’s divine assistance we can ascertain that which is far above our feeble intellects. It is important to note, however, that becoming frustrated with the inability to grasp an aspect of God or his creation is rather futile because again we are dependant on his spirit for any and all wisdom.
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts. Isaiah 55:9
Posted by paul at January 5, 2005 07:36 PM
Comments
I was reading Judges 13 not too long ago about the birth of Samson. His birth was foretold by an angel. In verses 17-18 Samson's father ask's the angel for his name and his replay is that his name is "wonderful" -- literally, "incomprehensible."
And that is the Lord, isn't it? He is incomprehensible to us. A little child can't comprehend his parents or what his parents do or the issues they face every day. The little child only knows certain things about his parents -- is he loved, is he cared for, is he safe? Is he warm and content sitting on his father's or mother's lap or when he's getting tucked in.
Last time I read Isaiah 61:10 -- "He has wrapped me with a robe of righteousness" -- I had this image that's not exactly biblical of God taking me out of the tub after a sin-cleansing bath and drying me off with a big white terry cloth towel (and, you know, rattling my head laughing as he dried my hair) and wrapping me in a soft white terry cloth bathrobe.
Those are the things I know about my Father -- love, warmth, contentment, safety, pleasure. So I don't pursue "truth" per se. I pursue relationship. I want to get to know more about my Dad as I get older and in the process I will learn "my father's business." The family business.
Posted by: Dan Benson at January 8, 2005 04:39 PM
hmmm. good thought
Posted by: paul at January 9, 2005 10:00 AM