I
AM A BELIEVER. 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 GOD (whom I cannot see) in everything I do
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. However, much
of modern science (not all) is based on a perspective that is the polar
opposite of a divinely created universe. In truth, 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 100-billion-plus galaxies in
the observable universe, with estimates of up to 400 billion stars in our own Milky
Way Galaxy with innumerable planets, could possibly be contained in one
relatively tiny primordial substance and space.
However, if there is
any credibility in The Big Bang Theory, I believe it must align with a
principle set forth by Aristotle and St. Thomas Aquinas, that GOD IS THE FIRST CAUSE. That is,
the universe was designed and 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
that 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 produced
by random accidents of nature and genetic selection.
Additionally, a
side-by-side comparison of the structure of the heavens and the human body
yields incredible insights and substantial evidence of intelligent
design. The orderly MACROCOSM of
the galaxies (and even our solar
system) is divinely 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, strangely similar to
the way that planets circle their stars (suns). It’s intelligent design!
Belinda and I have
traveled extensively, but when we experienced the indescribable beauty of The
Grand Canyon and other world wonders, we were awestruck by the infinite
diversity and phenomenal beauty of God’s world. And gazing far beyond our Earth, the Hubble
telescope presents panoramic glimpses of the gargantuan spaces and places in
God’s created universe. My very soul sings, “HOW GREAT THOU ART!”
In 2015, NASA’s New
Horizons completed a photographic fly-by of Pluto, traveling over 3 billion
miles since 2006 to reach the outermost planet in our solar system (now
downgraded to a dwarf planet). While this feat constitutes a scientific
achievement of monumental proportions, it pales in comparison (time-wise and
distance-wise) to the post-resurrection ASCENSION of
Jesus Christ and 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 HEAVENLY
EDGE OF GOD’S UNIVERSE – “in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye.”
(I Corinthians 15:52)
There is substantial
evidence supporting the existence of GOD (whom I cannot see) in everything that
I can see. And that’s just one more reason why I believe. Stay tuned…more to come tomorrow!
Sisters and brothers,
be continually blessed and please (above all else) MAKE SURE YOU ARE READY TO
MEET YOUR SOON COMING KING. Maranatha!
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