IF God created the heavens and the earth there are HUGE implications.
Atheism is a religion, and a belief. There is nothing out there that disproves God. If one human hasn't experienced God that doesn't discount the one human who has.
You can make up all sorts of silly ideas about why a person has experienced God, but the fact remains----some have experienced Him, it is in their experience, and some have not.
Atheists cannot refute experience except to scoff at it.
God, on the other hand, HAS revealed Himself in supernatural and amazing ways. Those who believe in Him see His hand in everything. WE are the ones who have an awakened, born-again spirit, and we KNOW His Presence.
We know that God loves us, that He forgives us through Christ's sacrifice, that He has everything planned out for us and we have a hope and a future.
Does all mankind have hope?
No.
Does all mankind have a future?
Yes, but unless you humble yourself before the Creator it won't be nice.
WORLDVIEW MATTERS, ultimately.
Worldview drives your entire existence. When you have the Creator of the Universe telling you TRUTH you naturally operate on that truth.
Humans are so fickle. God's Word is true, or it isn't. I'm simplistic in that way. Theology and Theologians have messed up so many things in the past.
I love the BBC mini series, "Wives and Daughters." In it a cleric lost his faith and strove to find a different path for his family. That era was rife with existentialism, Darwinism, and liberal theology. It is absolutely understandable that people lost their faith in God---probably at great eternal risk---and began to see the Word of God has fallible.
Bless Science! We now know that the Word of God is entirely in sync with Science! As we find out more about our world scientifically we see the exact truths of Scripture verified. God was always true.
There are so many people who cling to the blindness of atheism OR traditional feel-good religion. It rocks the boat to take the Bible as truth. As people strive to grasp their old ways they become increasingly hostile, mad, and, well, CRAZY!
When you deny the truth you really are crazy.
Truth matters. A worldview based on truth matters.
Try all you want to come up with a god that you really like and approve of---you believe the best your brains can create---and it falls short of the TRUTH.
You can create a world where your god is perfect in your eyes. Many have done so for millennia. Idols are everywhere, in our minds, our homes, our churches.
This isn't truth, though. Truth lies with the One True God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and every single person has gone astray from this Truth. It takes an act of humility to submit to this Person, and few do it. Strait is the gate, narrow is the way, few find it.
Is that because God is mean? No.
The god of this world has control over it for now. The One True God has provided ONE WAY out from deception. JESUS CHRIST is the ONLY way.
If you already know Him, how can you help others find Him? Serve them, love them, tell them.
How shall they know without a preacher?
Each of us is called to preach.
So, preach it, sister! Preach it, brother!
Don't let your loved ones enter eternity without the Truth of the Creator, the truth of God's Word.
Shake the foundations of secularism, of disbelief, of Darwinism, of existentialism. They are already crumbling.
God's Word is true. It's the only sure foundation that we can stand on in these very last days.
The Olive Tree is grown. The Fig is blooming. The Vine is ready for harvest. Don't you just love these tree analogies in Scripture?! We are gifted with promise and hope because God lovingly informs us of the signs of the times. Always watching!
We believe in a supernatural, powerful God. His plans are infinite. WE are His creation, and WE must submit to His power. Suffering the consequences of rejecting the only truth is unthinkable.
Don't be crazy.
Correction: (I wrote this before heading off to school to teach this morning!) The BBC series was another Elizabeth Gaskell work called "North and South" not "Wives and Daughters" Sorry for the mistake. I love both series. "North and South" is about a minister and his family moving away from the south of England to the north and a new beginning.
Atheism is a religion, and a belief. There is nothing out there that disproves God. If one human hasn't experienced God that doesn't discount the one human who has.
You can make up all sorts of silly ideas about why a person has experienced God, but the fact remains----some have experienced Him, it is in their experience, and some have not.
Atheists cannot refute experience except to scoff at it.
God, on the other hand, HAS revealed Himself in supernatural and amazing ways. Those who believe in Him see His hand in everything. WE are the ones who have an awakened, born-again spirit, and we KNOW His Presence.
We know that God loves us, that He forgives us through Christ's sacrifice, that He has everything planned out for us and we have a hope and a future.
Does all mankind have hope?
No.
Does all mankind have a future?
Yes, but unless you humble yourself before the Creator it won't be nice.
WORLDVIEW MATTERS, ultimately.
Worldview drives your entire existence. When you have the Creator of the Universe telling you TRUTH you naturally operate on that truth.
Humans are so fickle. God's Word is true, or it isn't. I'm simplistic in that way. Theology and Theologians have messed up so many things in the past.
I love the BBC mini series, "Wives and Daughters." In it a cleric lost his faith and strove to find a different path for his family. That era was rife with existentialism, Darwinism, and liberal theology. It is absolutely understandable that people lost their faith in God---probably at great eternal risk---and began to see the Word of God has fallible.
Bless Science! We now know that the Word of God is entirely in sync with Science! As we find out more about our world scientifically we see the exact truths of Scripture verified. God was always true.
There are so many people who cling to the blindness of atheism OR traditional feel-good religion. It rocks the boat to take the Bible as truth. As people strive to grasp their old ways they become increasingly hostile, mad, and, well, CRAZY!
When you deny the truth you really are crazy.
Truth matters. A worldview based on truth matters.
Try all you want to come up with a god that you really like and approve of---you believe the best your brains can create---and it falls short of the TRUTH.
You can create a world where your god is perfect in your eyes. Many have done so for millennia. Idols are everywhere, in our minds, our homes, our churches.
This isn't truth, though. Truth lies with the One True God, the Creator of Heaven and Earth, and every single person has gone astray from this Truth. It takes an act of humility to submit to this Person, and few do it. Strait is the gate, narrow is the way, few find it.
Is that because God is mean? No.
The god of this world has control over it for now. The One True God has provided ONE WAY out from deception. JESUS CHRIST is the ONLY way.
If you already know Him, how can you help others find Him? Serve them, love them, tell them.
How shall they know without a preacher?
Each of us is called to preach.
So, preach it, sister! Preach it, brother!
Don't let your loved ones enter eternity without the Truth of the Creator, the truth of God's Word.
Shake the foundations of secularism, of disbelief, of Darwinism, of existentialism. They are already crumbling.
God's Word is true. It's the only sure foundation that we can stand on in these very last days.
The Olive Tree is grown. The Fig is blooming. The Vine is ready for harvest. Don't you just love these tree analogies in Scripture?! We are gifted with promise and hope because God lovingly informs us of the signs of the times. Always watching!
We believe in a supernatural, powerful God. His plans are infinite. WE are His creation, and WE must submit to His power. Suffering the consequences of rejecting the only truth is unthinkable.
Don't be crazy.
Correction: (I wrote this before heading off to school to teach this morning!) The BBC series was another Elizabeth Gaskell work called "North and South" not "Wives and Daughters" Sorry for the mistake. I love both series. "North and South" is about a minister and his family moving away from the south of England to the north and a new beginning.
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