God is infinite we
cannot be in complete accordance with God’s will since we are finite and cannot
comprehend God totally. However, we can comprehend what God has graciously
expressed to us through His Word and in several extra-biblical sources. The
chief source of God’s self-expression is the Bible. The Bible provides us with
a story of redemption. The pinnacle of this story is the person, work, ministry
and story of Jesus Christ. God’s Word provides us with all that we need for
living a godly life. The apostle Peter in II Peter 1:3 instruct believers that
through God’s power we have everything we need for living a godly life through
knowledge. So as we grow in our knowledge of God, our moral and ethical fiber
as a Christian, our maturity and likeness to Jesus ought to as well increase.
Yet how do Christians handle issues of moral and ethical decision making when
the Bible is silent on a particular issue? I believe this problem is best
rectified by understanding the Bible as the supreme and final source of truth,
but not the only source of truth. To explain further, in Psalms 19:1-4b the
psalmist explains what has been made by God declares the truth of God. Therefore,
we can understand God outside of special revelation i.e. the Bible, the
incarnation of Christ, divine meeting as in the case of Abraham. In fact, the
apostle Paul further instructs in the New Testament specifically Romans 1:18-20
that the declaration of creation of God’s glory, power and the knowledge ushering
forth is not only enough to inform the seeker, but is also enough to condemn
the one who rejects that knowledge. Paul goes on to say in Romans 2:14-16 that
we also have God’s law written on our hearts. So we can see that is without the
person pours forth knowledge of God and condemns. And all that is within such
as our conscience pours forth knowledge of God and condemns.
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