'Lo, this only have I found,
that God hath made man upright;
but they have sought out many inventions.'
(Ecclesiastes 7:29)
Dear
@Mayflower,
My heart goes out to you. I empathise with you regarding these things. For into my mind very often comes the silence of God at Babel in Genesis 5, between verse 5 & 6 (
before He confounds their language - Gen 1:1,5-7) when contemplating what man would be capable of if not separated and their language confounded. What a pregnant pause this is!
(- silence -)
'And the LORD said,
"Behold, the people is one,
.. and they have all one language;
.... and this they begin to do:
...... and now nothing will be restrained from them,
........ which they have imagined to do.
Go to, let us go down,
.. and there confound their language,
.... that they may not understand one another's speech.'
(Genesis 11:6-7)
* Confounding their language slows down and minimised the degree of their ability: but in this day there is no bar to man's progress, it seems; for communication is no longer a problem; and has never been so accessible. So we see genetic research, and other medical, scientific and technological advances, which are giving man God-like ability, but without the responsibility and accountability attached to it.
* For example, young mothers are given choices, before the birth of their children, which advanced knowledge provides, placing in their hands decisions which no man should be called upon to make. Life or death decisions. Also, Medical science can keep alive those for whom death would be a release.
* There is so much more that I could list, which causes me concern. These advances are hailed as wonderful, however, they bring great responsibility with them, but little accountability.
* May God give us all wisdom, as to how we should best address these issues, in our own lives, for His Name and Glory's sake.
Praise His Holy Name!
In Christ Jesus
Chris x