Thursday, April 14, 2005
on fa[i]th
I don't understand why some people have to insist on seeing physical proof before they believe in something. "I will believe God when He appears in front of me.", or "I will believe Jesus walked on water when I see it with my own eyes." It's ridiculous. There are so many things in this world that we believe in but don't have physical proof of. It's just as stupid to say "I will believe that Shakespear wrote these sonnets when I see him writing them with my own eyes." Yet why do people continue to deny the existance of God? "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge." Psalm 19:1-2. These 2 verses speaks it all. TADA! That's the proof you want. When you see the rising sun, do you think of the gravitation laws that govern the paths of heavenly bodies? When you see the blooming flower, do you recall plant histology? When the earth shakes and waves roll, do you think of the geographical forces in play? I think of God. God and His awesome power. It's that simple. You want proof of God? I say, open your eyes and see for yourself, for He is everywhere. In everything I see I see the fingerprints left behind by His creative hands. THAT is the proof you need.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not against science at all. People who think that science and religion cannot co-exist are short-sighted. When I learn mathematical formulas I am amazed at their elegance. When I learn Biology I am convinced that it can only be the all-creative God that is behind the wonders of Life. When you look deeper you realise that science pratically points to the existance of the Creator.
I am amused to realise what a wrong idea of "faith" most people have. Contrary to the common defination, faith is NOT believing or accepting something without proof or facts. Faith is not blind. "There's no proof, but I believe it anyway" is not faith, but naivety. The key point is how much proof one needs in order to believe, and that varies according to different individuals. The EXTENT of proof that is needed is crucial. There can never be 100% proof; that is asking for the impossible. Faith comes in to fill that uncertainty. Putting it into context, proof tells me that Life cannot be spontaneously created, even given a "pool" of the right chemicals and conditions, as "evolutionist" like to believe, hence faith points me towards God. Proof tells me that the Bible is historically and archaeologically as accurate as human standards go, and faith points me towards Jesus. Different people require different amount of proof, and hence, different degrees of faith. And where does the faith comes from? I tell you the truth, it comes from the only place possible - the Grace of God.
"He has made everything beautiful in its time." Ecclesiastes 3:11
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