Romans 1
20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse.
21 For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God or give thanks, but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
22 Professing to be wise, they became fools,
23 and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures.
24 Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them.
25 For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.
26 For this reason God gave them over to degrading passions; for their women exchanged the natural function for that which is unnatural,
27 and in the same way also the men abandoned the natural function of the woman and burned in their desire toward one another, men with men committing indecent acts and receiving in their own persons the due penalty of their error.
28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God any longer, God gave them over to a depraved mind, to do those things which are not proper,
29 being filled with all unrighteousness, wickedness, greed, evil; full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, malice; they are gossips,
30 slanderers, haters of God, insolent, arrogant, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
31 without understanding, untrustworthy, unloving, unmerciful;
32 and although they know the ordinance of God, that those who practice such things are worthy of death, they not only do the same, but also give hearty approval to those who practice them.
This pretty well sums up our society today which is reaping its rewards through the infiltration of Darwinism...eh? Our faith gives HOPE.....the lack of which has destroyed our youth today. I mean... how much hope can you have, if you believe that you are a mere accident...a blob of nothing that transformed from chemical goo? (Not to mention that a lack of belief in Divine architecture absolves them from accountability to anyone or anything) I guess I choose to believe that I was fearfully and wonderfully made by the hand of God... for a REAL purpose. :)
69 Posted on 08/19/2001 13:41:47 PDT by LaineyDee
This is really a non-answer. What if I reason that torturing babies is fun? Marquis de Sade reasoned that torturing women was fun. It's your reason against his. Whose reason is right? Obviously, reason is a tool or a means to an end, and not an end in itself. Reason is not a destination but a vehicle. Reason is used to perceive truths and logically requires a beginning PREMISE.