Why is empiricism woefully limited?
(empiricism is the view that experience, the senses, and empirical science are the only sources of knowledge). Empirical experience gives the appearance of things; but empiricism cannot do the following: It cannot correct illusions (it cant go beyond appearances). $ It cannot open up the world of reality lying beyond the senses. $ It cannot determine the limits of possibility and impossibility. $ It cannot deal with the world as a whole (its left with a fragmented, disunified, atomistic view of the world). $ It cannot set forth an explanation of the nature of reality. 2. Man is utterly dependent upon God and His Word for existence and meaning. We are Gods thought and creation, upheld and sustained by Him every moment (Col. 1:16,17; Acts 17:24-27). B. The Hebrew word for fear is YARAH (NIDOT, 2:527). It means to hold in honor to be afraidto be in aweto worshipeven to be alarmed. The word fear in the context of fearing God frequently refers to the reverence and awe and respect which Gods
