Could switching to God’s side really save your soul? Do dogs chase cats? Did the little piggy cry, “wee wee wee” all the way home? Was Abe Lincoln honest? Jesus said, “Very truly I tell you, whoever hears my word and believes him who sent me has eternal life and will not be judged but has crossed over from death to life.”
I guess it really boils down to whom you want to believe. Do you want to believe some television preacher who is clearly lining his pocket? Do you want to believe some scientist who clearly does not have all the data? Do you want to believe that something as complex as you exists because there were over a twenty trillion favorable mutations all in a row? Do you want to believe some preacher who uses God’s Word to promote hate?
I have a really good scientist friend who was let go from a major university because his colleagues discovered he was a creationist. Really now, if they are so sure of their position why did they feel threatened to keep him around? He would have made a great intellectual sparring partner. They could have scored points off him with their students if they were so sure.
It becomes fairly obvious that there are many reasons to become disenchanted with both sides. So how about starting a new side? Our side – one based upon our own common sense of logic, decency and honesty. Why not turn off the strident voices on either side and instead sit down quietly with God’s Word, read carefully and listen to what He has to say? Why not look at nature and see the incredible complexity of life? Why not believe because we believe and not because someone told us to believe?
Written by Roger Bothwell on March 28, 2011
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