Post by iris89 on Oct 23, 2007 16:35:31 GMT -5
There are Sound Reasons for Believing in God:
To believe in Almighty God (YHWH) is sensible and sound as clearly shown at Psalms 104:24, “O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.” (American Standard Version; ASV); and Romans 1:19-20, “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” (Authorized King James Bible; AV); and Psalms 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge.” (ASV).
First, it is important to note that the Supreme Being, Almighty God (YHWH), has a distinctive name given by the Tetragrammation as YHWH. The Hebrew language uses terms for “God” that convey the concept or idea of strength and majesty and dignity, and excellence. In contrast to the true God (YHWH), there are many false gods such as Baal, Allah, Jupiter, etc. Some of these have set themselves up as gods; others have been made objects of worship by those who serve them.
The “New Scientist magazine of May 26, 1977, page 478 said, <<<“The lay view persists—of scientists having ‘disproved’ religion. It is a view that commonly expects scientists to be nonbelievers; that Darwin put the last nails in God’s coffin; and that a succession of scientific and technological innovations since have ruled out the possibility of any resurrection. It is a view that is wildly wrong.”>>>.
In fact, A member of the French Academy of Sciences stated: <<<”Natural order was not invented by the human mind or set up by certain perceptive powers….The existence of order presupposes the existence of organizing intelligence. Such intelligence can be none other than God’s” [source – “Dieu existe? Oui,” Paris, 1979, Christian Chabanis, quoting Pierre-Paul Grasse, page 94.]>>>.
Actually, scientists have identified over 100 chemical elements. Their atomic structure displays an intricate mathematical interrelationship of the elements. The periodic table points to obvious design. Such amazing design could not possibly be accidental, a product of chance.
When we look at the many things in the modern world such as radios, televisions, cameras, we of course naturally acknowledge that it must have been produced by an intelligent designer so why do dome fail to acknowledge that with respect the much more complicated universe?
Why are there no exceptions to the laws of physics? Why does night follow day, the seasons follow one another, the stars and planets continue on course?
Most Christians believe that the regularity, the design evident in the universe, points to God, a supreme creative Intelligence.
Some scientists believe the universe is pointless, without rhyme or reason; that the human race is not the center piece, but a freak accident, the by-product of pointless material forces in a back water of the universe.
Others believe it is reasonable to believe in God the Creator, concluding from a study of the scientific evidence that a Supreme Intelligence is at work.
We do not believe God is like a super clockmaker, who then wound up the universe and left it to itself. We do not believe only in a god of the gaps, whom we use when we have no scientific explanation. We see God in the laws of nature. We do not believe in God because we need to do so, nor because we prefer to believe, as we prefer spaghetti rather than roast lamb and mint sauce. God often helps us feel good, but that is not a good reason to believe
Many of us believe the universe has been fine-tuned for the existence of humans, that a place for humans was built into the universe from the beginning. In fact, we believe the cosmos was made with us in mind. What evidence is there for this?
An enormous number of coincidences enable human life to exist. If the earth was smaller, gravity would be too weak to retain an atmosphere. If it were much bigger there would be too much hydrogen. If we were much closer to the sun it would be too hot for liquid water; if we were much further away it would be too cold for us.
Almost one hundred chemical elements occur in nature, the smallest being hydrogen, which appeared soon after the Big Bang. Nearly all the other elements were forged later when giant stars exploded. Most of the elements in our bodies were made in explosions before our sun was born.
If the force holding the hydrogen nuclei together had been much weaker, the process could not have gone past hydrogen. If this force had been only a bit stronger, the stars would have burned themselves out in millions of years, not the billions of years needed to produce life.
The production of life has depended on a fantastic and delicate balance of forces. If the nature of space had been slightly different the universe could have collapsed a fraction of a second after it began; or undergone such ferocious expansion that all matter, even atoms, would have been torn apart quickly.
We know now that neither the earth nor the sun is the centre of the universe. Our sun is like a pebble on an immense beach. Why is the universe so large?
If the universe was the size of Europe it would have lasted a few milliseconds. A universe the size of our solar system would have lasted a few hours.
To claim these coincidences and many others are the product of chance is like claiming a runaway truck in a rubbish dump produced the Mona Lisa.
To sum it all up (E-equals-MxC2) shows energy and matter can not be created or destroyed by any mechanism known to man and yet one or the other or both had to come in existence at sometime or nothing we now know including mankind itself would exist. Therefore, even if a Bible that tells who created all did not exist, the universe and all in it would clearly show the existence of a Creator.
Now would it not be reasonable, then, to say that far more complex things such as the eyes, the ear, and the human brain originated with an intelligent designer?
References:
[1] Creation or Evolution?, By Iris the Preacher
[2] Reasoning from the Scriptures, By International Bible Students Associatio
[3] End of the World, When, by Dr. H. G. Soler
[4] The Universal Encyclopedia of Mathematics, by Simon and Schuster of New York, SBN 671-20348-7
To learn more, go to, religioustruths.proboards59.com/
Your Friend in Christ Iris89
To believe in Almighty God (YHWH) is sensible and sound as clearly shown at Psalms 104:24, “O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.” (American Standard Version; ASV); and Romans 1:19-20, “Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse:” (Authorized King James Bible; AV); and Psalms 19:1, “The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. 2 Day unto day uttereth speech, And night unto night showeth knowledge.” (ASV).
First, it is important to note that the Supreme Being, Almighty God (YHWH), has a distinctive name given by the Tetragrammation as YHWH. The Hebrew language uses terms for “God” that convey the concept or idea of strength and majesty and dignity, and excellence. In contrast to the true God (YHWH), there are many false gods such as Baal, Allah, Jupiter, etc. Some of these have set themselves up as gods; others have been made objects of worship by those who serve them.
The “New Scientist magazine of May 26, 1977, page 478 said, <<<“The lay view persists—of scientists having ‘disproved’ religion. It is a view that commonly expects scientists to be nonbelievers; that Darwin put the last nails in God’s coffin; and that a succession of scientific and technological innovations since have ruled out the possibility of any resurrection. It is a view that is wildly wrong.”>>>.
In fact, A member of the French Academy of Sciences stated: <<<”Natural order was not invented by the human mind or set up by certain perceptive powers….The existence of order presupposes the existence of organizing intelligence. Such intelligence can be none other than God’s” [source – “Dieu existe? Oui,” Paris, 1979, Christian Chabanis, quoting Pierre-Paul Grasse, page 94.]>>>.
Actually, scientists have identified over 100 chemical elements. Their atomic structure displays an intricate mathematical interrelationship of the elements. The periodic table points to obvious design. Such amazing design could not possibly be accidental, a product of chance.
When we look at the many things in the modern world such as radios, televisions, cameras, we of course naturally acknowledge that it must have been produced by an intelligent designer so why do dome fail to acknowledge that with respect the much more complicated universe?
Why are there no exceptions to the laws of physics? Why does night follow day, the seasons follow one another, the stars and planets continue on course?
Most Christians believe that the regularity, the design evident in the universe, points to God, a supreme creative Intelligence.
Some scientists believe the universe is pointless, without rhyme or reason; that the human race is not the center piece, but a freak accident, the by-product of pointless material forces in a back water of the universe.
Others believe it is reasonable to believe in God the Creator, concluding from a study of the scientific evidence that a Supreme Intelligence is at work.
We do not believe God is like a super clockmaker, who then wound up the universe and left it to itself. We do not believe only in a god of the gaps, whom we use when we have no scientific explanation. We see God in the laws of nature. We do not believe in God because we need to do so, nor because we prefer to believe, as we prefer spaghetti rather than roast lamb and mint sauce. God often helps us feel good, but that is not a good reason to believe
Many of us believe the universe has been fine-tuned for the existence of humans, that a place for humans was built into the universe from the beginning. In fact, we believe the cosmos was made with us in mind. What evidence is there for this?
An enormous number of coincidences enable human life to exist. If the earth was smaller, gravity would be too weak to retain an atmosphere. If it were much bigger there would be too much hydrogen. If we were much closer to the sun it would be too hot for liquid water; if we were much further away it would be too cold for us.
Almost one hundred chemical elements occur in nature, the smallest being hydrogen, which appeared soon after the Big Bang. Nearly all the other elements were forged later when giant stars exploded. Most of the elements in our bodies were made in explosions before our sun was born.
If the force holding the hydrogen nuclei together had been much weaker, the process could not have gone past hydrogen. If this force had been only a bit stronger, the stars would have burned themselves out in millions of years, not the billions of years needed to produce life.
The production of life has depended on a fantastic and delicate balance of forces. If the nature of space had been slightly different the universe could have collapsed a fraction of a second after it began; or undergone such ferocious expansion that all matter, even atoms, would have been torn apart quickly.
We know now that neither the earth nor the sun is the centre of the universe. Our sun is like a pebble on an immense beach. Why is the universe so large?
If the universe was the size of Europe it would have lasted a few milliseconds. A universe the size of our solar system would have lasted a few hours.
To claim these coincidences and many others are the product of chance is like claiming a runaway truck in a rubbish dump produced the Mona Lisa.
To sum it all up (E-equals-MxC2) shows energy and matter can not be created or destroyed by any mechanism known to man and yet one or the other or both had to come in existence at sometime or nothing we now know including mankind itself would exist. Therefore, even if a Bible that tells who created all did not exist, the universe and all in it would clearly show the existence of a Creator.
Now would it not be reasonable, then, to say that far more complex things such as the eyes, the ear, and the human brain originated with an intelligent designer?
References:
[1] Creation or Evolution?, By Iris the Preacher
[2] Reasoning from the Scriptures, By International Bible Students Associatio
[3] End of the World, When, by Dr. H. G. Soler
[4] The Universal Encyclopedia of Mathematics, by Simon and Schuster of New York, SBN 671-20348-7
To learn more, go to, religioustruths.proboards59.com/
Your Friend in Christ Iris89