We are not created equal, nor are we given equal opportunities throughout life. Each of us has our own unique set of circumstances. Those of some people are much more favorable than others. how do you thing God wants us to respond to this fact?
One of the best known phrases from the Declaration of Independence is "We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal." Right there is a decided difference between religious and secular thinking. God wants us to know that we are not created equal nor should we expect to receive the same opportunities throughout life - but the world tells us we are. This creates a dichotomy that we can't escape. The world tells us we should expect fairness, but God tells us we shouldn't. The world tells us to look at each other and expect the same basic "rights" but those "rights" are actually God's gifts - and they aren't mandatory - and we can't demand fairness.
1 Corinthians 1:20 - I went to look up 2 Corinthians 1:20 on bible gateway for question 6, but instead put in 1 Corinthians 1:20 and read the following:
Where is the wise man? Where is the scholar? Where is the philosopher of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world?
A simple mistake, or God trying to give me an answer to my own question about world wisdom vs. His Word...
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