A personal Note:
The God of the Scriptures says, "Come, let us reason together" (Isaiah 1:18). Without those Scriptures we would not be able to reason that we might comprehend and understand what 'God has spoken' and 'now speaks to us through His Son' (Heb.1:1-2).
The Christian faith is a religion of the book. When I say book, I propose those scriptures that the Apostles used to prove that Jesus was the Christ of God, the means of salvation for a lost desperate mankind.
If God has indeed spoken then it only makes sense that the responsibility falls upon man to hear him. I believe that there is no greater responsibility for the present generation to pass on to the next a clear testimony to the truth of God. For where should we turn if we neglect so great a salvation and the hope that is set before us.
I realize that this may present a problem for a lot of people, as it will certainly be brought up, "what about those who never had a chance to hear?" I don't know about the man in the jungle who wears a grass skirt and who has never seen a book much less able to read.
I don't know about those who die in infancy or born deaf, dumb or blind. This I know, God commands all men everywhere to repent and believe that which he has spoken (Acts 17:24-31). I also know that God calls out to those who have 'the eyes to see and the ears to hear' and calls them blessed (Matt.13:16, Mark 4:7). Not all men have the eyes to see and the ears to hear that God has indeed spoken. Not all men have faith (2Thess.3:2). Therefore, those men are in God's hands and that is where I am to leave them.
I believe, therefore I speak!
God has given to those who are to be His people, and He their God, the eyes and ears required to see and hear Him. (2Cor.6:16, Hebrews 8:10, Revelation 21:3). I also believe that it is in and by His grace alone which makes this possible. All a man can do in end is to believe and trust in the one who does all things well.
My hope and prayer is, that what you find here will help you in your confirmation and understanding in the God of Truth. As God moves in your life may he give you the eyes to see and the ears to hear and the heart to believe. May you come to understand the God who is Life, the granter and the sustainer in whom we each 'move and have our Being'. May the God of Truth 'Bless you' by leading you into 'the Life' for which He alone possesses, immortality, the Glory of God, the promise and blessed hope of those who put their trust in God.J. Thomas
03/03/2012 10:51 AM
