WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN (Part II)
I AM A BELIEVER; and I thought it might be instructive and inspirational
to share some personal points of faith, i.e. to delineate my specific reasons
for being a lifetime proponent of Christianity. There are many.
REASON #2
There is substantial evidence supporting the existence of
the GOD (I cannot see) in everything I can see.
The Psalmist David stated it eloquently and succinctly:
“The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.”
(Psalm 19:1)
It is impossible to objectively view the universe without
perceiving traces of INTELLIGENT
DESIGN. Much of modern science is based on a perspective that is
the polar opposite of a divinely created universe. However, it is much
more difficult for me to wrap my brain around concepts like THE BIG BANG THEORY, which was set
forth by George Gamow in 1948. It suggests that the entire universe
emerged from a monumental explosion of compressed hot neutrons and has been
expanding ever since in all directions at the speed of light.
This theory produces more questions than answers.
Simple logic makes it extremely difficult to imagine that ALL of the material that makes up the 200-billion-plus
galaxies in the observable universe, with estimates of up to 400 billion stars
and countless planets in our own Milky Way Galaxy, could possibly have been contained in one
relatively tiny primordial substance and space.
However, if there is any credibility to the big bang theory,
I believe it must align with a principle set forth by St. Thomas Aquinas, that
our GOD IS THE FIRST CAUSE.
That is, the universe was created by God – not by some spontaneous and
unexplainable event that science ‘supposes’ might have occurred at some point
in the far distant past.
While the principle of evolution is accepted as absolute
fact in academia, a careful study of the same reveals major MISSING LINKS in the process which
allegedly produced humankind. When the full picture is known, it is far
easier to believe that both the universe and its inhabitants were CREATED, not randomly produced by
accidents of nature and genetic selection.
A side-by-side study of the heavens and the human body
yields incredible insight and evidence of intelligent design. The phenomenal
and orderly MACROCOSM of the
galaxies (and even our solar system) is directly duplicated in the MICROCOSM of the atom, which is the
basic building block of all elements. That is, the nucleus of an atom
(comprised of neutrons and protons) is situated at the center of orbiting electrons. This bears an uncanny similarity to the way
that our planets circle the sun. This speaks of intelligent design!
A couple years ago, Belinda and I experienced the inspiring
beauty of The Grand Canyon in Arizona. Having traveled extensively, we
continue to be awestruck by the infinite diversity and phenomenal beauty of our
world. And beyond our world, the Hubble telescope presents panoramic
glimpses of the gargantuan spaces and places of God’s created universe. As
I reflect upon the wonders of creation, my very soul cries out, “HOW GREAT THOU ART!”
NASA’s New Horizons completed a photographic fly-by of
Pluto, traveling over 3 billion miles to reach the outermost (dwarf) planet in
our solar system. While this feat constitutes a scientific achievement of
monumental proportions, it pales in comparison (both time-wise and
distance-wise) to the post-resurrection ASCENSION of
Jesus Christ and to the imminent RAPTURE of
His Church. While it took NASA nine years to propel New Horizons TO THE EDGE OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM,
believers shall be changed from mortal to immortality (instantaneously) and
transported TO THE FARTHEST REACHES OF
GOD’S UNIVERSE – “in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye.” (I
Corinthians 15:52)
Do you require additional tangible proof?
Scientists have discovered a molecule called LAMININ which holds
everything together in the human body at the cellular level. In effect, laminin is the GLUE that binds cellular
organ tissue together. Viewed through an
electron microscope, laminin (the glue that holds us together) is visualized in
the shape of THE CROSS. Wow! This is the physical manifestation of a spiritual
reality proclaimed by the Apostle Paul.
That is, JESUS CHRIST, “the brightness of God’s glory…upholds all things by the word of His
power.” (Hebrews 1:3) Christ is our PERSONAL
laminin! Christ IS the laminin of our
universe! Considering David’s
assertion that “the heavens declare the glory of God,” it is nothing less than
miraculous to learn that the Hubble telescope has taken photographic images of
a far distant galaxy, which appears in the shape of laminin, the shape of THE CROSS!
There is substantial evidence supporting the existence of the
GOD (I cannot see) in everything I can see. And that’s one more reason
why I believe. Stay tuned…more to come tomorrow!
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