There is much about this world that we know, and there is also much about this world that we do not know. For the things that we do not know, we should go to God for answers because the mind of God contains the knowledge of the universe, which includes things seen as well as things not seen.
Man, on the other hand, looks at those things that he can see with his eyes and touch with his hands, and from that examination he renders his conclusion, which he calls scientific evaluation. But because man does not look at things through the eyes of faith, he will not believe that other evidence is possible because he will only believe in those things that he can see with his eyes and touch with his hands.
For example, religion is based on those things that man can see with his eyes and touch with his hands, whereas belief in God is based on believing by faith, for we cannot see God with our eyes, nor touch Him with our hands.
If people do not believe that God is living, then their belief in God is only an image in their imaginations; therefore God, to them, is whatever they imagine God to be. And if God is whatever people imagine Him to be, then He cannot be living---which means that they are in control of God, and that they dictate to Him whatever they want Him to be. For this reason, people can believe that they are gods, and that they desire a God who will do as they say do. To them, God is no more than a puppet, or no more than a dog on a leash.
Human imagination is watching events on the widescreen television of our minds, or believing by sight and by sound, and not by faith.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11: 1)
Looking through the Bible through the eyes of faith, however, we can believe in an event called Noah's Flood even though we were not there to see the flood with our own eyes. And though there is geological evidence that supports a great flood, many people will not consider this evidence because they still want to believe that the Bible is wrong: because their faith is not in God.
Looking through the prophecies of the Bible we can also know the future if we will believe by faith in the words of God; but if we do not believe in the historical events of the Bible by faith, neither will we believe in the prophecies by faith. And even though those prophesies are now current events, people can refuse to compare current events with Bible prophecies because they still want to believe that the Bible is wrong: because their faith is not in God.
After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and before the Lord appeared unto the disciples, Thomas said, Except I shall see in his hands the print of his nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
But when Jesus appeared, the Lord said unto Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas said, My Lord and my God.
Jesus then said, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Thereafter, Thomas, by faith, departed Israel and traveled to India to take the Good News of Christ, where he served the Lord all the days of his life.
When Jesus appears, the lives of people can be changed and transformed in a heartbeat of time.
As Jesus said unto Thomas, the Lord also says unto us: be not faithless, but believing.
(Scripture today is from John 20: 25-29)
Man, on the other hand, looks at those things that he can see with his eyes and touch with his hands, and from that examination he renders his conclusion, which he calls scientific evaluation. But because man does not look at things through the eyes of faith, he will not believe that other evidence is possible because he will only believe in those things that he can see with his eyes and touch with his hands.
For example, religion is based on those things that man can see with his eyes and touch with his hands, whereas belief in God is based on believing by faith, for we cannot see God with our eyes, nor touch Him with our hands.
If people do not believe that God is living, then their belief in God is only an image in their imaginations; therefore God, to them, is whatever they imagine God to be. And if God is whatever people imagine Him to be, then He cannot be living---which means that they are in control of God, and that they dictate to Him whatever they want Him to be. For this reason, people can believe that they are gods, and that they desire a God who will do as they say do. To them, God is no more than a puppet, or no more than a dog on a leash.
Human imagination is watching events on the widescreen television of our minds, or believing by sight and by sound, and not by faith.
Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. (Hebrews 11: 1)
Looking through the Bible through the eyes of faith, however, we can believe in an event called Noah's Flood even though we were not there to see the flood with our own eyes. And though there is geological evidence that supports a great flood, many people will not consider this evidence because they still want to believe that the Bible is wrong: because their faith is not in God.
Looking through the prophecies of the Bible we can also know the future if we will believe by faith in the words of God; but if we do not believe in the historical events of the Bible by faith, neither will we believe in the prophecies by faith. And even though those prophesies are now current events, people can refuse to compare current events with Bible prophecies because they still want to believe that the Bible is wrong: because their faith is not in God.
After the resurrection of Jesus Christ, and before the Lord appeared unto the disciples, Thomas said, Except I shall see in his hands the print of his nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust my hand into his side, I will not believe.
But when Jesus appeared, the Lord said unto Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, and behold my hands; and reach hither thy hand, and thrust it into my side; and be not faithless, but believing.
And Thomas said, My Lord and my God.
Jesus then said, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed.
Thereafter, Thomas, by faith, departed Israel and traveled to India to take the Good News of Christ, where he served the Lord all the days of his life.
When Jesus appears, the lives of people can be changed and transformed in a heartbeat of time.
As Jesus said unto Thomas, the Lord also says unto us: be not faithless, but believing.
(Scripture today is from John 20: 25-29)
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