Observations
We were at a book fair at the local mall today. It runs through Saturday and while we were there, we looked at different books in our reading area. There were a few books that interested us but we are not going to buy just yet.
Some titles and other bits and pieces did catch our attention and here are those observations
#1. Stephen Hawkings- The Origin of Everything
On the back of the book, and we are quoting from memory, the book said that scientists have finally got to the point where they understand and know where are origins began. Or something close to that.
As we read those few lines, the first thought was, what a waste of time. The secular scientists still have no clue about our origins because they omit the truth concerning that topic. They have yet to verify that our origins were by natural means.
They come up with different theories but not one of those theories puts the biblical supernatural creative act in jeopardy. The second thought we had and another reason we consider the book and the secular scientific work a waste of time is that God already explained our origins.
The scientists exploring and pursuing an alternative to the Biblical creation act simply wasted their intelligence, time, and money. They have spent years and valuable resources pursuing a topic that has already been answered
That is a waste considering the millions of people who could have benefitted from a wiser use of those three elements. But is the secular world for you. They would rather waste precious time, money, and intelligence pursuing a false idea than humble themselves and accept the truth.
#2. The Politically Incorrect Guide to Christianity
The author, on the back cover of this book, wrote the following words:
Planned Parenthood killed more people in 6 days than the Spanish Inquisition in 350 years.
That sounds like a fantastic claim to make as some people think that 10 to 40 million people were killed in those 3 1/2 centuries. But that is not the case. According to our research, 160,000 Jews were expelled from Spain, 150,000 people were persecuted during that time and only 3000 to 5000 people were actually killed (People are free to fact-check if they want)
On the other hand, in the 51 years since Roe V. Wade was established and a couple of years after it was struck down, Planned Parenthood and many other abortion clinic operators killed over 63.5 MILLION babies.
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So the author’s claim may be right after all. Those figures do not include the time Margaret Sanger first opened her birth control center in 1916 to all the abortions committed up to 1973. People get upset at the Spanish Inquisition and get angry at God and Christianity for at best 1000 deaths a year yet never bat an eye and reject evil when they hear the number 63.5 million which does include approx. 20 million black babies.
This is the same reaction Christians face when 1 or 2 children die after being treated to faith healing. Unbelievers get all up in arms over a minute number of children’s deaths in these cases yet turn a blind eye to the hundreds of thousands of deaths caused by their favored and accepted secular medical science.
Something is not right in the thinking of many unbelievers.
#3. The Origins of Creativity
That is a book but we forgot to copy the author’s name when we were thinking about the title. Unbelieving scientists continue to think their scientific work can discover any origins. They come with some wide-eyed, out in left field theory and run with those ideas for years and years.
Unfortunately for unbelievers, you will not find the origins of creativity in our genes. The source of creativity is in who were are and is a gift from God. No matter what scientists do, they cannot claim they know the source or discover the source.
Christians already know where creativity comes from. It comes from the same source that generates our thinking, our curiosity, other emotions, and so on. God has given people different gifts and he is the source for creativity.
Just look at the marvelous natural splendors found on the surface of the planet and under the surface of its oceans. or the diversity found in the genetic construction of all life forms. You will see that God is very creative and he gave us the same ability.
As we have said for years, unbelievers always take the wrong paths, in the wrong directions and look in the wrong places for the wrong answers. They never learn or refuse to learn when the truth is presented to them.
Unbelieving scientists need our prayers so that the truth is revealed to them and their eyes are opened once and for all. Those prayers need to include all those Christian scientists and students who listen to the unbelievers and follow their counsel and not God’s.
Throughout the world Christians can see the difference between the unbelieving world and the believing world. When they do recognize this difference, they will understand why God said to not follow or listen to unbelievers.
Unbelievers do not have the truth and many do not want it. We have read on many occasions where unbelieving scientists say that even if the Bible is proven true, they would not accept it. That is a sad state to be in and shows Christians we still have a lot of work left to do.
The unbelieving world uses its immoral standards and self-righteous attitudes to attack Christians, not realizing how bad off they are. They are merely pawns being used to harm unwary Christians
Church leaders, missionaries, and pastors need to do better in educating their congregations and providing the right information to protect those whom God has put in their care. The right information does not come from unbelievers.
It comes from God and the Bible. Learn the truth and teach your children the truth before they come under attack from unbelieving teachers and professors. Giving them the right information is protecting your children.
Originally published at http://theologyarchaeology.wordpress.com on October 24, 2024.
