...cannot answer, nor can archaeology solve, God in His word has cleared up to us. "Men when they knew God, glorified Him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened ; professing themselves to be wise they became fools, and changed...

...from a pure and simple faith, from the knowledge of God, into idolatry and superstition. " Knowing God, they glorified Him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Brahma the creator became a mere abstract name ; Vishnu the preserver...

...or as are the dogmas of Rome by her devotees. Tho nations having ouce been made acquafcted with God, glorified Him not as God ; but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish hearts beeaine darkened. And not desiring to retain God in their knowledge, they changed...

...from a pure and simple faith — from the knowledge of God into idolatry and superstition : " knowing God they glorified him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations." Brahma, the Creator, became a mere abstract name ; Vishnu, the Preserver received 10 avatars — or...

...Truly; and so is the lapse from the truth man once knew, and the resulting heathenism : " when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened." Let us not put this upon God either. And if He says and swears,...

...of a contrite spirit. Psa. xxxiv. 18. 463. Even nations that were made acquainted with the True God, glorified Him not as God ; but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish hearts became darkened. And not desiring to retain God in their knowledge, they changed...

...or the Bible in the place of the reality ! This is the deep condemnation of men : " When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, . . . but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed...

...Satan. Failing to abide with God the inevitable result is thus described by Paul : " When they knew God, they glorified him not as God ; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed...

...off and alone, One "who was, who is, who will be" — but to whom worship was never rendered. 15 ) They "glorified him not as God, . . . but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened," until idolatry was swallowed up in the Pantheism of the schools,...

...Greek, and Roman, still witness the truth of St. Paul's words to the same effect — 'When they knew God, they glorified him not as God, but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed...