Originally posted on the blog "Honest Investigations" on the 4th November 2010
People argue that others who believe in a creator God (in a God who created the universe) 'invoke' God as an answer to the 'where did we come from?' question - usually in opposition to the Big Bang/Evolution theories. I can understand their reasoning. After all, if one doesn't believe in any type of supernatural (or even natural) deity or life, then only the physical remains.
My reading today is from John 10:10: I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full. Circa 2,000 years ago, a man walked on this planet who revealed himself to be God, and who revealed God's desires to all mankind. He was unconventional, but his presence made a real difference to some other very real people. He cared for the 'little' people: those who society overlooked, trod down and derided. The blind, the lame, the sick. He said things that, today, everyone respects - even if they don't remember who originally said it. He also spoke of life for eternity, something that we all, if we care to truly search our hearts, desire. He is the ultimate 'role model' for all mankind. He personifies the 'good' that we all want to be.
My question today is this: given an option between 70 or so years of life on this planet, and no more life whatsoever, or an eternity of life, which would you take?
Oh yes, there is a tiny catch. You need to accept that you aren't perfect. But seriously, that shouldn't be too hard - do you live up to your standards for yourself? Well ... God gives us a get-out clause for that too .... Jesus paid the ultimate price so that He can live up to God's standards for you. Why take the chance of losing out on eternal life? Personally, I'd rather stand the chance of gaining it than risk losing it.
Showing posts with label origins. Show all posts
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Tuesday, 8 February 2011
Tuesday, 17 June 2008
Discovery of Nothing
A recent article published on News24 on 4 Oct 2006 discusses a recent discovery scientists made of ripples in the fabric of the universe. The article goes on to say that these ripples in the microwave radiation explain why the universe is lumpy, and concludes that this discovery adds to proof that the Big Bang Theory is correct.
The final statement made in the article is that Man needs to know his origins and his place in this world. The age-old question: "Why am I here?" This is the question I wish to consider in this article.
Why is it that we always ask the question, "Why am I here?" Why do we need to know our origins? The easy answer is that we have an inate desire to have the answer to these questions. We are questioning beings, and we look for answers to these questions. But the next question (if you excuse the repetition) to ask is, "Why do we have this desire to know?"
If scientists believe that the universe originated in a big bang, that life evolved out of a soup of atoms and chemicals, that everything is by chance, and that we, as Man, are no better than a small frog, then why do we have to know the reason why? There would be no reason for us to ask. We would just accept our place in the food chain of this world, and struggle for our existence alongside all the other animals that have evolved.
However, we do ask, and we do question. Therefore I would argue that our origins differ from the Theory of the Big Bang. That we are asking for a reason, and the reason is that we were made to ask questions. That we were made to need to understand our origins. I would suggest that the scientists should stop looking to the ends of the universe for the answers to questions which originate on Earth, and are to be found on Earth. Perhaps the answer is not as far-fetched as you think!
The final statement made in the article is that Man needs to know his origins and his place in this world. The age-old question: "Why am I here?" This is the question I wish to consider in this article.
Why is it that we always ask the question, "Why am I here?" Why do we need to know our origins? The easy answer is that we have an inate desire to have the answer to these questions. We are questioning beings, and we look for answers to these questions. But the next question (if you excuse the repetition) to ask is, "Why do we have this desire to know?"
If scientists believe that the universe originated in a big bang, that life evolved out of a soup of atoms and chemicals, that everything is by chance, and that we, as Man, are no better than a small frog, then why do we have to know the reason why? There would be no reason for us to ask. We would just accept our place in the food chain of this world, and struggle for our existence alongside all the other animals that have evolved.
However, we do ask, and we do question. Therefore I would argue that our origins differ from the Theory of the Big Bang. That we are asking for a reason, and the reason is that we were made to ask questions. That we were made to need to understand our origins. I would suggest that the scientists should stop looking to the ends of the universe for the answers to questions which originate on Earth, and are to be found on Earth. Perhaps the answer is not as far-fetched as you think!
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