Acts 24: 24 And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ. 25 And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.
It becomes obvious that a person’s ability to reason rationally, weighing the facts presented, is of critical importance to the acceptance of truth, and thus, if one’s reasoning powers become distorted it can and will eventually lead to a point of no return. The following examples from the scriptures give us clear evidence of the perversion of reason, just prior to the close of probation for the nations and people in question.
For instance, in the case of the people in Noah’s day, God gave irrefutable evidence which was intended to appeal to their reasoning powers. They may have had their questions about Noah, and the message he was preaching, since it was contrary to precedent. And since science could not support it with any research, they could have been forgiven for indulging their unbelief.
But when the animals began marching into the ark in an orderly manner, when the male and female of birds and beasts, walked calmly, and without any apparent interference into the vessel, that singular providence was intended to arouse the reasoning powers of the antediluvians but alas, it fell on deaf ears.
Genesis 7:7 And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the waters of the flood. 8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creeps upon the earth, 9 There went in two and two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded Noah.
May The Lord add His blessing to the study of His word. God bless!