You said the following:
"There are millions ...many many instances down thru the ages , of examples of teachers and care-givers and poets and bards ....writers and story tellers , philosophers and artists that have inspired , taught by example , awoke the imaginations and consciences of the people , written absolutely wonderful and divinely inspirational works that enriched the fabric of our collective realities.
And scientists & humanitarians that have risked it all ,to further our reach of understanding of this world and ourselves and grow beyond ."
I don't disagree. Still, that doesn't answer the fact that mankind is bent on destruction, calls wrong right and vice-versa and with all his talent, still doesn't know how to secure a marriage, love his neighbor and stop war. If you're saying that there are moral non-christians, I'd agree. We're talking two different things here. The fact that man CAN do some great and inspirational things, only attests to the awesomeness of God. The other side of the coin is that with all the good we're capable of doing, for the most we don't do it and only a "fallen" human being is capable of such continual screw-ups. Enter the present day human race. Better yet, look at a King Solomon who by his own admission had everything this world could offer and yet concluded it was all vanity. Read Ecclesiastes. Mankind in its present (sinful) state will never find what it's seeking. In fact, he doesn't even know what he's looking for! There is always that yearning but never that fulfilling of the "void". It only comes through having a personal relationship with Christ. |
