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NASB | Proverbs 15:10 Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way; He who hates reproof will die. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 15:10 There is severe discipline for him who turns from the way [of righteousness]; And he who hates correction will die. |
Subject: Theological Term: Arian Epistemology |
Bible Note: The great 4th Century heretic, Arius, who denied the incarnation and the full divinity of the Son of God. Arius' fundamental epistemic principle was, "I will not believe what I cannot understand. What I cannot understand cannot possibly be true." In other words, he makes our finite human reason the measure of what can be true, and if we read the Bible that way, we will get into trouble at numerous points, not only on the incarnation, but on the doctrine of the Trinity, on the nexus between sovereignty and responsibility. Think about it, my friends, the Bible claims to teach you about an infinite God. Now, if you’re finite, and you’re reading the Bible about an infinite God, wouldn’t you suspect that there would be some places that you don’t quite have down pat? But if you say, “I’m not going to believe it unless I have it all sorted out,” wouldn’t that require the God being taught by the scriptures to be finite enough for your finite mind to comprehend him? Thus, positively and finally contradicting the claim of the Bible! In other words, if I understood everything in the Bible, I would immediately reject Christianity, because it would mean this pea brain can somehow understand the supposedly infinite God revealed there. And the fact of the matter is, I'll go through all of eternity and I'll never know all there is to know about the infinite God. And so, this kind of epistemology or investigative starting point that says, "If I can’t understand it, it cannot be true," is writ large across the error of divine repentence. |
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