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NASB | Proverbs 21:2 Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs the hearts. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Proverbs 21:2 Every man's way is right in his own eyes, But the LORD weighs and examines the hearts [of people and their motives]. [Prov 24:12; Luke 16:15] |
Subject: Man's understanding is not always God's |
Bible Note: BradK thanks for the reply Augustine (a great man for sure) may have used theology to have "Rational discussion respecting the deity" but rational to who? Talk to and atheist and the existence of God is irrational, but yet the atheist insists on reason, that is in his view rational (or logical). And talk to a true theist and spirit, Holy Spirit, Presence of God in God’s creation and knowing God is irrational, but again the theist who will state that there is a God, will state that knowing God and or His Presence in existence is irrational and is without reason or logic. The location to find such would be philosophy, and theorizing using reason (or logic) in what is reasonable in their own view. The difference is that the priest (Rv:1:6, Rv:5:10, Ex:19:6) is to know God, having a relationship with God, in creation in the world that is shared with the priest’s neighbor. Of which there is no theology required to be fulfilled. As Apostle Paul has said who had much experience with the Greek attitude of reason required. 1Cor:1:22: For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom: 1Cor:1:24: But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God. Hence Christ is the Power and Wisdom of God, not reason nor rational for it is also said by the Apostle Paul that God chose the foolishness of preaching rather than the reasoning of men. (1Cor:1:21) And it would be appropriately so because if it requires reasoning of men or rational of men to be saved, then men would declare their own salvation, and fool themselves in to believing they can save themselves and keep themselves from death. The Lord God is not required to meet anyone’s reason or reasoning in order to be, and do as He sees fit. One should hope one can present reason why the Lord God should let him live in God’s Presence, and the Truth is the reason the Lord God would, is something the Lord God provided in Jesus Christ. Therefore reasons and reasoning is not required for salvation, it is Righteousness that delivers from death (Prov:10:2, Prov:11:4), of which is only of God. Needless to say, 1Cor:1-2 is pocked full of what Paul has to say about Wisdom of God versus wisdom of men. The study or science which treats of God, His nature and attributes, and His relations with man and the universe; ‘the science of things divine’; divinity. Maybe interesting for those who do not know the Lord God, speculating like news media before an anticipated event or conclusion, but its speculation at best. The True God, is revealed with those He is with, and so is His nature and attributes, of which there is no speculation only belief and trust. Don’t believe me? Then look at the Bible, a documentation of a people experiencing the Presence of the Almighty with them. |