WHY I AM A CHRISTIAN (Part II)

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.  However, much of modern science is based on a perspective that is the polar opposite of a divinely created universe.   Nevertheless, 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 colossal explosion of compressed hot neutrons and has been expanding ever since in every direction 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 inexplicable 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 (even our solar system) is precisely duplicated in the MICROCOSM OF THE ATOM, which is the basic building block of all the elements.  That is, the nucleus of an atom (comprised of neutrons and protons) is situated at the center of fast orbiting electrons.  This bears an uncanny resemblance to the way our planets circle the sun.  These similar and synchronized systems speak of intelligent design!

A few 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 Earth, the Hubble telescope presents panoramic glimpses of the gargantuan spaces and awesome places that exist in God’s created universe.  As I reflect upon the wonders of creation, my very soul cries out to God, “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 evidence, more tangible proof?   If so, prayerfully consider the following:

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.  When viewed through an electron microscope, laminin (the glue that holds us together) is visualized in the shape of THE CROSS.  Wow!  This is merely 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)  In other words, CHRIST IS OUR PERSONAL AND COLLECTIVE LAMININ!  CHRIST IS THE glue OF OUR human LIVES AND his created 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 one far distant galaxy, which actually appears to be in the shape of laminin, IN THE SHAPE OF THE CROSS.  Awesome!  Indeed, the heavens do declare the glory of our God.

Our faith perspective identifies substantial evidence supporting the existence of THE SUPERNATURAL GOD (that we cannot see) in everything that we naturally 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 OUR SOON COMING KING.  Maranatha!