Biblical Epistemology
Proverbs
1:1-7
“The
proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel; 2To know wisdom and instruction; to perceive
the words of understanding; 3To
receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and judgment, and equity; 4To give subtilty to the simple,
to the young man knowledge and discretion. 5A wise man will hear, and will increase learning;
and a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 6To understand a proverb, and
the interpretation; the words of the wise, and their dark sayings. 7The fear of the LORD is the
beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:1-7).
Through
the simple scheme of man, he is so close to understanding God, he is blinded
by his own intellect and willingness to share and give back to God, what God
has given him. Thus, the developed enigma (problem), is rooted in the reality
that all such concepts as ontology, epistemology, axiology, cosmology, metaphysics,
philosophy, rhetoric, mathematics, and linguistics, were pre-existent to man.
Today, humanity has an understanding of the things that already existed in
the mind of God, but because of the belief that they were developed by men,
they refuse to acknowledge and partner with God in the discovery. People now
know what they know, but fail to give credence to the All-Knowing God of Heaven.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge:
but fools despise wisdom and instruction” (Proverbs 1:7). The world knows God, but acts like it does
not. In terms of schema, it is about using what is known, to know more!
In the mere beginning verses of Proverbs, Solomon pontificates the
Word of God, and unlike Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, in their Western speculative
philosophy, he ignites the reality that true knowledge begins and ends with
God. In essence, the philosophical discussion and study of knowledge (Epistemology)
and existence (Ontology), are divine biblical concepts that relate to God
and the human relationship with God. Give Him the credit and remember, you
are the clay In
The Potter’s Hands. God has paved a way to save you today!