My wife and I have moved several times over the last decade. Each time we move to a new town it is always exciting to explore new shops, restaurants, and surrounding attractions. And while over time we’ve still enjoyed visiting our favorite spots, the newness inevitably wears off. Life can sometimes be like moving to a new town. Over time the newness wears away, along with the excitement and beauty that accompanies it. It’s always fun to have guests come into town. It gives us the chance to see things new again. The same is true in life. Think of the three questions below as “guests.” They are meant to help us to see things differently, newly, if you will. So read carefully, then let me know how you’d answer.
Three questions:
- Where did life come from?
- Where did information originate from?
- Is matter all there is?
How you answer these questions will reveal your belief about the history of the universe, the truth about man, and the reality of God. One final question after you answer the ones above – “How did you arrive at each answer above?”
I’ll post my answers in upcoming blogs.
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My answers: God, God, and no (there is a spiritual realm as well!); as for where I get it–from the Bible, God’s Word, and Jesus, God’s Son! 🙂
Yesterday I saw an interesting article in the paper entitled, “When the Spirit Moves You” , which addresses questions 2 and 3. These people realize that there is more than physical matter, there is a spiritual realm as well, but they are looking to the wrong place for the origin of information–they are looking to personal experiences and within themselves for answers. I’m glad the author put the quote from Billy Graham’s daughter at the end, as she recognizes God’s Word, the Bible, and Jesus as the places we ought to look to for truth.
Agreed. So often people look to an experience and call it spiritual. Sadly, most people are unwilling to move beyond experiential into the truth. Although most would admit there is more out there than matter, they will only go as far as to say it is some kind of energy or ‘force’. There seems to be a spiritual repulsion that exists within man prohibiting him from admitting the reality of the personal nature of God. To believe in an impersonal force, a mindless power becomes convenient because there is no one telling you what to do, no one who can judge your heart and your actions. Interestingly, there is one simple law of logic that contradicts New Age, Witchcraft, and all other experiential (spiritual) philosophies. Logically we can say that something cannot create something greater than itself. A sculpture of a man cannot make a live man. Nor can an MP3 file make the artist who sang the song. If you say that some kind of energy or ‘force’ created all that is here today, you have a huge problem- the personality of man. Energy has no personality. Power is not personal. It cannot create anything more than itself, however men are clearly personal beings. It stands to reason that only a personal and all-knowing Creator made both the universe and mankind. To say otherwise is not only unbiblical, it is totally illogical.