Today,
reply is on Christian beliefs regarding existence and the Creation of
life, and the accounts and theories from science that describe the
origins for mankind and the earth. One of the fighters in the
“Yahoo! Answers” public forum on Religion and Spirituality who
uses the ID “Anonymous” (no profile information shared) posted
the following:
Christians,
I know evolution is too hard to believe for some of you, but how is
god making adam from mud a more likely scenario, it's stupid?
THE
GOLDEN ARROW: There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye
are called in one hope of your calling; One Lord, one faith, one
baptism, One God and Father of all, who is above all, and
through all, and in you all. But unto every one of us is given grace
according to the measure of the gift of Christ. (Ephesians 4: 4-7,
King James Version, KJV)
THE
DOUBLE DAGGER: Not By Bread Only (02/22/2019); Satisfying Creation
and Law (01/22/2019); How GOD Speaks Today (12/10/2018); Watching The
Science Channel? (10/17/2018); The Option of Atheism (02/11/2018);
Multiply, Replenish and Rule (08/27/2017); Choice, Duty, and
Obligation? (11/17/2016); The Best Starting Point? (09/13/2016);
Believers and Evolution? (02/02/2015)
“Anonymous”,
mature Christian believers find it easy to grasp that the makeup and
full substance of mankind is more than dust from the ground. There
are aspects of humankind that are not carnal, material, mental, or
social, and must be spoken of as “profound”, for they consist of
things that describe divinity, existence, and life essence
(we say, breath; spirit; divine utterance; word) imparted to mankind
from the substance of GOD (we also say, divine fullness; the Godhead;
the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit). With this in view, the
character, content, process and quality of created beings and living
creatures can be assessed, evaluated and judged on the basis of their
measure of sacred consciousness, divine endowment and eternal
purpose, not merely by what appears as finite behavior, desire, and
self-will.
Science
provides hypothesis and theory in order to establish mechanical and
natural laws. Using only secular knowledge, the scientific
method proposes to accurately describe all the relevant patterns and
relationships appearing when measurable dimensions and phenomena are
manipulated. Therefore, the tools that identify genuine science
include experimentation, observation, the recording of precise
information, and continuing research. While the various fields of
science have permitted exciting dialogue and engaging speculations on
the origins of mankind, the solar system, and the universe, science,
in fact, offers no better than such claims that “something” began
from “nothing”; there was a great explosion having no known
cause, that separated into discrete parts something that once existed
as a whole; or there is an expansion of the mathematical point
(having no known origin) that now exists as the framework for time
and space.
Christianity
requires ones full lifetime, and can not be apprehended overnight,
for it is a comprehensive and direct system for developing ones
consciousness and self-will pertaining to such topics as divinity,
duration, existence, fruitage, life, meaning, origin,
personhood, purpose, oneness without sameness,
sanctification, and value. Revelation is the sacred process wherein
divinity is made knowable, known, accessible and approachable to
created beings and living creatures. Spirit substance from the
makeup of GOD is imparted to the living that enables their
understanding of sacred mystery. Included are faith, holiness,
longsuffering, lovingkindness, wisdom, and wrath against sin.
Sinners are to become born again, exist as developing Christian
believers, and become mature/ripe for harvest at the return of Jesus
Christ (we say, the Advent, the Rapture, the Second Coming).
Consider again the following that uses language from the Bible:
1.
Genesis 1: 1-3, King James Version (KJV): 1 In the beginning God
created the heaven and the earth. 2 And the earth was without form,
and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the
Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 3 And God said, Let
there be light: and there was light.
2.
Isaiah 40: 25-26, KJV: 25 To whom then will ye liken me, or shall
I be equal? saith the Holy One. 26 Lift up your eyes on high, and
behold who hath created these things, that bringeth out their
host by number: he calleth them all by names by the greatness of his
might, for that he is strong in power; not one faileth.
3.
Romans 1: 20-23, KJV: 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: 21 Because that, when they knew God,
they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but
became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was
darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made
like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and
creeping things.
4.
Isaiah 40: 28-31, KJV: 28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not
heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD,
the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary?
there is no searching of his understanding. 29 He giveth
power to the faint; and to them that have no might he
increaseth strength. 30 Even the youths shall faint and be weary,
and the young men shall utterly fall: 31 But they that wait upon the
LORD shall renew their strength; they
shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be
weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.
5.
Isaiah 55: 6-12, KJV: 6 Seek ye the LORD while
he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: 7 Let the wicked
forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him
return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon
him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. 8 For my
thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways
my ways, saith the LORD. 9 For as the heavens
are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and
my thoughts than your thoughts. 10 For as the rain cometh down, and
the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to
the sower, and bread to the eater: 11 So shall my word be that goeth
forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it
shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the
thing whereto I sent it. 12 For ye shall go out with joy, and be
led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth
before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap
their hands.
There
is far more that should be said, correctly examined, and spiritually
apprehended. (For example, 6. Romans 8: 5-9, KJV: 5 For they that
are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally
minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life
and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God:
for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So
then they that are in the flesh cannot please God. 9 But ye are not
in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God
dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is
none of his.) Even so, I trust this fragment will be useful. Be it
unto you according to your faith.
Washington,
DC
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