What is deism?

Deism as a View of God Without Direct Involvement

What is Deism? We're going to answer that question. You can also discover more on GotQuestions .org. Deism is essentially the view that God exists, but that he is not directly involved in the.

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Deism pictures God as the great clockmaker who created the clock, wound it up, and let it go. A deist believes that God exists and created the world, but does not interfere with his creation. Deists deny the Trinity, the inspiration of the Bible, the deity of Christ, miracles, and any supernatural act of redemption or salvation.

Why Deism Is Not Biblical

Deism pictures God as uncaring and uninvolved. Thomas Jefferson was a famous deist, referring often to his writings to Providence. Deism is most definitely not biblical. The Bible is filled with accounts of the miraculous.

The Bible is, in fact, entirely an account of God interfering with his creation. The ultimate act of God interfering with his creation is when he took on human flesh in the person of Jesus Christ. Jesus Christ, God in the flesh, died to redeem his creation from the sin it had brought upon itself.

Why the Problem of Evil Does Not Support Deism

It's easy to understand how Deism could be considered a logical position. There are some things in the world that seem to point to God being inactive in the affairs of the world. Why does God allow bad things to happen?

Why does God allow the innocent to suffer? Why does God allow evil men to come to power? An inactive God would seem to answer these dilemmas. However, the Bible does not present God as inactive or uncaring.

God’s Sovereignty and Providence Over All Things

The Bible presents God as sovereign, although incomprehensible in his totality. It is impossible for us to fully understand God and his ways. Oh the depth of the riches of the wisdom and knowledge of God!

How unsearchable his judgments and his paths beyond tracing out! Who has known the mind of the Lord? Who has been his counselor? And in Isaiah God declares, As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts higher than your thoughts.

Our failure in understanding God and his ways should not cause us to doubt his existence, atheism and agnosticism, or to question his involvement in the world. God does exist and is very active in the world.

Everything that takes place is subject to his sovereignty and authority. In fact, he orchestrates everything to bring about the divine sovereign plan. I make known the end from the beginning, from the ancient times what is still to come.

I say my purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please. From the east I summon a bird of prey. From a far off land a man to fulfill my purpose. What I have said, that I will bring about. What I have planned, that I will do.

Deism is most definitely not biblical. A deistic view of God is simply a failure in attempting to explain the unexplainable. That answers the question, what is deism? On our website, GodQuestions .org, you'll find a deeper discussion and recommended resources.

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