Philosophical concerns on Theological matters.

Why be concerned about details of Christian doctrine that produce nothing but quarrels and prejudice, when natural reason, a faculty common to all human beings, can answer the fundamental questions regarding God and human nature.


Natural reasoning can never inform us of who God is or who we truely are in consequence to knowing God, the philosophy that came about from the enlightenment. Although philosophy may try to answer the questions of whether there is a being out there (via. - cosmology, morality, and ontology) - philosophy in and of itself can never truely give us the answer of what is this being liek and our relation to Him and how to interact with Him. Calvin says to know ourselves (truly) we must know God and to know God we must hear the scriptures (Romans 10). As Romans 10 says faith comes by hearing and hearing from the word of Christ. Although some may say the Scriptures as a whole is what is meant here, and I think that could very well be, however I think the Word of Christ that is being meant here is the Gospel. Knowing ourselves through the gospel of Jesus Christ. Quite frankly every man has his reasons as every man has general revelation. But as Romans 1 says every man suppresses the turth by their own unrighteousness. As "what can be known about God is Plain to them, because God has shown it to them." So therefore as Paul says at the beginning of verse 18 the wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all unrighteousness and ungodliness. So philosophy, although good, for it is good to defend the cause of theism and perhaps also deism, still falls short from theology that is grounded from the scripture and informs us of who God is and who we are in relation to Him. So respectful people like Giesler, Craig, and such who are considered as philosophers can never attain to what the scriptures say that man is totally depraved and if not for the free unconditional election of God and irresistible grace of God he would remain in such a state. As Ephesians 2:1-10 gives us the state at which the christians were in, as those who are of the world is currently in, and then God's means of saving us by grace through faith for His glory in Christ for good works which he has prepared for them who are trusting in His unfailing promises found in Christ alone. Philosophers are no theologians, and rightly so. For a philosopher to answer what or who is God like and our relation to Him would be to infringe on their subjects and thus not have authoritative voices.