Re: Romans 1:20

I found this as well...

When a man does a piece of work which is admired by all we say that it
is wonderful; but when we see the changes of day and night, the sun, the
moon, and the stars in the sky, and the changing seasons upon the earth,
with their ripening fruits, anyone must realize that it is the work of
someone more powerful than man
Chased by Bears (1843-1915): Santec-Yanktonai Sioux

JimA

wgreen8 wrote:

>Dear friends at ASA:
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>Romans 1:20 says that God's "eternal power and divine nature, have been
>clearly seen, being understood through what has been made... (NASB)." Two
>questions arise: What exactly does "divine nature" refer to, and how are
>these attributes of God made manifest in nature?
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>I think that it is clear that humans have always had a tendency to believe in
>God or gods. In 1911, Brave Buffalo, a Sioux Indian wrote: "When I was ten
>years of age I looked at the land and the rivers, the sky above, and the
>animals around me and could not fail to realize that they were made by some
>great power."
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>Black Elk also said that it could be seen that the Great Spirit was in all
>nature, and "most importantly," He is above or greater than all of these
>things (the sun, streams, all nature).
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>Is this because humans perceive design in nature? Or is there some other
>rational perception? Or is this perception not rational, not based on
>reason, but mystical?
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>Thanks for your time and input.
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>Sincerely,
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>Bill Green
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Received on Sun Jul 17 23:52:42 2005