"Utopiates
of Reason"
(...Babel-Tow'ring to the sky)
We deny the One who planted
Seed of Reason into man;
We've defied The Reason Giver...
Now The Curse is in the Land.
Treason's fruit is now in season...
Mankind's bitter Harvest Fare;
Death, Disease....
Now War and Trouble...
Lord! The Fall is in the air!
We deny Reason's Provider,
Who would help us understand...
We defy God of Creation,
Then we deify the Man.
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"We don't find God as we find a planet, but more as we find a
mate. We do not find God, we are found by God." --Peter
Kreeft
"It is the heart that perceives God and not the reason. That
is what faith is: God perceived by the heart, not by reason." --Blaise
Pascal
"...The philosopher can't take you to God. There's a limitation
to reason. The heart flees even when reason counters it, because it doesn't
wish to belong to anything that results in a surrender of self."
-Ravi Zacharias
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"...And the LORD God commanded the man, 'You are free to eat from
any tree in the garden; but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil, for when you eat of it you will surely die.'"
--(Genesis 2: 16)
"Utopiates of Reason"
(...Babel-Tow'ring to the sky)
Watch them:
Intellect and Reason.
Handsome couple!
Quite a pair!...
Swirling 'round the Tree of Knowledge,
In this Kingdom of the Air.
'Round The Center of Attention,
O my Word!
That Tree's a treat!
Our Enlightened Couple swinging
To that Ancient Rebel Beat.
Spiral Dancing....Proud Man-euvers
Seeking Immortality...
Picking Fruit of Good
and Evil;
.....Tasting Sweet Philosophies!
Garden Curse right there implanted,
Coiling serpent's Magik spell...
Seed of Reason now corrupted
By Lord
Intellectu-El.
Reason says: "Be Self-sufficient!"
"Sway my Idol-worship Way!"....
Goddess Reason bats eyelashes...
She's seducing still today!
She's a tool, sir...
Not your Lover...
(Though she feigns to fit that bill.)
Truth's the one Who longs to love you,
Your true Partner who fulfills!
So, when Reason comes proposing,
Please be wary, friend......Indeed!
Evil fruit's part of her Bargain.
(Just a warning, sir, to heed.)
Reason coos: "Just chew it over!"
"Find The Answer on your own!"
"You've no need for any Other...
Love Thyself....
Thyself alone!"
Revelation?
"Hey! Who needs it!?"
Humanism shouts out loud....
"Scientism holds The Answer!"
For the Touch 'n' Feely crowd.
Be Yourself!
Trust your emotions!
Just relax!
Go with The Flow!
Dance with Reason 'round this tree, sir!
She can save you.....
Don't ya know!?
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Yes,
Utopiates of Reason...
Hear the drumbeat....getting high!
Intellectu-El's The Master....
Babel-Tow'ring to the sky!
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Reason whispers:
"You're evolving!
"Rise to higher spirit-planes!"
...When Pure Reason rules the masses
Her
Utopiates will reign!
Place your bets on Humanism...
Yes!...
We've Reason to believe...
Friendly painted Mesmerizer
Has some Wild Cards up her sleeve!
Follow, sir...The Self-Enlightened....
Inner Child...come find release!
Reason promises Great Progress,
In her Brave New World of Peace!
Reason coos: "Hey, just go figure!"
But then
Truth says.....
"Not so fast!..."
"If you seek me, I will prove, sir...
That my love for
you is fast!"
Intellectu-El then counters:
"No! This Tree's where you
belong!
"Just enjoy that pulsing drumbeat...
"Place your Faith in Reason's Song!"
"Intellect's your Magik Carpet...
"Reason, sir, will see you through!
"Trust her Fruit.....
(of Good and Evil)
"Her fermented Lusty Brew!"*
Then, concurring...
Reason follows....
"Intellectu-El, you're right!!"
"Man, just come on...
Think about it!
"Tree of Knowledge.....
Sweet Delight!"
Reason lies: "Just use your head, Man!...
"Cogitate until it's clear!
"Just be wise, sweet Son of Adam....
"You've got
nothing here to fear!
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God's proposal's set before us...
(Truth, Lord, beckons to the
heart.)
But our Treason's still in Season...
Proud Men
thinking we're so smart!
Revelation, Lord, you gave us...
Like the Sun at break of day!
Heart to heart...
Truth shines before us...
And your Word points to
The Way.
Fallen Reason, Lord, still tempts us....
And behind her skirts we hide....
We're all running from The Bridegroom...
Still
You seek your Faithful Bride!
Lord, these Grapes of Wrath surround us
In this world like bitter gall;
Help us taste the Wine of Glory,
Spilled at Calv'ry for us all...
Help us hear your Sweet Proposal,
Sacrificial Love Unbound.
Give us Grace to cross The River...
Where the lost, Lord,
Will be found.
Take us to The Wedding Banquet!
Marah's Water there made new!**
Take us to The Tree of Life, Lord...
Revelation...Twenty-two.
"Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as
clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the
middle of the great street of the city. On each side of the river stood the
tree of life, bearing twelve crops of fruit, yielding its fruit every month.
And the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations. No longer
will there be any curse...." (Rvelation 22: 1-3a...)
"The discovery of truth depends on the heart and the will, not just the
head and mind....If we do not love the truth, we will not seek it. If we do
not seek it, we will not find it. If we do not find it, we will not know it.
If we do not know it, we have failed our fundamental task in time, and quite
likely also in eternity." --Peter Kreeft
* "The Lord says:
'These people come near to me
with their mouth,
and honor me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.
Their worship of me
is made up only of rules taught by
men.
Therefore once more I will astound
these people
with wonder upon wonder;
the wisdom of the wise will perish,
the intelligence of the intelligent
will vanish.'
(Isaiah 29: 13-14)
** "For three days they traveled in the desert without finding
water. When they came to Marah, they could not drink its water because it
was bitter......
"Then Moses cried out to LORD, and the LORD showed him a piece
of wood. He threw it into the water and the water became sweet."
(Exodus 15: 22b-23, 25)
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