cvipertooth
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Is it possible that, although science has proven and explained many many things about the word and the universe, there are some things that can only be explained through the supernatural realm?
And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Isaiah 12:4
As the bible says, I should tell the people what God has done in my life. Miraculous things have happened and there is no way science or logic or philosophy or religion itself can explain, but I believe that these things are the essence of my faith.
To start off, I would like to tell a story about a missionary who works for the operation christmans child hand-out centers is Uganda. Our church minister was telling me and my family a story about how they were handing out christmas boxes to the starving children. He said that there were a little over 1,000,000 boxes and the same number of children. The boxes were randomly handed out, onlt after making sure they fit the right sex and age bracket. In the 8-10 year old boy section, they came down to 1 box, and 2 children. The children were identical twin brothers. They didnt know what to do. Suddenly, one of the boys grabbed the box out of the missionary's hand and ripped it open. There were exactly two of everything. Now, what are the odds of of 2 boys and one box being selected at random out of 1 million of each set? The odds would be 1 out of 1E18, or for a staggeringly large number, 1 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000. Granted, this is an approximate number. It could be less, but most likely more. There is not a scientist on this earth that will deny that these odds are virtually impossible, but nevertheless, it happened. My question to those who do not belive in an intelligent desigen is, why did or would this happen?
I would now like to tell you a story about my mother. in June, she went to the doctor with broncitis (excuse spelling). This is usually no big deal, she's a school teacher, she is exposed to sicknesses every day. The doctor thought it best to x-ray her chest to make sure that it was not pneumonia. When they x-rayed her chest, they saw what they then called a "shadow" on her clavical (again, excuse spelling). The Lab report suggested that she have a CT scan. That report came back as possible Blastic Bone Lesion. Recommended bone scan. That report came back suggesting going to and Oncologist. The Lesion presents itself on all scans as Milignant bone Cancer. As far as we knew, my mom had a life expectancy of a few months. When she went to the Oncologist, the doctor had been in touch with the radiologist, who was the First person to diagnose the condition that my mother really had. My mom was diagnosed with Condensing Osteitis, a bone deformity that occurs only in women in their forties, and only in the Medial Clavical. My Mom is 42. Her Oncologist "just happened" to talk to the Radiologist who had first "stumbled upon" this condition in med school. What are the chances of those conditions being just perfect for my mom's diagnosis? otherwise, she would have had a portion of her clavical removed and a lifetime of worry of possible malignancy.
My Brother was born with a condition in which if he consumed a chemical primarily found in dairy products (but not limited to) he would go into anafalactic (...spelling) shock and die. Needless to say, this was a very scary time in our life. When he turned 7, he went for his annual check-up, and they found that the allergy was gone. The scientific explanation for this is that every seven years, your auto-immune system re-vamps itself. This does so in a random order. People usually gain allergies instead of lose them. What are the chances that his immune system changed in the exact sequence neccessary for a life-threatening illness to be gone?
I can assure you that you can take my word. I am not lying about these accounts. If these things can happen with little-to-no scientific explanation, couldn't there be room for God? The goodness of these life-altering situations would only lend itself to a benevolent God, who cares about every person, while he cares for mankind as a whole.
One thing I forgot to mention, each situation was shrouded in prayer. Those shoe boxes are prayed over time and time again, they are blessed, and they are put together in a way that is perfect for their receivers, but random to the giver. When my mom recieved her first report, most of my community fell to their knees. My brother was prayed for time and time again. I belive that prayer works.
God is not something you can prove scientifically. He wants to be belived in by faith, and by what you see in the World around you. People tried to reach God once, and that was the Tower of Babel. If we could reach God, there would be no purpose for him.
If we were to look through the science and the logic, the proof and evidence, philosophy and rational thinking, and found nothing, what meaningless existence do we have on this planet? But if we were to discover the free gift that God has allowed us to recieve and embrace it, We do not have to worry what our purpose here is. We have a higher purpose, through the will of God.
And in that day shall ye say, Praise the Lord, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted. Isaiah 12:4
As the bible says, I should tell the people what God has done in my life. Miraculous things have happened and there is no way science or logic or philosophy or religion itself can explain, but I believe that these things are the essence of my faith.
To start off, I would like to tell a story about a missionary who works for the operation christmans child hand-out centers is Uganda. Our church minister was telling me and my family a story about how they were handing out christmas boxes to the starving children. He said that there were a little over 1,000,000 boxes and the same number of children. The boxes were randomly handed out, onlt after making sure they fit the right sex and age bracket. In the 8-10 year old boy section, they came down to 1 box, and 2 children. The children were identical twin brothers. They didnt know what to do. Suddenly, one of the boys grabbed the box out of the missionary's hand and ripped it open. There were exactly two of everything. Now, what are the odds of of 2 boys and one box being selected at random out of 1 million of each set? The odds would be 1 out of 1E18, or for a staggeringly large number, 1 out of 1,000,000,000,000,000,000. Granted, this is an approximate number. It could be less, but most likely more. There is not a scientist on this earth that will deny that these odds are virtually impossible, but nevertheless, it happened. My question to those who do not belive in an intelligent desigen is, why did or would this happen?
I would now like to tell you a story about my mother. in June, she went to the doctor with broncitis (excuse spelling). This is usually no big deal, she's a school teacher, she is exposed to sicknesses every day. The doctor thought it best to x-ray her chest to make sure that it was not pneumonia. When they x-rayed her chest, they saw what they then called a "shadow" on her clavical (again, excuse spelling). The Lab report suggested that she have a CT scan. That report came back as possible Blastic Bone Lesion. Recommended bone scan. That report came back suggesting going to and Oncologist. The Lesion presents itself on all scans as Milignant bone Cancer. As far as we knew, my mom had a life expectancy of a few months. When she went to the Oncologist, the doctor had been in touch with the radiologist, who was the First person to diagnose the condition that my mother really had. My mom was diagnosed with Condensing Osteitis, a bone deformity that occurs only in women in their forties, and only in the Medial Clavical. My Mom is 42. Her Oncologist "just happened" to talk to the Radiologist who had first "stumbled upon" this condition in med school. What are the chances of those conditions being just perfect for my mom's diagnosis? otherwise, she would have had a portion of her clavical removed and a lifetime of worry of possible malignancy.
My Brother was born with a condition in which if he consumed a chemical primarily found in dairy products (but not limited to) he would go into anafalactic (...spelling) shock and die. Needless to say, this was a very scary time in our life. When he turned 7, he went for his annual check-up, and they found that the allergy was gone. The scientific explanation for this is that every seven years, your auto-immune system re-vamps itself. This does so in a random order. People usually gain allergies instead of lose them. What are the chances that his immune system changed in the exact sequence neccessary for a life-threatening illness to be gone?
I can assure you that you can take my word. I am not lying about these accounts. If these things can happen with little-to-no scientific explanation, couldn't there be room for God? The goodness of these life-altering situations would only lend itself to a benevolent God, who cares about every person, while he cares for mankind as a whole.
One thing I forgot to mention, each situation was shrouded in prayer. Those shoe boxes are prayed over time and time again, they are blessed, and they are put together in a way that is perfect for their receivers, but random to the giver. When my mom recieved her first report, most of my community fell to their knees. My brother was prayed for time and time again. I belive that prayer works.
God is not something you can prove scientifically. He wants to be belived in by faith, and by what you see in the World around you. People tried to reach God once, and that was the Tower of Babel. If we could reach God, there would be no purpose for him.
If we were to look through the science and the logic, the proof and evidence, philosophy and rational thinking, and found nothing, what meaningless existence do we have on this planet? But if we were to discover the free gift that God has allowed us to recieve and embrace it, We do not have to worry what our purpose here is. We have a higher purpose, through the will of God.