Tirian
Puritan Board Sophomore
Folks,
What is your view on this passage of scripture in terms of who is the "they" and "us" referring to in 27, what did it mean to those being addressed and what does it mean today?
One interpretation I heard on the weekend that I'm not entirely comfortable with is that this suggests that the way in which God has ordered creation (specifically human beings) generally causes them to seek Him. Surely, this view is at odd's with texts such as Rom 3:11.
Your thoughts?
What is your view on this passage of scripture in terms of who is the "they" and "us" referring to in 27, what did it mean to those being addressed and what does it mean today?
26And He has made from one blood[c] every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, 27so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; 28for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, "For we are also His offspring.'
One interpretation I heard on the weekend that I'm not entirely comfortable with is that this suggests that the way in which God has ordered creation (specifically human beings) generally causes them to seek Him. Surely, this view is at odd's with texts such as Rom 3:11.
Your thoughts?