God seen in Science

 God seen in Science

In the Book of Genesis we read,

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” 

                                                                             Genesis 1:1

The Bible was written to believers. Therefore it does not defend the existence of God, simply because believers need no proof. They believe by faith God exists.

However there are those out there who debate the existence of God. So listed below are several quotes from men that have much better education than I have. Men, scientist who believe in God.

Dr. Arno Penzias 1978 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, states,

"Astronomy leads us to a unique event, a universe which was created out of nothing, one with a very delicate balance needed to provide exactly the conditions required to permit life and one which has an underlying (one might say ‘supernatural') plan." Dr. Arno Penzias

    William Philips, Nobel prize winning physicist,

“I believe in God more because of science than in spite of it" William Philips.

Werner Heisenberg father of Quantum Mechanics, Nobel prize winner in Physics states,

"The first gulp from the glass of natural science will make you an atheist,

but at the bottom of the glass God is waiting for you” Werner Heisenberg.

Even the late Stephen Hawking one of the greatest scientific minds of the twentieth century wrote,

"It would be very difficult to explain why the universe should have begun in just this way, except as the act of a God who intended to create beings like us," Stephen Hawking.

Each of these men seen the evidence of God in science. The question is do you believe them. Do you believe the Bible that God exists and are you willing to put your trust in Him?

Please think about it.

The way the truth and the life

The way the truth and the life

John’s gospel records Jesus saying this,

"Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.” John 14:6.

C. S. Lewis said of Jesus,

"I am trying here to prevent anyone saying the really foolish thing that people often say about Him (Jesus): I'm ready to accept Jesus as a great moral teacher, but I don't accept his claim to be God. 

That is the one thing we must not say.

A man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. He would either be a lunatic — on the level with the man who says he is a poached egg — or else he would be the Devil of Hell. 

You must make your choice. Either this man was, and is, the Son of God, or else a madman or something worse. 

You can shut him up for a fool, you can spit at him and kill him as a demon or you can fall at his feet and call him Lord and God, but let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about his being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to." C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity.

Lewis says it all. It is something every person who is presented with Jesus must decide for themselves.

To my way of thinking if Jesus is not the Son of God, God Incarnate, The Saviour of Mankind, Then both Jesus and His apostles have created the greatest lie in the history of mankind. 

The truth however is that Jesus is all He said He was, and is. A truth that is believed by billions of people around the world today.

So who do you believe Jesus is?

Please think about it.

Showing your faith

  Showing your faith

In the book of Acts we read this conversation between the apostle Paul and King Agrippa 

"So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the vision from heaven.  

First to those in Damascus, then to those in Jerusalem and in all Judea, and to the Gentiles also, I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds.  Acts 26:19,20.

The apostle John writes,

"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.  

If we claim we have not sinned, we make him out to be a liar and his word has no place in our lives." 1John 1:9-10.

The proof that we have confessed our sins directly to God and accepted Christ as our Saviour come in the form of the deeds we do. 

In the book of James we read,

"In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 

But someone will say, "You have faith; I have deeds." Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do."  James 2:17,18.

So if you claim to be a Christian, a follower of Christ Jesus, how are you showing your faith?

Please think about it.

Wisdom is supreme

  Wisdom is supreme 

In the book of Ecclesiastes we read,

“For wisdom is a shelter, and money is a shelter, but the advantage is that wisdom keeps the one who has it alive.” Ecclesiastes 7:12.

In the book of proverbs we read,

“Get wisdom, get understanding; do not forget my words or swerve from them. 

Do not forsake wisdom, and she will protect you; love her, and she will watch over you. 

Wisdom is supreme; therefore get wisdom. Though it cost all you have, get understanding. 

Esteem her, and she will exalt you; embrace her, and she will honor you. 

She will set a garland of grace on your head and present you with a crown of splendour." Proverbs 4:5-9.

Wisdom is supreme. Far too many Christians don’t see this. They quite often blunder into situations say the wrong things and turn people away from Christ.

We as believers in Christ Jesus need wisdom. It keeps us safe and it can show us how to present the Gospel message to those around us.

Therefore as the writer of proverbs tells us “get wisdom”. 

Pray often, and especially pray asking God how to present His word to those around you.

Please think about it.

Making the right decision

  Making the right decision. 

Jesus said,

"So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you, for this sums up the Law and the Prophets" Matthew 7:12.

The Eleven O Clock Parable

It's eleven o clock. Inside the court house a judge is about to make his ruling. A community,... a nation, awaits. 

Will the new law be legal? 

Outside the court house men and women with placards chant. 

On one side of the street stand a group of gay men and women. All in favour of the new law.

On the other side of the street separated by a line of police stand radical evangelicals, denouncing the new law.

One man among them screams angrily . "HOMOSEXUALS ARE GOING TO HELL!!!"

Approached by the media he says it again, "homosexuals are going to Hell." 

From my office window I watch asking myself the question, ‘is this man a Christian?"

Is he treating others the way he would like to be treated?

Wasn't it Christ who told us not only to love our neighbour, but our enemy also?

Wasn't it Jesus who told us not to judge, lest we be judged likewise?

Wasn’t it Christ who said,

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.  

For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him." John 3:16,17.  

Is this man and those who agree with him showing Gods love?

Can they be effective in reaching the whole world for Christ, of which a percentage are homosexual?

Are they truly Christian?

A question keeps rolling through my mind for which I know the answer, "Can we truly know what is in someone else's head?

Do we really know why a person is like they are?"

For a moment I stare down at the crowd. All the time asking myself who is on the way to Hell this day, and how can I reach them for my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ?

Turning away from my window I kneel down and pray, "Lord guide me this day. Let me make the right decision on this law."

I personally believe this judge if he was truly a believer in Christ Jesus, made the right decision. Even if the radical evangelicals didn’t agree with it. What do you think?

Please think about it.

A Parents Duty

 A Parents duty

In the book of Proverbs we read,

“Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it.” Proverbs 22:6

In the Talmud we read,

“Whoever teaches his son teaches not alone his son but also his son’s son, and so on to the end of generations.”  The Talmud.

Your child sees you. They see what you do in word and in deed. Usually without saying a thing. What they see, whether you like it or not, will be passed on to their children. Your grandchildren. 

Thus it is imperative that if you claim to be a follower of Christ Jesus, that you live a life that is pleasing to God, no matter what situation you find yourself in.

Please think about it.

I will sing Gods Praise

I will sing Gods praise!

The psalmist writes,

"I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;

 before the "gods" I will sing your praise.” 

                                                            Psalm 138:1.

Question if you consider yourself a Christian. A true follower of Christ Jesus do you praise the Lord with your whole heart before “the gods”?

Where I live in North America too many people worship the wrong gods. The god of money, materialism, political figures among other things.

And these “gods” have slipped into the church. There are many evangelist and preachers filling stadiums with thousands of people who live by every word these people say.

Most of these pastors and evangelist are pedalling ‘christian copies’ of the secular world. Playing on the emotions of people want to get rich or healed or delivered from a bad situation.

    These so called “prosperity preachers” are little more than conmen. Who in another era would have called “snake oil salesmen”. 

They attract people with promises of wealth and health, saying if you will give what you have to their ministry. And when the giver doesn’t get rich or healthy, they say it’s a lack of faith or a need to give more money.

God is not a cosmic banker giving to his followers millions of dollars. If so those that are a part of the persecuted church around the world would be the richest Christians in the world. Because persecuted Christians, believers in Christ Jesus remain faithful to God no matter what they are going through.

The Bible never promised us riches. Jesus and his disciples were not rich men. All but one of them died a martyred death.

And as believers in 2022 we should not expect any better. We should learn from the disciples of Christ and do what the writer of Hebrews states,

"Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God" Hebrews 12:2.

We should as the Psalmist states,

"I will praise you, O LORD, with all my heart;

 before the "gods" I will sing your praise." 

                                                            Psalm 138:1.

Are you doing this?

Please think about it.

It's our faith

  It’s our faith

The apostle Paul writes,

“Consider Abraham: "He believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness." Galatians 3:6.

Paul also writes,

"I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me."Galatians 2:20.

The apostle Paul reminds all believers,

“So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” 2 Corinthians 4:18.

The writer of Hebrews telling us,

“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.  This is what the ancients were commended for.” Hebrews 11:1,2.

The apostle Paul telling us,

"For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God—  not by works, so that no one can boast." Ephesians 2:8,9.

We cannot work our way to heaven. That takes an act of faith on our part. Thus the question I have for you is;

 Do you like the Apostle Paul have faith in the Son of God?

Please think about it.

Love Hangs on Two Commandments

 Love  Hangs on two commandments

Jesus when asked,

"Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?" 

Jesus replied: " ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.'  

This is the first and greatest commandment. 

And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.'  

All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments." Matthew 22:36-40

The apostle Paul defined what true Christian love is when he wrote,

"Love is patient, love is kind. 

It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.  

It is not rude, 

it is not self-seeking, 

it is not easily angered,

 it keeps no record of wrongs. 

Love does not delight in evil 

but rejoices with the truth.  

It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres. 

Love never fails....

And now these three remain: 

faith, hope and love. 

But the greatest of these is love."  

                                      1 Corinthians 13:4-8a,13.

Thus the question to you dear reader. If you consider yourself a Christian. A true follower of Christ Jesus do you love as God loves?

Please think about it.

Kissing the feet of Jesus

  Kissing the feet of Jesus

Luke’s gospel records this 

“Jesus answered him, "Simon, I have something to tell you." "Tell me, teacher," he said. 

"Two men owed money to a certain moneylender. One owed him five hundred denarii, and the other fifty.  

Neither of them had the money to pay him back, so he cancelled the debts of both. Now which of them will love him more?" 

Simon replied, "I suppose the one who had the bigger debt cancelled." "You have judged correctly," Jesus said. 

Then he turned toward the woman and said to Simon, "Do you see this woman? I came into your house. You did not give me any water for my feet, but she wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair.  

You did not give me a kiss, but this woman, from the time I entered, has not stopped kissing my feet.  

You did not put oil on my head, but she has poured perfume on my feet.  

Therefore, I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven—for she loved much. But he who has been forgiven little loves little." 

Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." Luke 7:40-48.

Here in North America the church talks a lot about forgiveness of sin. Many people come to church pray “the sinners prayer”. A prayer that is not in the bible. A prayer that is suppose to give assurance to the one who prays it that they will get to heaven, IF they truly mean it.

Sadly however as the late evangelist Leonard Ravenhill has said,

“The sinners prayer has sent more people to hell than all the bars in America.” Leonard Ravenhill.

The sinners prayer sadly while useful at times. Can and does give a false sense of security. When we come to Christ, we need to be like the woman who washed and kissed Jesus’ feet. 

We need to realize how much He truly did for us. So much so that we worship Him and thank Him by literally will kissing His feet. 

Is this the kind of Love you show toward Jesus?

Are you willing to kiss the feet of Jesus?

Please think about it.

You and your dealings with your fellow man

 Your dealings with your fellow man

Jesus said,

“So in everything, 

do to others 

what you would have them do to you, 

for this sums up the Law and the Prophets” 

                                                          Matthew 7:12

In the book of James we read,

"If you really keep the royal law found in Scripture, "Love your neighbor as yourself," you are doing right."James 2:8.

Doing what is right toward others is one of the most important messages in the whole of Scripture. It is seen throughout the New and Old Testament, as well as in Jewish writings,

In the book of Leviticus we read,

“You shall not take vengeance of bear a grudge against the sons of your own people, but you shall love your neighbour as yourself : I am the Lord." Leviticus 19:18.

The Jewish scholar Hillel wrote,

“That which is hateful to you, 

do not do to your neighbour.” 

                                               Hillel

In the Talmud we read,

“When a man appears before the Throne of Judgment, the first question he is asked is not, “Have you believed in God?” Or “Have you prayed and observed the ritual?  “He is asked: “have you dealt honourably and faithfully in all your dealings with your fellow men?” The Talmud

Doing what is right toward others is one of the most important messages in the whole of Scripture.

So the question becomes are you doing to others what you would have them do to you?

Are you dealing honourably and faithfully in all your dealings with your fellow man?

Please think about it.

Canada Day

  Canada Day

The apostle Peter wrote,

"Dear friends, I urge you, as aliens and strangers in the world, to abstain from sinful desires, which war against your soul.  

Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us." 1 Peter 2:11,12.

Today is Canada day. The day Canada in 1867 gained its independence from England. A day when Canadians celebrate. And while I celebrate with them I am an alien in Canada. I was born elsewhere in the world. I have however for over fifty plus years chose to live in Canada which in my opinion is one of the best countries in the world.

Being an alien means I must obey the laws of Canada and live at peace. Thus I can understand what the apostle Peter wrote to Christians.

As Christians we are called to abstain from sinful desires, live good lives, perform good deeds. That those around us may see them and give God the glory.

Francis of Assisi wrote,

"The deeds you do

 may be the only sermon some persons will hear today" 

                                                                                  Francis of Assisi.

As believers and servants of our Lord Jesus Christ we need to, in word, and deed, do our best to represent God in the best possible light.

We need I believe not only to listen to the words of the apostle Peter, but consider putting the words of the Prayer of St. Francis into practice that states,

“Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.

Where there is hatred, let me sow love,

Where there is injury, pardon;

Where there is doubt, faith;

Where there is despair, hope;

Where there is darkness, light;

And where there is sadness, joy.

O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek

to be consoled as to console,

to be understood as to understand,

to be loved, as to love.

For it is in giving that we receive,

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life.” 

                                                                  Francis of Assisi

Please think about it.