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“Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the
glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible
man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.... Who
changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshiped and served the
creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever.”
In its human wisdom the world knows not God. Its wise men
gather an imperfect knowledge of God through his created works, and
then in their foolishness exalt nature and the laws of nature above
nature’s God. Nature is an open book which reveals God. All who
are attracted to nature may behold in it the God that created them.
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But those who have not a knowledge of God, in their acceptance of
the revelation God has made of himself in Christ, will obtain only an
imperfect knowledge of God in nature. This knowledge, so far from
giving elevated conceptions of God, so far from elevating the mind,
the soul, the heart, and bringing the whole being into conformity to
the will of God, will make men idolaters. Professing to be wise, they
become as fools.—
Unpublished Testimonies, July 3, 1898
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The Infinite God
1195. Men of the greatest intellect cannot understand the myster-
ies of Jehovah as revealed in nature. Divine inspiration asks many
questions which the most profound scholar cannot answer. These
questions were not asked supposing that we could answer them, but
to call our attention to the deep mysteries of God, and to make men
know that their wisdom is limited, that in the common things of daily
life there are mysteries past the comprehension of finite minds; that
the judgment and purposes of God are past finding out, his wisdom
unsearchable. If he reveals himself to man, it is by shrouding himself
in the thick cloud of mystery. God’s purpose is to conceal more of
himself than he makes known to men. Could men fully understand
the ways and works of God, they would not then believe him to be the
infinite one. He is not to be comprehended by man in his wisdom, and
reasons, and purposes. “His ways are past finding out.” His love can
never be explained upon natural principles. If this could be done, we
would not feel that we could trust him with the interests of our souls.
Skeptics refuse to believe because with their finite minds they cannot
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comprehend the infinite power by which God reveals himself to men.