Dig Deeper   In theology, we call this broken reality that surrounds us the noetic effect of sin. We use the strange word noetic because it comes from the Greek word nous, meaning “mind,” “intellect Simply put, the noetic effect of sin  inhibits people's ability to think straight.

Dig Deeper Yesterday we learned that the noetic effect of sin has compromised our ability to think, since So does this noetic effect compromise our interpretation of scripture as well?

based on the evidence we've collected from His creation is woefully inept (especially considering the noetic He cures that pesky noetic effect so that once again you can "make judgments about all things."

We understand that God certainly speaks to us through His creation, but the noetic effect of sin clouds

writes the Teacher, stems from the same root so many other Biblical writers identify and which we've noticed so often as we've read the Bible together these last few months: the noetic effect of sin - the fact

Today we're especially focusing on the poetic style of this prayer, which is written in a chiastic style Today we'll appreciate the poetic beauty seen in so many parts of Scripture. The book is full of word play (which is far more apparent in the original Hebrew) and poetic irony. Notice the telltale wedge shape to the outline: A. Jonah cries out for salvation; B. The more you learn about the poetic structure that comprises so much of God's Word, the more you will

The noetic effect of sin tempts us to add to God's Word far more often than it tempts us to take away

In theology, we call this the noetic effect of sin.

But notice that, for as bad as what godlessness and wickedness are, they are simply the presenting symptoms Our underlying problem, as we've seen so often these last couple of weeks, is noetic .

From our viewpoint, the concepts of Jesus and the kingdom of God are so synonymous that we hardly notice friend Nicodemus on that dark night, He's not so interesting in unpacking all of these theological and noetic