RE: [asa] Romans 1:20 (disregard my last post)

And furthermore, in my opinion pretty girls make a decent rebuttal to C.S.
Lewis's claim that you can't discern whether the God of nature is a loving
God or capricious, ambivalent, etc. I think that beauty in nature,
especially feminine beauty, speaks volumes about our creator. And that is
something that a red in tooth and claw nature can't readily explain either.

John

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From: John Walley [mailto:john_walley@yahoo.com]
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 7:59 PM
To: 'David Campbell'; 'mrb22667@kansas.net'
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Subject: RE: [asa] Romans 1:20 (disregard my last post)

But pretty girls definitely reflect the glory of His Creation and could
therefore loosely fall under the scope of Romans 1:20. :)

John

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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On
Behalf Of David Campbell
Sent: Monday, November 19, 2007 2:24 PM
To: mrb22667@kansas.net
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Subject: Re: [asa] Romans 1:20 (disregard my last post)

> > Suppose then this person converts to deism still from a purely secular
point
> > of view and then starts exploring all the world's religions to see if
any of
> > their testable truth claims can survive the scrutiny of being compared
to
> > the scientific record. And suppose then that after eliminating all the
> > others they conclude that Christianity is valid and real and the Bible
is
> > inspired, and therefore they become a Christian.
> >
> > In this scenario, can we so confidently say that "that natural theology
does
> > *not* lead a person to Christ" ?

I see a semantic difference here. At the ultimate level, only the
work of the Spirit can lead one to Christ. In this particular
situation, I would identify the examination of various religions as
the means used in leading to Christ, though of course God was working
though his interest in science, etc. As another example, I know of a
couple of testimonies from men who came to Christianity from other
religions. Initial motive for coming to a Christian fellowship group
was that all the pretty girls were there.

-- 
Dr. David Campbell
425 Scientific Collections
University of Alabama
"I think of my happy condition, surrounded by acres of clams"
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