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Let's Talk Science

If you believe the Bible is history, then you have to believe that the earth is under 10,000 years old. But doesn't science teach us that the earth is millions of years old? It was in my science text book at school. Well, text books are written by people with their own beliefs which influenced their opinions.

Go here to consider the scientific (not Biblical) evidence for a young earth.http://www.christiananswers.net/q-aig/aig-c012.html

Some say evolution is a scientific fact. For something to be scientific fact it has to be repeatably observed. Is that true of evolution? Go here to find out http://www.answersingenesis.org/docs/508.asp

If you want to understand why evolution is only a scientific theory and not a law of science like gravity is, go here:
http://teacher.nsrl.rochester.edu/phy_labs/AppendixE/AppendixE.html
posted by The Evangelist @ 5:34AM Wednesday, May 11, 2005

The Riddle Of Epicurus

The Riddle Of Epicurus: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then he is not omnipotent.Is he able, but not willing? Then he is malevolent.Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil?Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him God?" Riddle Me This

Riddle Me This…The very powerful Superman once loved a woman very much, but was not able to marry her, or make love to her. Why?Is Superman willing to have a relationship with the woman, but is not able? Then he is not very powerful.Is Superman able but not willing? Then he must not have loved her.Is he both able and willing? Then why are they not married?Is he neither able nor willing? Then why call him Superman?What a quandary!

Oh wait, what if the woman didn't want to have a relationship with Superman? What if Superman had the power to force her to marry him, but he didn't use it because he loved her and wanted it to be her free-will choice? What if a relationship of love requires free-will choice on the part of both people? What if Superman is not a rapist?

What if God is not a rapist either? What if He has the will and the power to save us, but won't force himself upon us but only saves us if we agree to the relationship first willingly through faith? What if God has the will and power to have a relationship with us in life, but loves us enough to not force us into a relationship with him?

What if He allows sin and death to continue so we will look for a Savior and see He loved us enough to give us free-will and died to save us from our abuse of free-will? What if He suffered for us and died in our place so we don’t have to suffer eternal death? What if God found a way to give us the free will to choose evil and inevitably sin unto death and yet offer us a way of escape and find eternal life at the same time?

What if he satisfies justice by dying on the cross in our place and paying our debt while also exemplifying mercy but dying for us and offering us a way out?What if God is so powerful he can beat any paradox?What if there are reasons even bigger than these that I have listed that our finite minds can’t comprehend? What if He is all powerful and all knowing and we are but created beings with only a fraction of His ability to understand the big picture?
posted by The Evangelist @ 5:34AM