2021-02-15
1 Corinthians 15:39 NKJV
The Bible says, “All flesh is not the same…there is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of animals, another of fish, and another of birds.”
One author writes: “The Bible tells us that animals are created ‘without understanding’ (Psalm 49:20 ESV). We are made in God’s ‘image.’ We aren’t merely a higher form of species on the evolutionary scale. As human beings, we are aware of our ‘being.’ God is ‘I AM,’ and we know that ‘we are.’ We have understanding that we exist. Among other unique characteristics, we have an innate ability to appreciate God’s creation. What animal gazes with awe at…the magnificence of the Grand Canyon? What animal obtains joy from the sounds of music or takes the time to form itself into an orchestra to create and harmonize music? What animal among the beasts sets up court systems and apportions justice to its fellow creatures? We are moral beings. While birds and other creatures have instincts to create (nests, etc.), we have the ability to uncover the hidden laws of electricity. We can utilize the law of aerodynamics to transport ourselves around the globe. We also have the God-given ability to appreciate the value of creation. We unearth the hidden treasures of gold, silver, diamonds and oil to make use of them for our own benefit. Only humans have the unique capability to appreciate God for this incredible creation and to respond to His love.”
Yes, God created us, redeemed us, has a special purpose for us, and loves us so much that when we die, He wants to take us to heaven to live with Him forever.
Soul food: Ecc 5-8; Matt 14:22-36; Ps 149; Prov 4:25-27
1 Korintiërs 15:39 NLV
Die Bybel sê: ‘…so is daar ook verskillende soorte vleis – dié van mense en diere en voëls en visse is almal verskillend.’ Een skrywer skryf: ‘Die Bybel sê vir ons dat diere sonder insig is (sien Psalm 49:21 NLV). Ons is na God se beeld gemaak. Ons is nie net ‘n hoër spesie op die evolusieleer nie. As menslike wesens, is ons bewus van ons ‘wese.’ God is ‘EK IS,’ en ons weet dat ‘ons is.’ Ons begryp dat ons bestaan.
Tesame met ander unieke karaktereienskappe, het ons die ingebore vermoë om God se skepping te waardeer. Watter ander dier staar met verwondering na die Grand Canyon? Watter dier verkry vreugde uit die klanke van musiek of neem die tyd om ‘n orkes te vorm om musiek te skep en te harmoniseer? Watter dier stel howe daar om geregtigheid aan sy mede-skepsels uit te meet? Ons is morele wesens. Terwyl voëls en ander diere die instink het om te skep (nessies, ens.), het ons die vermoë om die verborge wette van elektrisiteit te ontdek. Ons kan die wet van aerodinamika gebruik om onsself rondom die aarde te vervoer. Ons het ook die Godgegewe vermoë om die waarde van skepping te waardeer. Ons ontdek die verborge skatte van goud, silwer, diamante en olie en gebruik dit tot ons eie voordeel. Net mense het die unieke vermoë om hierdie wonderbaarlike skepping van God te waardeer en op sy liefde te reageer.’
Ja, God het ons geskep, ons verlos, ‘n spesiale doel vir ons en is so lief vir ons dat wanneer ons sterf, Hy ons na die hemel toe wil neem om vir ewig daar saam met Hom te woon.
Sielskos: Pred 5-8; Matt 14:22-36; Ps 149; Spr 4:25-27
2021-02-14
Genesis 1:2 KJV
A few years ago, Time magazine reported that ‘Most cosmologists (scientists who study the structures and evolution of the universe) agree that the Genesis account of creation, in imagining an initial void, may be uncannily close to the truth’; Jim Holt, science writer for The Wall Street Journal wrote: ‘The universe suddenly exploded into being…The big bang bears an uncanny resemblance to the Genesis command’.
Science defines the universe as being made up of five components: time, space, matter, power, and motion. Now keep those things in mind, and read Genesis 1:1-3: ‘In the beginning [time] God created [power] the heaven [space] and the earth [matter]. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved [motion] upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be…and there was’ (KJV).
The first thing God tells us in the Bible is that He created all things and that He controls all things. And this same God, with His infinite, unfathomable power, created each one of us, loves us, has a plan for us, and wants a relationship with us. We’re so important to God that all His creative energy and power is focused on us. With His infinite power, he could have created anything, but He chose to create us, along with an entire world just for us. That’s how much we mean to God. So we can be sure that whenever we cry out to Him, He’ll be there for us, ready to meet our needs and offer His help.
Eph 5:21-33; Song of Sol 2:1-7; Ps 45; Prov 5:15-19
Genesis 1:2 NLV
Die wetenskap definieer die heelal deur middel van vyf komponente waaruit dit bestaan: tyd, ruimte, materie, krag en beweging. Met dit in gedagte, lees die volgende: ‘In die begin [tyd] het God die ganse heelal gemaak [krag], die hemel [ruimte] daarbo en die aarde [materie] hieronder. Maar die aarde was ‘n vormlose, onbewoonbare massa, en die diep waters was toegevou in duisternis. Tog het die kragtige, skeppende Gees van God oor die oppervlakte van die water gesweef [beweging]. Toe beveel God: ‘Laat daar lig wees!’ en dit was so’ (verse 1-3 NLV).
Dink nou oor hierdie aanhalings na: 1) ‘Die meeste kosmoloë (wetenskaplikes wat die strukture en evolusie van die heelal bestudeer), stem saam dat die Genesis weergawe van die skepping, in die idee van ‘n aanvanklike leemte, ongelooflik naby aan die waarheid kan wees’ (die tydskrif Time).
2) ‘Die heelal het skielik in bestaan in ontplof. Die ‘Big Bang’ teorie het ‘n ongelooflike ooreenkoms met die bevel in Genesis’ (Jim Holt, wetenskaplike skrywer: The Wall Street Journal).
3) ‘Nuwe wetenskaplike openbarings oor supernovas, swart gate, kwarke en selfs die ‘big bang’ stel aan sommige wetenskaplikes voor dat daar ‘n ‘meestersplan’ vir die heelal is’ (U.S. News & World Report).
Jou oog se retina bevat 137 miljoen lig-sensitiewe selle, terwyl die spiere wat jou oë fokus ongeveer 100,000 keer ‘n dag beweeg. Raai wat? Charles Darwin het in sy boek, On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, die volgende geskryf: ‘Ek moet bieg dat om te veronderstel dat die oog deur natuurlike seleksie (evolusie) gevorm kon word, absurd in die hoogste graad lyk.’
Die waarheid is as volg: God het jou gemaak en Hy het ‘n plan vir jou lewe.
Sielskos: Ef 5:21-33; Hoogl 2:1-7; Ps 45; Spr 5:15-19
Genesis 1:2 KJV
Science defines the universe as being made up of five components: time, space, matter, power, and motion. With that clearly in mind, read this: “In the beginning [time] God created [power] the heaven [space] and the earth [matter]. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved [motion] upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be…and there was” (vv. 1-3).
The first thing God tells us in the Bible is that He created all things and that He controls all things. Now consider these quotes from three leading magazines and newspapers:
(1) “Most cosmologists (scientists who study the structures and evolution of the universe) agree that the Genesis account of creation, in imagining an initial void, may be uncannily close to the truth” (Time magazine).
(2) “The universe suddenly exploded into being…The big bang bears an uncanny resemblance to the Genesis command” (Jim Holt, science writer: The Wall Street Journal).
(3) “New scientific revelations about supernovas, black holes, quarks, and the big bang even suggest to some scientists that there is a ‘grand design’ in the universe” (U.S. News & World Report).
The retina in your eye contains 137 million light-sensitive cells, while the focusing muscles in your eye move approximately 100,000 times a day. Well guess what? Charles Darwin wrote in On the Origin of the Species by Means of Natural Selection, “To suppose that the eye…could have been formed by natural selection [evolution], seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest degree.”
The truth is this: God made you, and He has a plan for your life.
Soul food: Eph 5:21-33; Song of Sol 2:1-7; Ps 45; Prov 5:15-19
