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NASB | Romans 11:33 ¶ Oh, the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and unfathomable His ways! |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 11:33 ¶ Oh, the depth of the riches and wisdom and knowledge of God! How unsearchable are His judgments and decisions and how unfathomable and untraceable are His ways! |
Subject: Who can explain God and why try |
Bible Note: Romans 11:33 (NLT) 33 Oh, how great are God’s riches and wisdom and knowledge! How impossible it is for us to understand his decisions and his ways! Scripture tells us it is impossible to explain God's ways yet we are often confronted by quotes by men that attempt to do just that. Throughout history we have seen learned scholars, people with high intellect, men and women blessed with flawless human logic that were proven wrong when they tried to explain God and God's ways. How wise and learned were those that were sure the earth was the center of universe? They even went to the extreme of putting to death those that opposed that teaching, yet now we know how very wrong they were. I believe many today are just as wrong as they try to explain or limit how the Holy Spirit will function among God's people. Who among us can explain why one person is born into disease and dies never experiencing anything but pain while others are born normal and many times live and die escaping all pain? Why do many depend on intellect, logic and deny experience of others requiring experiencing it themselves before they will believe? Yet they often insure that all chances for them to experience it is never utilized or allowed to happen. They are like a person that refuses to believe the sensations another has experienced on a roller coaster saying that is impossible that is not how Roller Coasters work. Then refuse to get on the Roller Coaster themselves? I fully understand human can be deceived and misled by emotion/experience, however when the experience serve God's purpose, when it confirms God's word, when it glorifies Jesus Christ who are we to say that is not of God? God's ways are different than man's, the Holy Spirit can function as He chooses but always remains within the boundaries set by scripture. Who can deny that? Why deny that? Because it conflicts with man's intellect or wisdom? Does it seem illogical? Is it hard to believe? Isn't God's love for us His children even more illogical? Even harder to believe? Flies in the face of man's intellect? Enough of the quotes and commentaries that limit the Holy Spirit to man's understanding, logic and sense of proper behavior. God is God it is time to allow Him to be God to us. |
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