Evidence for God from Science

Because there are simply no feasible places in the universe for life to exist that we know of. This is a correct analysis...HOWEVER, very key here is the part of the phrase that says "that we KNOW of." The universe is a vast and enormous place. We can't see all of it. We can, however, mak...

But, also, I would not rule out that somewhere in this vast universe, God has placed other lifeforms. But, IF they exist, I think we will likely never be able to actually communicate with them. And as God is a Creator upon whom we can scarcely fathom, even His most basic attributes, has He not also ...

IF there are aliens - ACTUAL, God-created beings that exist elsewhere in the universe - then either they have never been here at all OR - another HIGHLY unlikely and certainly unsubstantiated possibility - God has occasionally and supernaturally brought them here for whatever purposes (which I don't...

philip, I don't think it's another question. I think it's the answer to this question.

Rick, I'd quite agree!

And for anyone who really believes that our world has been visited by UFOs piloted by aliens from other planets, you need to read this powerful refutation of the physical impossibility of it: http://www.reasons.org/physics/constants-physics/aliens-another-world-getting-here-there But could the demo...

Wow, didn't realize my assertions would spur on another back and forth over predestination. Phillip, if by human nature you mean, that he was without sin, then, yes. Yes, that's certainly close to what I meant. But when I said that Jesus' human nature "cloak" did not change WHO He was, I w...

Right so you are talking about God's un-changing of his Character! Yes i fully agree here. Despite His human "cloak," Jesus NEVER had a "human NATURE." He was still FULLY GOD, albeit in a human form. But as for WHO He was and how He thought, and what He knew, etc., none of those...

I wouldn't say God is unchanging i mean the second person of the trinity now has a human nature to which He did not have before. God can no doubt take on different physical forms (of Three Men, in Genesis 18:1–33); (of the Wrestler, in Genesis 32:22–30); (of Jesus, in Matthew 1:23); (of the Burning...

My small group was recently discussing characteristics of God, of His standing outside of time, how the distant future is to Him as is yesterday. I made the statement that "God has never had an ORIGINAL thought." And, for a moment, everyone looked at me with a strange, worried ("that'...

While various aspects Five Pointers believe are no doubt true, the horrendous idea that men were, effectively, born without ANY choice or even the ability to choose Jesus (EVEN WITH the availability and necessity of God's help) to RECEIVE salvation did not enter the church for its first 15 centuries...

Great, Rick! Sorry if I was redundant on the way to my points.

Rick, Unconditional Election is the doctrine which states that God chose those whom he was pleased to bring to a knowledge of himself, not based upon any merit shown by the object of his grace and not based upon his looking forward to discover who would "accept" the offer of the gospel. My...

Rick can't reconcile: God has elected, based solely upon the counsel of his own will, some for glory and others for damnation So, just what is God's WILL? This is explained in 1 Timothy 2:4: His will is that He "...wants ALL people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth." But ...

RickD wrote:I still cannot reconcile God choosing, without any doing on man's part, eternal damnation for some people. It's VERY simple. God chose before our births our eternal destinations, based upon: 1) His merciful and loving choice to love us and reach to us FIRST; 2) To give us free will and ...

Call it what you will - whatever theological identification, whatever term. But the bottom line is that it's an enormous mistake to believe that God has not put a choice before EVERYONE (whether to follow him, to repent, to accept Jesus, etc), that they can ALL choose to obey - or not. In Acts 17:30...