My Favorite Verses - Vol V (Feb 17 to Jun 17)
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
An illustrated collection of brief commentaries on some of the Bible’s most beloved (and some of its least understood) passages, parables, verses & sayings
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Romans 1:19-20 … Through all the things of God<br />
(05/04/20<strong>17</strong>)<br />
“What can be Known about God is plain, because He has shown it … Ever<br />
since the Creation, His eternal power and Divine Nature have been unders<strong>to</strong>od<br />
through all the things He has made.” ~ Paul (Romans 1:19-20)<br />
Even though this passage once again has Paul hollowly trying <strong>to</strong> “prove the<br />
unprovable” (i.e. exhort others <strong>to</strong> believe in his radically flawed faith in Jesus, the<br />
man, instead of encouraging them <strong>to</strong> emulate Jesus' teachings -- The Way), a deeper<br />
Truth is available herein nonetheless; namely, the Truth that even though we<br />
cannot ever objectively prove God‟s existence from “all that he has made” (and<br />
thank heavens for that, as a proven God means the destruction of all doubt – which<br />
means the castration of all acts of faith – which means the renouncement of all true<br />
human potency; as only the deeds that are difficult carry any real measure of Power, and<br />
no deed is difficult for a “true believer” of an objectively provable God), we can tell<br />
what is in harmony with “God‟s Will” by looking at how various deeds, beliefs,<br />
&/or interpretations of Scripture react <strong>to</strong> and interact with “all that he has made.”<br />
And this is why Jesus exhorted all of us <strong>to</strong> test the validity of all prophets, <strong>to</strong> test<br />
all interpretations of Scripture, and <strong>to</strong> test the Rightness of all deeds via<br />
witnessing the quality of their Fruits (see Matthew 7:15-20). And this is why he<br />
<strong>to</strong>ld his listeners that “Wisdom is vindicated by all Her children” (see Luke 7:35)<br />
… To make matters even more plain, we can simply remember another Truth of<br />
which Paul seemed <strong>to</strong> be ignorant – namely, the Truth that God is an all-Loving<br />
Essence for Jesus (see Matthew 5:48), and as such only the things that resonate<br />
with unconditional Love can be “of God” &/or in harmony with “God‟s Will.”<br />
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