Reasoning
16 passages listed in Nave’s Topical Bible and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook. Verse text: Berean Standard Bible; links open in your translation.
God Reasons with Men
- Exodus 4:11 And the LORD said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Or who makes the mute or the deaf, the sighted or the blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
- Exodus 20:5 You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
- Exodus 20:11 For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.
- Isaiah 1:18 “Come now, let us reason together,” says the LORD. “Though your sins are like scarlet, they will be as white as snow; though they are as red as crimson, they will become like wool.
- Isaiah 5:3–4 “And now, O dwellers of Jerusalem and men of Judah, I exhort you to judge between Me and My vineyard. …
- Isaiah 43:26 Remind Me, let us argue the matter together. State your case, so that you may be vindicated.
- Hosea 4:1 Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God in the land!
- Micah 6:2 Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
Natural Understanding
- Daniel 4:36 At the same time my sanity was restored, my honor and splendor returned to me for the glory of my kingdom. My advisers and nobles sought me out, and I was restored to my throne, and surpassing greatness was added to me.
Not a Sufficient Guide in Human Affairs
- Deuteronomy 12:8 You are not to do as we are doing here today, where everyone does what seems right in his own eyes.
- Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;
- Proverbs 14:12 There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.
The Gospel Cannot be Explained By
- 1 Corinthians 1:18–28 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. …
- 1 Corinthians 2:1–14 When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. …
To be Applied to Godly Living
- 1 Corinthians 10:15 I speak to reasonable people; judge for yourselves what I say.
- 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
Related topics
Reasoning of Paul from the ScripturesReasoning of the PhariseesReasoning with GodPhilosophy is not Enough for Salvation Through the Atonement of Jesus ChristGreekPhilosophy is not Sufficient for an Adequate Knowledge of God
Topics: Nave’s Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey’s New Topical Textbook (1897), public domain, via the Berean Bible topical index.