Western culture, and in particular American culture, can trace its origins back to Europe and the time period known as the "Age of Enlightenment" in the 17th and 18th centuries, which placed a high value on concepts such as "rationalism" and "empiricism", which shaped academics and the development of the field of modern-day "science." In short, this period of western culture placed more value on the academic studies of the physical sciences over the study of philosophy, along with the humanities and arts. Parallel to this time period was the development of Reformed Theology in Europe and America that broke away from many of the religious teachings of the Catholic Church. In my opinion much good came out of this period, particularly the translation of the original languages that the Scriptures and the ancient texts that comprise the Bible were written in, into the vernacular languages of the "common people" so that religious "expert
The English words "secret" and "mystery" refer to knowledge that is "hidden", and that needs to be discovered. When dealing with the spiritual world, as opposed to simply the physical world, the method of discovering these "mysteries" or "hidden knowledge" is often referred to as "illuminating". It is like entering a dark room where one's physical eyes cannot see what is in that room due to the darkness, so a light must be turned on in order to see everything clearly. The English word most often used to describe the process of finding or discovering these mysteries or secrets, is "wisdom." The Bible clearly teaches that there are two categories of "wisdom" in the world: The wisdom of the world and the ruler of this world, and the wisdom of God, as revealed in Jesus Christ. Paul wrote: "My message and my preaching were not with wise and persuasive words, but with a demonstration of the Spirit'
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