>> And all these years I thought the Bible was such a reliable
>> witness. What a shame that it turns out to have only been
>> written by men from within their limited intellectual contexts.
>> Perhaps also their view of sin was limited by their moral context?
My perception is that God tells us pretty plainly about sin in Scripture.
That's why it's so offensive to most nonbelievers and even to believers on
occasion. God just doesn't leave any room for mistake. We _are_ sinful
and only the finished work of His son on the cross can save us. If God
didn't tell us about sin, how would we know about it? Yes, we'd have the
same vague feelings of "something missing" we can remember from the days
prior to our conversion, but we'd be easy prey for the various approaches
the world has devised for that emptiness: hedonism, self-help, and varous
other panaceas. But we could _never_, left to our own devices, realize the
terrible danger we are in because of sin and entrust ourselves to God for
our salvation. On the other hand, we have been able to learn quite a bit
about how the nature He created functions. I submit that the Bible does
not go into great detail on scientific issues for two reasons: 1) They are
not necessary for salvation, and 2) God has given us some ability to
discover these aspects of His world on our own.
-Bill
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