Re: Romans 1:20

I think that Chased by Bears has the answer. I haven't encountered
traditions that speak of design. Rather they talk of awe at the greatness
of nature.

The Greek philosophical tradition viewed the actual world as less than
perfect because of matter. There was perfection only in the idea or form.
Dave

On Sun, 17 Jul 2005 20:50:39 -0700 "Jim Armstrong" <jarmstro@qwest.net>
writes:
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:

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?

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."

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).

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?

Thanks for your time and input.

Sincerely,

Bill Green

  
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