I Believe
C. S. Lewis wrote,
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” C. S. Lewis.
As I write this I’m sitting outside on a warm spring day in my back yard. Around me the trees are sprouting their greenery and flowers. From every point in my yard I can hear birds singing. As I sit here I am reminded of what
Ben Zion Bokser wrote, he said,
“I have not seen the robin but I know he is there because I heard him singing through my window from the tree-top outside.
I have not seen God. But I have looked at my child’s eyes, and have been overwhelmed by the miracle of unfolding life.
I have watched the trees bedeck themselves with new garbs of green in the spring, and have been stirred by the miracle of continual rebirth.
I have looked at the stars, and have been overcome by the miracle of the grandeur and majesty of the universe.
I know that God exists, because I have heard the song of His presence from all the tree-tops of creation.” Ben Zion Bokser.
I know some would look around my yard and say it all evolved as a result of the big bang and pure chance. I cannot believe that.
If I were to look at the leaf of a tree through a powerful microscope I see order and purpose. Everything that is occurring in that tree leaf is there for a reason. Everything that is happening in nature has a purpose. That purpose to sustain life as we know it. Science tell us that just minor variations in the way the world is set up. Just minor deviations in the positioning of the planet in space and life as we know it would not exist.
This perfection in the way the world is made up tells me there is a God.
The Psalmist wrote,
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."Psalm 9:1.
I believe that. I believe the Bible when it states,
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
It matters little to me whether God made the earth in six days or allowed billions of years to pass. He is an almighty God and could have done it either way.
I also believe the words of the Apostle John who wrote,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-4,14.
I believe God loved man whom he created so much that upon seeing him turn away from His ideal He entered the world in the form of His One and Only Son Jesus to point us to heaven.
The writer of Hebrews tells us,
“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:1-3.
The writer of Hebrews making it clear that belief in God requires an act of faith saying,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6.
The bottom line however is neither I or any Christian can forced you to believe in Christ or believe in God.
I pray however that you the reader will take time to read the New Testament at the very least for yourself and not rely on me or anyone says about Jesus and God.
Read it for yourself. Pray and ask God to show you His you just how real He truly is.
Please think about it.
C. S. Lewis wrote,
“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.” C. S. Lewis.
As I write this I’m sitting outside on a warm spring day in my back yard. Around me the trees are sprouting their greenery and flowers. From every point in my yard I can hear birds singing. As I sit here I am reminded of what
Ben Zion Bokser wrote, he said,
“I have not seen the robin but I know he is there because I heard him singing through my window from the tree-top outside.
I have not seen God. But I have looked at my child’s eyes, and have been overwhelmed by the miracle of unfolding life.
I have watched the trees bedeck themselves with new garbs of green in the spring, and have been stirred by the miracle of continual rebirth.
I have looked at the stars, and have been overcome by the miracle of the grandeur and majesty of the universe.
I know that God exists, because I have heard the song of His presence from all the tree-tops of creation.” Ben Zion Bokser.
I know some would look around my yard and say it all evolved as a result of the big bang and pure chance. I cannot believe that.
If I were to look at the leaf of a tree through a powerful microscope I see order and purpose. Everything that is occurring in that tree leaf is there for a reason. Everything that is happening in nature has a purpose. That purpose to sustain life as we know it. Science tell us that just minor variations in the way the world is set up. Just minor deviations in the positioning of the planet in space and life as we know it would not exist.
This perfection in the way the world is made up tells me there is a God.
The Psalmist wrote,
“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."Psalm 9:1.
I believe that. I believe the Bible when it states,
“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” Genesis 1:1.
It matters little to me whether God made the earth in six days or allowed billions of years to pass. He is an almighty God and could have done it either way.
I also believe the words of the Apostle John who wrote,
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
He was with God in the beginning.
Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
In him was life, and that life was the light of men.
The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” John 1:1-4,14.
I believe God loved man whom he created so much that upon seeing him turn away from His ideal He entered the world in the form of His One and Only Son Jesus to point us to heaven.
The writer of Hebrews tells us,
“In the past God spoke to our forefathers through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he made the universe.
The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of his being, sustaining all things by his powerful word. After he had provided purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty in heaven.” Hebrews 1:1-3.
The writer of Hebrews making it clear that belief in God requires an act of faith saying,
“Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see.” Hebrews 11:1
“And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.” Hebrews 11:6.
The bottom line however is neither I or any Christian can forced you to believe in Christ or believe in God.
I pray however that you the reader will take time to read the New Testament at the very least for yourself and not rely on me or anyone says about Jesus and God.
Read it for yourself. Pray and ask God to show you His you just how real He truly is.
Please think about it.
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