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Common Sense
Common Sense
Common sense means that a person has sound, practical judgment. Synonyms include “good sense” and “horse sense.” Sad to say, many people have found their way into highly important leadership positions, politically or otherwise, without a lick of sound, practical judgment. A higher educational achievement does not mean that one has common sense. A good education coupled with sound, practical common sense is a great asset. “Common sense is the knack of seeing things as they are, and doing things as they ought to be done” (C. E. Stowe).
On our currency in the USA the motto still is, “In God We Trust.” Now that makes sense! It makes sense to believe in God and trust Him. The Bible is a book of common sense. No other so-called sacred book can stand on the same level with the Bible.
Common sense calls for and requires the existence of the one true God, our Creator. The New Testament book of Hebrews applies common sense to prove that God exists: “For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God” (Hebrews 3:4). “Now that makes sense. No house can build itself. Neither could the world have happened accidentally. To say that either could have created itself is monstrously unscientific and grossly nonsensical. Any created thing requires a creator. Every effect must have a cause. So science and sanity are on the side if God – the Creator, the First Cause” (Leroy Brownlow). --Donald R. Fox (via Voice of Truth Interna
