mrversatile48 said:
& As I said to a crowd of teens, who aske questions while I did my "Town Crier" tour of town, plugging this very thread, you can't put God into a box or test tube & you can't expect any finite human to understand the Infinite, All-Knowing, Eternal, Almighty Creator
Neither does all of God's creation fit into one book.
Colossians 2
2 That their hearts might be comforted, being knit together in love, and unto all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the
acknowledgement of the
mystery of God, and of the Father, and of Christ;
Why believe things we have learned about God's creation contradict anything God wants of us?
Does the discovery of genetics shake your faith when it is only a small example of God's design?
Genesis 6
6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
7
And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
9 And the LORD God called unto Adam, and said unto him, Where art thou?
10 And he said, I heard thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.
11
And he said, Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?
Man's eyes where opened and he saw the world as we see it now.
22 And the
LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:
23 Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden,
to till the ground from whence he was taken.
Man's eyes could now see the universe as it is and as God made it.
Joshua 24
26 And Joshua wrote these words in the book of the law of God, and took a great stone, and set it up there under an oak, that was by the sanctuary of the LORD.
27 And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold,
this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.
The stone was a witness as all stones are. So to study the stone and learn about its testimony is not a sin.
Proverbs 15
13 A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.
14
The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
15 All the days of the afflicted are evil: but he that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.
To study the stone is expected of us.
Job 36
3 I will fetch my
knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.
What man learns about the universe can only ascribe righteousness to the maker.
Man studying the universe and seeing Gods creation is not man creating a false god of science, to be believe this is folly because discovery is entirely different from creating.
The golden number (Phi) was discovered by man but it was there before man knew anything of it.