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ot every man in history has had a Bible to read in his
language. In fact, many men couldn't (or can't) read anything at all, whether
the Word of God existed in their language or not (illiteracy). So, do they
escape culpability because they have not been privy to the words of Scripture?
No! Romans 1:18, 19 & 20 make it
abundantly clear that even if the only knowledge that a man has about God is
the little which he can see in the creation around him, that is enough to
condemn him. It's not enough to save him
though: the gospel of God’s grace is required for that to occur. Ezekiel 33:8 and Romans 10:14 make that point
plainly. Anyway, Psalm 19:1-6 tells us
that the glory of God is declared everywhere; in every location under the sky;
wherever the sun rises and sets.
Psalm 19:7-11 point to written revelation and the perfection
of it. The Bible is accurate,
dependable, right, pure and infinitely valuable. It is the tool that God has chosen to use to
show us our depravity, to declare His plan of redemption, to develop faith in
our hearts and to cleanse us from the filthiness of our natural ways (Romans
7:7, Hebrews 10:7-10, Romans 10:17, Ephesians 5:26 & Psalm 119:9). Hebrews 4:12 describes God's Word as being
alive, powerful and precise!
God doesn't JUST speak to us through the natural environment
and through His infallible Scriptures. He also speaks to our hearts through the
Holy Ghost. So, Psalm 19:12-14 covertly
introduces to us this third way that God's speaks to His children... and that
is by His Spirit.
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