Through The Scriptures. The Unbelievers and the things of God. On Romans 1:20-21(KJV) For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. EXPLANATION; (Please pick your bible, find one around you or wait and get home first). Romans 1:20- For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: I. For the invisible things of him; God is an invisible Spirit. No eye has seen. Jesus said that nobody has seen the Father except the only begotten (referring to Himself) who is from the Father; and has declared him to us. Jesus is the image of the Invisible God, the express image of his person. Many humans throughout biblical history desired to see God but could not. Moses first heard the voice of God in a burning bush but when he later desired to see God, it was not possible so he settled for the after-glow- Call it a shadow if you like. The Prophets of old only heard the voice of God: Ezekiel in a vision and Elijah heard a still small voice in the air. II. From the creation of the world are clearly seen; One of the ways of knowing the existence of God is by using the organs He has blessed everyone with. God is invisible. We cannot see God but He has revealed Himself to us through his Creation. We can see Him in Creation. We can look at the splendor and magnificence of the Sun, the Moon, the Stars and all the host of Heaven which He made by the word of His mouth and conclude that He exists. He has not hidden himself from us. In the Old Testament, it’s recorded that when Job looked at the shinning of the Sun and the splendor of the Moon, his heart was secretly enticed and his hand could not help it but throw a wet kiss from his mouth- Job 31:26-28. King David the sweet Psalmist of Israel wondered and was amazed when he considered the Heavens, the Moon and stars, all this, the work of the fingers of God which He had ordained- Psalms 8:3. Anyone with common sense should look at Creation see God! III. Being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; The other way of knowing the existence of God is by employing our mind. The Greek word translated- “understand” is noiéō. It refers to perceiving with the mind. Using common sense, logic, employing the thinking capacities up stirs to examine things. Everyone has a conscience that tells them of the existence of a divine Creator. Common sense demands that there ought to be a creator if you have a creation. Even his eternal power and Godhead; His Divinity and eternal power He showed by just speaking the World into existence! Well some today will argue that this is impossible. I hear and read about them writing that these bible stories are too mythical and hard to believe. Well, my question to them is- how big is their God? Our can. This is how big God is. Anything is possible with God. That is why He is God. His ways are not our ways. He can do things that we would never dream of ever doing; things that we will never understand because we are not gods. We have tiny minds. His is eternal. He is eternal in being and we are not. IV. So that they are without excuse: Anybody who uses their Eyes and Mind properly and rationally ought to conclude and settle this issue within himself. Nobody has and neither will there ever arise human who will completely defend the non existence of a divine Creator of the Universe. It is not possible. One can only excuse themselves from this Truth by choosing to ignore what they see around them, throw out their minds and snare their consciences. Romans 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. I. Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; The problem is not that people do not know that God exists. It is not that they do not have the information pertaining to things divine. The point is that they refuse to accept him as God. They do not want God to be God: they refuse to adore him. They reject his splendor and deny him His glory that is well deserved. Neither were they thankful; They refuse to thank him for what He has done for them. They are not grateful for the common grace He provides for all His Creation; the rains in their due seasons to both the Christian and pagan Farmers, the shinning Sun on their crops in planting and harvesting time, the free medicine found in Nature, the excellent mind that enables Humanity to invent many great things and manipulate Nature to our advantage. Oh how insensitive is the Heart of the Rebel? He refuses to acknowledge the source of all the things he enjoys in this life time. II. But became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. The word translated imaginations is dialogism- it refers to a thinking within one`s self. An attempt by man to deliberate with himself; reasoning and questioning that which he knows to be true. Because they question Truth that the Divine creator has revealed; they become empty with no basis to stand on. They begin to trust their own opinions, ideas, and thoughts on life matters. They develop stubborn hearts that lead them into dark paths like David said in-Psalms 81:12. Now we all ought to know that due to the depravity, selfishness and wickedness of our hearts, we need to get our Truth claims and standards of Morality from a source outside of ourselves. We cannot trust our hearts on anything but we can completely trust in what is revealed by God. And that is in His word the Bible. The wisdom of Man cannot be compared to divine revelation. And their foolish heart was darkened. Because they have denied and set aside the Truth; they are left with nothing to stand on. There develops a veil on their hearts. They become unintelligent while thinking they are cool. They become fools yet professing to be wise. NOTICE Through the scriptures-(TTS) Is a ministry committed to verse by verse Bible exposition and Teaching: We declare the text, explain the text, and praise God, comfort, exhort, encourage, admonish, challenge and warn people if the Text requires so. 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Posted on: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 10:44:10 +0000
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