Saturday, March 1, 2008
Confusion
Some people in the world get Christians confused with people he are restricted to a whole bunch of laws and regulation. and I just want to say that this is not true! Christians are set free due to what Christ has done for us, however those of you who see yourselves as free and can do whatever you want are slaves to sin and the law. Christians are set free and escape the punishment of eternal suffering. People however seem to see us as people who think they are perfect and are better than everyone else. this is so not rue. We just are called to be examples for the world and if we were get involved with sinful things we are converted to nothing more than enemies of God. A true Christian loves and will not judge you no matter what. We are not bond to the laws of God be we justify it through our faith.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Evil is the Absence of God
A science professor begins his school year with a lecture to
the students, "Let me explain the problem science has with
religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before
his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I'm evil."
The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He
considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say
there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You
can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person
if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."
The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
"He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died
of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How
is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"
The student remains silent.
"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip
of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to
relax.
"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er...yes," the student says.
"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."
"Then where does Satan come from?"
The student falters. "From God"
"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is
there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,
correct?"
"Yes."
"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God
created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists,
and according to the principle that our works define who we
are, then God is evil."
Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness?
Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do
they exist in this world?"
The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."
"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats
his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer.
Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the
classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues
onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"
The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor,
I do."
The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five
senses you use to identify and observe the world around
you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir, I have not."
"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt
your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of
Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"Yes."
"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable
protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you
say to that, son?"
"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."
"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem
science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a
question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as
heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."
"And is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there's cold too."
"No sir, there isn't."
The professor turns to face the student, obviously
interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The
student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even
more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white
heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything
called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which
is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no
such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder
than the lowest -458 degrees."
"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or
transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter
have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total
absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to
describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat
we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy.
Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the
classroom, sounding like a hammer.
"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as
darkness?"
"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is
night if it isn't darkness?"
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the
absence of something. You can have low light, normal light,
bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly
you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the
meaning we use to define the word."
"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to
make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.
This will be a good semester. "So what point are you
making, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is
flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be
flawed."
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time.
"Flawed? Can you explain how?"
"You are working on the premise of duality," the student
explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's
death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the
concept of God as something finite, something we can
measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought."
"It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen,
much less fully understood either one. To view death as the
opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot
exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life,
just the absence of it."
"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that
they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,
young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he
realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester,
indeed.
"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at
work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going
endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you
now not a scientist, but a preacher?"
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the
commotion has subsided.
"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other
student, let me give you an example of what I mean."
The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the
class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class
breaks out into laughter.
"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's
brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the
professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So,
according to the established rules of empirical, stable,
demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,
with all due respect, sir."
"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your
lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the
student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
"I guess you'll have to take them on faith."
"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists
with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a
thing as evil?"
Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is.
We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's
inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and
violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are
nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at
least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence
of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man
has created to describe the absence of God. God did not
create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man
does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the
cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that
comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
This students statements are true, can you or can you not
make night darker?
Is it possible for it to get colder after absolute zero -458
degree's F.
Can you feel,taste,see,hear,or smell your brain.
the students, "Let me explain the problem science has with
religion." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before
his class and then asks one of his new students to stand.
"You're a Christian, aren't you, son?"
"Yes sir," the student says.
"So you believe in God?"
"Absolutely."
"Is God good?"
"Sure! God's good."
"Is God all-powerful? Can God do anything?"
"Yes."
"Are you good or evil?"
"The Bible says I'm evil."
The professor grins knowingly. "Aha! The Bible!" He
considers for a moment. "Here's one for you. Let's say
there's a sick person over here and you can cure him. You
can do it. Would you help him? Would you try?"
"Yes sir, I would."
"So you're good...!"
"I wouldn't say that."
"But why not say that? You'd help a sick and maimed person
if you could. Most of us would if we could. But God doesn't."
The student does not answer, so the professor continues.
"He doesn't, does he? My brother was a Christian who died
of cancer, even though he prayed to Jesus to heal him. How
is this Jesus good? Hmmm? Can you answer that one?"
The student remains silent.
"No, you can't, can you?" the professor says. He takes a sip
of water from a glass on his desk to give the student time to
relax.
"Let's start again, young fella. Is God good?"
"Er...yes," the student says.
"Is Satan good?"
The student doesn't hesitate on this one. "No."
"Then where does Satan come from?"
The student falters. "From God"
"That's right. God made Satan, didn't he? Tell me, son. Is
there evil in this world?"
"Yes, sir."
"Evil's everywhere, isn't it? And God did make everything,
correct?"
"Yes."
"So who created evil?" The professor continued, "If God
created everything, then God created evil, since evil exists,
and according to the principle that our works define who we
are, then God is evil."
Again, the student has no answer. "Is there sickness?
Immorality? Hatred? Ugliness? All these terrible things, do
they exist in this world?"
The student squirms on his feet. "Yes."
"So who created them?"
The student does not answer again, so the professor repeats
his question. "Who created them?" There is still no answer.
Suddenly the lecturer breaks away to pace in front of the
classroom. The class is mesmerized. "Tell me," he continues
onto another student. "Do you believe in Jesus Christ, son?"
The student's voice betrays him and cracks. "Yes, professor,
I do."
The old man stops pacing. "Science says you have five
senses you use to identify and observe the world around
you. Have you ever seen Jesus?"
"No sir. I've never seen Him."
"Then tell us if you've ever heard your Jesus?"
"No, sir, I have not."
"Have you ever felt your Jesus, tasted your Jesus or smelt
your Jesus? Have you ever had any sensory perception of
Jesus Christ, or God for that matter?"
"No, sir, I'm afraid I haven't."
"Yet you still believe in him?"
"Yes."
"According to the rules of empirical, testable, demonstrable
protocol, science says your God doesn't exist. What do you
say to that, son?"
"Nothing," the student replies. "I only have my faith."
"Yes, faith," the professor repeats. "And that is the problem
science has with God. There is no evidence, only faith."
The student stands quietly for a moment, before asking a
question of His own. "Professor, is there such thing as
heat?"
"Yes," the professor replies. "There's heat."
"And is there such a thing as cold?"
"Yes, son, there's cold too."
"No sir, there isn't."
The professor turns to face the student, obviously
interested. The room suddenly becomes very quiet. The
student begins to explain. "You can have lots of heat, even
more heat, super-heat, mega-heat, unlimited heat, white
heat, a little heat or no heat, but we don't have anything
called 'cold'. We can hit up to 458 degrees below zero, which
is no heat, but we can't go any further after that. There is no
such thing as cold; otherwise we would be able to go colder
than the lowest -458 degrees."
"Every body or object is susceptible to study when it has or
transmits energy, and heat is what makes a body or matter
have or transmit energy. Absolute zero (-458 F) is the total
absence of heat. You see, sir, cold is only a word we use to
describe the absence of heat. We cannot measure cold. Heat
we can measure in thermal units because heat is energy.
Cold is not the opposite of heat, sir, just the absence of it."
Silence across the room. A pen drops somewhere in the
classroom, sounding like a hammer.
"What about darkness, professor. Is there such a thing as
darkness?"
"Yes," the professor replies without hesitation. "What is
night if it isn't darkness?"
"You're wrong again, sir. Darkness is not something; it is the
absence of something. You can have low light, normal light,
bright light, flashing light, but if you have no light constantly
you have nothing and it's called darkness, isn't it? That's the
meaning we use to define the word."
"In reality, darkness isn't. If it were, you would be able to
make darkness darker, wouldn't you?"
The professor begins to smile at the student in front of him.
This will be a good semester. "So what point are you
making, young man?"
"Yes, professor. My point is, your philosophical premise is
flawed to start with, and so your conclusion must also be
flawed."
The professor's face cannot hide his surprise this time.
"Flawed? Can you explain how?"
"You are working on the premise of duality," the student
explains. "You argue that there is life and then there's
death; a good God and a bad God. You are viewing the
concept of God as something finite, something we can
measure. Sir, science can't even explain a thought."
"It uses electricity and magnetism, but has never seen,
much less fully understood either one. To view death as the
opposite of life is to be ignorant of the fact that death cannot
exist as a substantive thing. Death is not the opposite of life,
just the absence of it."
"Now tell me, professor. Do you teach your students that
they evolved from a monkey?"
"If you are referring to the natural evolutionary process,
young man, yes, of course I do."
"Have you ever observed evolution with your own eyes, sir?"
The professor begins to shake his head, still smiling, as he
realizes where the argument is going. A very good semester,
indeed.
"Since no one has ever observed the process of evolution at
work and cannot even prove that this process is an on-going
endeavor, are you not teaching your opinion, sir? Are you
now not a scientist, but a preacher?"
The class is in uproar. The student remains silent until the
commotion has subsided.
"To continue the point you were making earlier to the other
student, let me give you an example of what I mean."
The student looks around the room. "Is there anyone in the
class who has ever seen the professor's brain?" The class
breaks out into laughter.
"Is there anyone here who has ever heard the professor's
brain, felt the professor's brain, touched or smelt the
professor's brain? No one appears to have done so. So,
according to the established rules of empirical, stable,
demonstrable protocol, science says that you have no brain,
with all due respect, sir."
"So if science says you have no brain, how can we trust your
lectures, sir?"
Now the room is silent. The professor just stares at the
student, his face unreadable.
Finally, after what seems an eternity, the old man answers.
"I guess you'll have to take them on faith."
"Now, you accept that there is faith, and, in fact, faith exists
with life," the student continues. "Now, sir, is there such a
thing as evil?"
Now uncertain, the professor responds, "Of course, there is.
We see it everyday. It is in the daily example of man's
inhumanity to man. It is in the multitude of crime and
violence everywhere in the world. These manifestations are
nothing else but evil."
To this the student replied, "Evil does not exist sir, or at
least it does not exist unto itself. Evil is simply the absence
of God. It is just like darkness and cold, a word that man
has created to describe the absence of God. God did not
create evil. Evil is the result of what happens when man
does not have God's love present in his heart. It's like the
cold that comes when there is no heat or the darkness that
comes when there is no light."
The professor sat down.
This students statements are true, can you or can you not
make night darker?
Is it possible for it to get colder after absolute zero -458
degree's F.
Can you feel,taste,see,hear,or smell your brain.
Sunday, February 24, 2008
Do people that have never heard of Jesus go to hell?
"For since the creation of the world, God's invisible qualities - his eternal power and divine nature - have been clearly seen, being understood form what has been made, so that men are without excuse. For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened." (Romans 1:20)
People know about God, whether he's known as the Great Spirit, the big man upstairs, or even just a greater being. Although they know about him, they give themselves over to sinful desires and don't glorify God.
Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them. (Romans 2:14-15)
God is a righteous judge. So i'd say that if someone had never heard of Jesus but understood God, and knew that there was someone out there to account to, and then tryed to live for that accountenence, then they would be saved.
People know about God, whether he's known as the Great Spirit, the big man upstairs, or even just a greater being. Although they know about him, they give themselves over to sinful desires and don't glorify God.
Indeed, when Gentiles, who do not have the law, do by nature things required by the law, they are a law for themselves, even though they do not have the law, since they show that the requirements of the law are written on their hearts, their consciences also bearing witness, and their thoughts now accusing, now even defending them. (Romans 2:14-15)
God is a righteous judge. So i'd say that if someone had never heard of Jesus but understood God, and knew that there was someone out there to account to, and then tryed to live for that accountenence, then they would be saved.
About this site...
This site was created in the hope that someone will read it and be changed, not by what I say, but by what God's word says. Questions about God, and other things have left people hopeless, faithless, or angry against God. So Hopefully some of the answers to these questions will have an impact on someone. That is what this blog is about, showing the truth.
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