Monday, November 03, 2008
96th Movement
Do we actually know what we are saying when we say "that doesn't make any sense!" or "what kind of logic is that?"
Just what is our standard of sense here? What does it mean for something to be "sensible" or "logical" to us? Must it be proven by sense? Must it be something seen before in order for us to make sense? Or is it something that is feasible or believeable? If it is so, where does God come in then?
Does God make any sense? Judging by the standards of the world, I should think many people would feel that God's miracles are "nonsense" or "illogical". But yet walk down into any church and ask if they believe in miracles of God and they go "yes, of course" but ask if they believed that there is a human with three eyes and six ears they go "what? That doesn't make any sense!"
Why is it so hard to believe a man can have three eyes and six ears? If we believe that God is all-powerful, why can't he make a man like that? Don't get me wrong, there's a difference between believing and gullibility. If I told you that God created a Satanic cult and you believe it, that's gullibility.
One must understand that we have faith in God not because we have to, but because we believed His words and what He did for our ancestors mentioned in the Bible. We must stop this mentality of "believe because we have to believe" and start to adopt the mentality of "God has done something for me, that is why I have faith in Him".
But yet we must also understand that God does miracles in a human way, a way that we understand. Not in a way that is too complex for us, the world today is quite dumb. He must have foreseen that the people of today will use science as their "God" to prove that God exists. I will touch on that later.
Let's give a few examples to see how God makes miracles human:
The parting of the Red Sea
Story: Moses and the Israelite slaves were escaping from the Egyptians, to save His people, God led them to the Red Sea. He ordered Moses to strike his staff on the ground and when he did, the sea parted and became dry land, allowing safe passage for the Israelites to cross.
Explanation: Scientists have discovered that at a certain time of the year, strong winds blow at the Red Sea, forcing it apart. The winds are so strong that it actually "parts" the Red Sea into dry land.
The Mysterious Staircase (some of you may not have heard this one)
Story: In the city of Santa Fe, back in the 19th Century, Loretto Chapel faced a difficulty of not having a staircase leading up to the top floor. The place was too cramped to construct a proper zig-zag staircase and there was no room for a pillar if a spiral staircase was to be built. They spent 9 days praying to St.Joseph, human father of Jesus Christ and carpenter. On the last day, a carpenter came forward and said he could built a staircase for them. And by himself, he constructed the staircase. This is the miraculous part: the stairs was constructed without any glue or nails and stood without a central support. The carpenter then mysteriously left without waiting for payment.
Explanation: Some have argued that the staircase can stand because of the pressure applied by the steps unto the center of the staircase. Like an eye of the tornado, the "central support" in there is actually the invisible force/pressure by the steps.
Miracles present (something extra):
1) The stairs was constructed without any glue or nails, it came as if it was a whole piece by itself
2) The stairs functioned without any visible central support
3) The wood could not be found in the entire region of Santa Fe
4) The stairs had 33 steps, the age of Christ when He died
Back to the entire topic, does all that make sense to you? Some of you may even say, "crazy carpenter, never get payment first", but please FOCUS on the miracles present there! None of them may have made sense to you at first, but after some "scientific" explanation, you may have said, "oooo...no wonder...". So who makes more sense, science or God?
Where is our faith in now? The faith in the fact that science can explain everything or the fact that God is the center of attention? Some scientists have managed to say that if there really was a God, he would be a ball of energy. Why? Because in order to create the universe, he would need energy. Here's my argument: BUT HE IS GOD!!! God can do supernatural things in His own little ways!!! Just a breath of His and life can be made. Just what is wrong with all you science freaks?
It is time to see where our faith lies, does it tilt to our version of "sensibility" or does it tilt more to God's "sensibility"?
Labels: Inspiration?
Justin A.Faith on 11/03/2008 07:43:00 AM
