Evolution is a widely held opinion. Instead of a creator, people believe life originated from pond scum or it can be called "primal slime". Random chance is how they believe life occurred here on Earth. Many scientists, engineers and doctors place their faith in a universe that has no God, void of a higher being that designed and created it. The human senses, incredible in many ways, such as the human eye is viewed as evolution. It's amazing how design by an uncreated God never is taken seriously in higher learning circles. Has education made man blind? Take for example the Pharisees who were learned men when it came to the Scriptures. But God fooled their arrogance by having the prophets write that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem. Without asking where Jesus was born, their arrogance reasoned He was born in Galilee. But Jesus never corrected their error. The same can be said today for those who think and live as if man is a product of evolution. God will not correct this error until its too late. Physical death comes to all men; those whose faith is evolution will be shocked with the events that await them after death.
Saint Paul says the following about "faith".
Rom 10:17 So faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes by the preaching of Christ.
Our faith is learned through people not by Angels or Saints. Has an Angel dropped in on you and taught you?
If our faith comes from what is heard, and if our teachers speak incorrectly, then our doctrine will be wrong. Our faith must not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God. 1 Cor (2:5) Paul says there is one faith. Eph (4:5)
We must realize if we were born to Jewish parents, our faith would be mostly likely Jewish. If we were born to Muslim parents, our faith would be Muslim. The point to be made is this, our faith comes from our teachers. If we learned in error, then our faith is in error. Also recognize how people modify their faith from what they learned. Without realizing it, people make their faith fit how they feel. For instance, there are people who will feel that hell doesn't exist because God is loving and merciful. So if they feel something, they make it a part of what they believe and call it faith. That is why people say "I believe this" or "My faith is that". Thus it can be said that men create God in their own image. Or in other words they make their "god" that feels in the same way they feel.
When a person is a believer of evolution, this is a faith like religious faith. Can a man prove God didn't design life? But evolutionists are so positive life is product of lucky chance.
As I said our faith is taught to us. This faith becomes like an emotion that becomes so strong it feels like a fact. Seriously, men make their feelings as strong as fact. If they feel strongly about something, it becomes a fact for them. But can a man prove his faith? Can a Muslim, Jew, Hindu, Buddhist, or atheist prove what they believe is true? What about Christians?
Can anyone prove their Faith?
As I said, people take their feelings and make them as facts. For example there are people today that believe the United States space program didn't land on the moon because it was staged on a movie set. Even greater numbers of people do not believe dinosaurs lived millions of years ago. These people believe that the earth, sun, moon and stars were created in 6 days, thus the earth couldn't be that old. Such thinking is impossible to reason with and I am not here to argue with their beliefs. But if a man wants to listen to reason, Christian faith can be proven. Yes, it's possible to prove Catholic theology. The process is very demanding on a man's time. As complex as the earth and its history is the complexity to prove faith.
The Bible is obviously a unique book. Men however are unaware how specific and detailed the verses are. One of main purposes of the Scriptures is to prove faith.
The New Testament alone has approximately 138,000 words and 7958 verses. The Old Testament has far more, approximately 27,570 verses. The complexity and the huge number of verses allows us to prove faith. Each of the 4 kingdoms will have numerous verses that reveal the events in each Kingdom. The greatest number of verses are speaking about the Final Test (Tribulation) and the Second Coming of Jesus, both occurring after physical death. The complexity of the Kingdoms require our entire lives to study.
One of the reasons that the Scriptures hide so much of its meaning is because a man must have a deep understanding of the 35,528 verses. He must be able to retrieve from his memory the verses that apply to one other. Very few people have mastered the stories and parables so that they are able to match like topics together. For example the Battle at Armageddon is the same event as battle of David and Goliath and the day Jesus died on the Cross. Another example is the parable Jesus told about the house built on sand. This same event is told when King Zedekiah is conquered by the Babylonians.
The Four Kingdoms
The Four Kingdoms
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The New Testament alone has approximately 138,000 words and 7958 verses. The Old Testament has far more, approximately 27,570 verses. Thus the Bible has 35,528 verses. The complexity and the huge number of verses allows us to prove faith. Saint Paul wrote the following:
1 Cor 1:22 For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom,
1:23 but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and folly to Gentiles,
Saint Paul says that Jews demand signs, what does this mean?
Let's examine two types of people. Men have either a belief in a creator or men have a belief that the human race is an accident of nature. Faith based people are more inclined to believe that the creator God works miracles, while the people who believe in evolution considers miracles as non sense. Evolution believers use their power of reason and intelligence to explain what they believe. But faith based men are more concerned about believing. So I ask you, are people of faith concerned about how their faith fairs with reason and intelligence? Take for example how some believe that the earth, sun, moon, stars and everything upon the earth was created in 6 days. Since the Bible said it was 6 days, faith based people will rely on belief rather than reason. Or many believe in an event called the Rapture. Again, people of faith will rely heavily on those who teach them their religion. Faith based people are not overly concerned about reason. For instance Christians know that the Blood of Jesus saves them, but do not know why and how the Blood of Christ causes salvation. Is reason lacking in religion? Maybe men who are educated in the sciences and medicines are turned off by religious thinking and reasoning. Miracles can easy be a part of a man's faith, but men of science reason that miracles are for a child's mind and not for adults with reasoning powers. Could it be that God performs miracles in such away as to always hide His existence? Do people of higher learning consider how God could perform miracles and yet hide Himself? God also hides Himself to faith based people. For example Jesus was hanging from the Cross and the Jews demanded Jesus to come down so they could believe. Jesus didn't magically come down from the Cross, but a miracle did occur, at noon the day turned to night. God didn't force the Jews to believe through a miracle so strong they couldn't resist. People of all faiths and beliefs are treated in the same way; God will not do miracles that will cause them to stop resisting. Consider another example found in the Catholic Church. God will not produce a miracle so powerful that men would believe in the power of Catholic Priests who during the Mass change bread into the Body of Jesus and wine into His Blood. Since mankind has many religions, its easy to reason that God will not send signs so great to force people to believe in one faith over another.
And those who rely on their reasoning and intelligence, they have not taken seriously the Bible with it 35,528 verses. Intelligence and reasoning is needed to know God; but the Bible has been rejected by those most able to understand. Certain members of the human race have done incredible work in the sciences and medicines. It's a great tragedy that they have not used their talents seeking the will of God. Those who are far less gifted in reasoning have been leading the human race in matters of faith. The wisdom of the Cross is truly not understood because those who are gifted with great intelligence have rejected the Bible and consider the Bible written for a child's thinking. But in reality the Bible is a very deep and complex book that requires great intelligence. Consider for example the very first verse in Genesis. It says that God separated the light from the darkness on the first day, but it wasn't until the fourth day God created the sun and the stars. It takes a man of reason to realize that the verses are riddles since the light can't exist without the sun and the stars. It takes a man of intelligence and faith to know God is speaking about the Angels as being light and the darkness represents the rebellious devils.
The Pharisees and Jews were men of faith, but God didn't give them a miracle so strong they would stop resisting. The same can be said about all religions and beliefs; God will not give a miracle so strong to erase doubts and point to the only truth. Like the Pharisees, religious people demand a sign so strong to correct them in their errors concerning matters of faith. If they do not receive this sign, most will stay with their faiths they were taught. The Pharisees had a faith and the faith Jesus was preaching was very much against what they believed. The Jews demanded signs to be so strong they couldn't resist. I guess the raising of Lazarus from the dead wasn't strong enough. The same can be said today. Religious people will not leave their faiths. Men are satisfied with being Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Protestant, and a many other faiths. And the educated will cling to their evolution because the Bible to them is for a child's reasoning.
When Saint Paul says that Jews demand signs, Paul is saying those who have faith are requiring signs to change and follow another faith. This happened with the Jews because they couldn't except Christ without a miracle. The Jews required a miracle so strong they couldn't resist. The Greeks refer to the educated. They require wisdom but rejected Christ crucifed. The educated do not realize they need a reason to live forever. All things become boring except the emotions of charity, mercy and compassion. Both groups do not understand that the wages of sin is death which means suicidal depression. Nor do they understand that a sinless soul, the Mother of Jesus, still needs a Savour.
What does Paul mean when he says "we preach Christ crucified"? Not only should we tell others about Jesus life and crucifixion, but tell others about His emotions. The emotions of Jesus are the Seven Spirits of God. Chapter one contains the many verses in Scripture that reveal the emotions of Jesus. We need the emotions of Jesus to appreciate His Body and Blood that was crucified. Without this appreciation there is no salvation from the Final Test.
Questions
1) Saint Paul says that faith comes from what is ________.
2) Who said there is one faith?
3) People are taught their faith. That is why a child taught the religion of Muslim will become mostly likely _________.
4) One of the purposes of Scripture is to prove ________.
5) How many verses are in the Old Testament?
6) Saint Paul says the Jews demand ______ and Greeks seek ______.
7) People of faith demand signs and educated people seek _______.
8) People of faith want signs so strong they can't resist. That is why many will not believe that Catholic priests have the power at Mass to change bread to the _____ of Jesus and change wine to His _______.
9) Educated people consider Christ _____ as folly. It doesn't make any sense to them they need Jesus. Their wisdom can't see how eventually everything will become boring. The only emotions that last forever are _______, _______, and ______.
10) What day did God create the lights (sun, moon and stars) in the sky?
11) What day did God create the angels? How did God describe separating the good angels from the bad?
12) People of faith do not use wisdom in their reasoning. The reason why some believe the universe was created in ____ days or believe in the "rapture" is because they follow those who have taught them.
13) Those who are most gifted in reasoning have rejected Christ crucified and consided it _______. Those who are far less gifted in their thinking have lead people of faith into many errors.
14) People must realize their faith is taught to them by _____. Has God's Angels appeared to you and taught you?
15) When we preach Christ crucified we must tell other about Jesus life and death, but also we must preach about His _______.
Are men taught by the Angels?
Mt 27:41 Likewise the chief priests with the scribes and elders mocked Him and said,
27:42 “He saved others; He cannot save Himself. So He is the king of Israel! Let Him come down from the Cross now, and we will believe in Him.
Mt 27:45 From noon onward, darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon.
1 Cor 11:23 For I (Paul) received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus, on the night He was handed over, took bread,
11:24 and, after He had given thanks, broke it and said, “This is My body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of Me.”
11:25 In the same way also the cup, after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My Blood. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of Me.”
11:26 For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the death of the Lord until He comes.
11:27 Therefore whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily will have to answer for the body and blood of the Lord.
11:28 A person should examine himself, and so eat the bread and drink the cup.
11:29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself.
11:30 That is why many among you are ill and infirm, and a considerable number are dying.
Gn 1:1 In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth,
1:2 the earth was a formless wasteland, and darkness covered the abyss, while a mighty wind swept over the waters.
1:3 Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light.
1:4 God saw how good the light was. God then separated the light from the darkness.
Gn 1:14 Then God said: “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky, to separate day from night. Let them mark the fixed times, the days and the years,
1:15 and serve as luminaries in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth.” And so it happened:
1:16 God made the two great lights, the greater one to govern the day, and the lesser one to govern the night; and he made the stars.
1:17 God set them in the dome of the sky, to shed light upon the earth,
1:18 to govern the day and the night, and to separate the light from the darkness. God saw how good it was.
