"Modern man is responsible to society- HE THINKS TRUTH IS ESTABLISHED BY MAJORITY OPINION. For religious man, responsible to God, God alone determines Truth, and one should avoid judgments based on false, human criteria. God stands diametrically opposed to world. Men were false- God was Truth: an unbounded abyss separated them." ---Abraham Joshua Heschel "Passion for Truth"
It's funny to me to think about the disconnect that exists between pragmatism and faith. We as Christians (more often than not) make decisions based on what we see thus what we "know" in a tangible sense. Jonathan Swift once said that, "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." I wonder if that's what the Bible means when it says that the people parish for lack of vision? We are not really perceiving God's will and acting upon what we feel He is calling us to do. We've lost our vision, we've lost our purpose, we daily parish... Truth, purpose, direction, are "God things" not "man things". He defines reality and this is His world. This is the beginning of wisdom, the fear of God. The understanding that all is His and in order for us to be fulfilled we need to get with the program! So often, we make choices which we think will lead us to "safe" conclusions. What ever happened to faith? Be still, listen to that soft still voice and know...
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