To perceive and contend the divinely instituted Natural Law of Causality upon Creation as (at least) a subset of Common Grace if not the equivalent, is to understand Causality both per physical dynamics (sciences) as well human dynamics (economics, ethics) as doing exactly that and so “curbs the operation of Satan, death, and sin.” Hence, the Dutch Reformed theologian and polymath Abraham Kuyper elaborated...
"All 'special' revelation, as it is commonly though not altogether correctly called, postulates common grace, i.e., that act of God by which negatively He curbs the operation of Satan, death, and sin, and by which positively He creates as intermediate state for this cosmos, as well for our human race, which is and continues to be deeply and radically sinful but in which sin cannot work out its end."
Abraham Kuyper (1837-1920)
Encyclopedia of Sacred Theology: Its Principles (1898)
Within the category of divinely instituted Natural Law of Causality, is the matter of Individual Responsibility and Risk. To bear such things is to experience the causality of such things, therefore to suffer or benefit by the resulting detriments else increments of such things. Conclusively, there are the lessons learned as well, else lessons missed, ignored or scoffed thereby the same damn errors repeated. Boldy and exhaustively I would say, it is by this particular Causality, we are made capable to discern and judge; what is harmful versus beneficial, fatal versus remedial, false versus fact, lie versus truth, fantasy versus reality, perception versus actuality, absurdity versus logic, disparity versus consistency, even wrong versus right, immoral versus moral, unethical versus ethical, collectively thus ultimately to aid us to recognize the sin(s) within ourselves.
To continue down this line of thought is to encounter characteristics appearing as mysterious, though no less logical and applicable. To isolate human dynamics (causalities between two or more individuals) from natural dynamics (causalities throughout nature), there is an interesting observation. To observe one individual on an island (if you will) or isolation, there are no "social" dilemmas regarding individual responsibility and risk, therefore no dilemmas regarding what is right or wrong, moral or immoral. This single individual cannot shirk his/her responsibility nor avoid his/her risk, and surely cannot impose his/her responsibility and risk upon others; for he/she is alone. But to observe the adding of a 2nd, later a 3rd, then more individuals on the same island or isolation, there now appears a set of dynamics that are solely human, that is to say, causalities quite separate from the rest of nature's causal activities.
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them."
Matthew 18:20 (ESV)
Interestingly, as declared by Scripture regarding Christ's presence among two or more congregants, so it is observably, logically, consistently, ethically among two or more individuals regarding the aforementioned Law of Causality. I digress, lets exemplify...
To politically, governmentally mitigate individual responsibility and risk via government subsidy, loan, welfare, grant, general expenditure, monetary expansion, exemption of liability, prohibition, sanction/ban and various other forms of force, is to interfere, distort, and pervert causality, creating paths of least resistance, thus leaving covetousness unchecked even enabled. Thankfully, God's Natural Law of Causality, whether equated as Common Grace or a subset thereof, cannot be fully negated by our covetous efforts never-ending, the latter finally stopped cold in tracks preventing total destruction, however much suffering we may have to endure, nonetheless so per our propensities for error and excess to philosophically argue, else per our depravities towards various sins to theologically argue.
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Come let us Reason. Peace is always a Choice.
Study, Ponder, Labor, till last Breath.
Is 1:18 / Mt 5:9 / 2 Tm 2:15 / Cl 3:23
