Nature vs Nurture Debate – Example of Vain Imagination Lacking the Knowledge of God

Romans 1:21. From a Christian perspective, the nature vs nurture debate is an example of useless imagination because both sides of the debate omit any knowledge of God. On one side of the debate, people will argue that people are born a certain way and they cannot change. On the other side of the debate, people will argue that a person's environment causes them to act a certain way. The problem with both of these arguments is that neither argument considers the all-powerful nature of God as a factor in influencing the nature of a person. If you make the argument that it is just in someone's nature to be a thief or a murderer, this argument implies that God is not all-powerful. If you take the argument that a person is nurtured by their environment to be a homosexual or habitual liar, again, how can God be all-powerful and this argument be true?

God can intervene in any circumstances. The problem with getting caught up in the nature vs nurture debate is that you can leave God out of the argument. He is the one that is in control, not our imagination. God's knowledge and truth is what we should be relying on in regard to the direction and nature of mankind. We should not rely on our vain imagination to come up with endless arguments that leave God out of the equation ( Romans 1:21, “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened”.

ROMANS 1 BIBLE SCRIPTURE Romans 1:21, “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.”