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NASB | Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King. At His wrath the earth quakes, And the nations cannot endure His indignation. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Jeremiah 10:10 But the LORD is the true God and the God who is Truth; He is the living God and the everlasting King. The earth quakes and shudders at His wrath, And the nations are not able to endure His indignation. |
Subject: General Revelation |
Bible Note: Greetings, First off, I'm not disagreeing with the quote from R. C. Sproul. I believe more clarification is needed. Secondly, the greek phrase, transliterated, is en autois. En is used with the locative case meaning "in, at, or on" or in the instrumental case meaning "by means of". Both of those are aspects of the dative case, which autois is in. So, the translation of "within them" is the more accurate translation. "among" would be closer to the greek preposition of Peri when used in the accusative case. With this insight, it is my belief that Paul is not only referring to God revealing himself through nature around us, but within us as well. After all, we are a part of God's creation and a part of nature as well. Thirdy, if you break down Romans 1:18-32 down and look at it from a strictly grammatical view, there are certain breaks in the passage where the thought shifts slightly: 18-20, 21-23, 24-25, 26-27, 28-32. These breaks and shifts in thought shows God punishing Mankind for their previous actions, and man falls further into depravity as a result. This begins in verse 21 with mankind not honoring God or giving him thanks. Now, I'm not saying that Jesus Christ is unnecessary. What I'm saying is that General Revelation gives enough knowledge to not only convict man of sin, but to also point them in the right direction which will ultimately lead to knowledge of Christ. So, yes, you're on the mark with what I'm trying to convey. We shouldn't dismiss general revelation as simply a means by which mankind is condemned. John 3:18 says "He who believes in him is not judged; he who does not believe is judged already because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God." We come to know about the Son of God through Special Revelation, but how does General Revelation condemn us? It condemns us because it contains the first step towards coming to a saving belief in Christ. Jalek |