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To: Dr. Eckleburg; betty boop; annalex; Quix; blue-duncan; HarleyD; Forest Keeper; wmfights; ...
Thank you so much for sharing your insights and thank you for the beautiful Scriptures!

As far as knowing God through nature, that's a little different. I do believe the beauty of God's creation is a gift.

Indeed, God's Creation - both physical and spiritual - is a beautiful gift. And yet it will all be replaced by the new heaven and new earth. In the meantime, we are to notice what it can tell us:

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, [even] his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: - Romans 1:20

The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge. [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. - Psalms 19:1-3

Because the creature itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God. For we know that the whole creation groaneth and travaileth in pain together until now. – Romans 8:21-22

And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea. – Revelation 21:1

Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in light: Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated [us] into the kingdom of his dear Son: In whom we have redemption through his blood, [even] the forgiveness of sins: Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether [they be] thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence. For it pleased [the Father] that in him should all fulness dwell; And, having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things unto himself; by him, [I say], whether [they be] things in earth, or things in heaven. – Col 1:12-20


13,206 posted on 04/21/2007 7:20:20 AM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Alamo-Girl
Amen. Colossians 1:16-17 is fast becoming some of my very favorite Scripture, being as I am partial to absolutes. 8~)

I'm a post-millennialist so I lean towards believing creation is good and knowable according to His will because it is all made by God for His glory and for the welfare of His saints. We have been redeemed. The light of the Son has come to us so that we may see the truth and believe. Grace abounds.

"There is not one blade of grass, there is no color in this world that is not intended to make us rejoice." -- John Calvin

"And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up: and, as his custom was, he went into the synagogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read.

And there was delivered unto him the book of the prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, he found the place where it was written,

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord.

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them that were in the synagogue were fastened on him.

And he began to say unto them, This day is this scripture fulfilled in your ears." -- Luke 4:16-21


13,224 posted on 04/21/2007 11:16:48 AM PDT by Dr. Eckleburg ("I don't think they want my respect; I think they want my submission." - Flemming Rose)
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