Outgrowing God?

Proverbs 10:8

          The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to
          ruin.

A friend said to me that he do not want to get baptized because he do not like the ideas of anyone telling him what to do. He liked God, but was wary of the ultimate act of submission via baptism, which in his mind would signify that God, not himself was in charge of his life. With increases in knowledge, some people believe that they are the final arbiter of right and wrong. We somehow think that having someone outside of ourselves as our leader is out date and has passed since we have "outgrown" our pre-modern understanding of the universe illustrated by this chart.

Age                         Time Period                         Decision-Maker


Pre-modern             Prior to 1789                         Deity   

Modern                   1789-1989                            Reason

Post-modern           1989-Present                        The Individual

The writer of Proverbs reminds us that accepting God's commands is wise and the path to avoid foolish chatter. We can't outgrow God.