#RAD
#ATEND G-d (Christ) #IIC714
Why The Disconnect?
Is G-d (Christ) The G-d Of The Impossible (Limitless Possibilities) Or A
Gawd Of Limited Substance?
In The Walkway Called Solomon’s Portico
If
any of you were asked, Christian or non-Christian friends and onlookers, if you
could or would believe (under any circumstance) that a man of 40 years of age,
who was a cripple, could be made whole and able to walk, what would you say?
What
if you were told that not only he could be made to walk, and walk normally, but
that he could be expected to be seen dancing and running with excitement and
enthusiasm, what would you say now?
What
if it was added that he'd been crippled for a few years, what would you say
about that?
Permit
me, if you will, to digress for a moment.
Those of you who declare your faith in G-d (Christ) and His miracles,
but simultaneously deny His creative work, over a 'just six-day process', why?
For
those of you who dismiss G-d and His power, and even His outright existence, we
should talk about the myriad lack plausibility of the many atheistic beliefs
about origins, and the evolutionary processes.
And should the Lord lead, we will post on those themes also. But for this post, the intended focus is the
apparent disparity between - the "G-d (Christ) did it, with respect to the
miracles of the New Testament, and we accept that" - and - the "G-d
did it, with respect to the miracles (be they creation, a great flood, stopping
the apparent movement of the sun, or the belly of a whale, etc., to name a few)
of the Old Testament / TaNaKh, and we defer to 'science says NO, therefore we
cannot' accept that." Do you see
the disconnect?
Okay,
back to the lame man, and the walkway called
Solomon’s Portico. Earlier it was
asked, what if it was added that the crippled man had been a cripple for a few
years, what would you say about that?
Well
now, let's ramp that up a bit, shall we... What if he'd been crippled for many
years, perhaps even dozens, what would you say about that? And remember, we also spoke about him having
been seen dancing and running with excitement and enthusiasm, so really now
what would you say?
Okay,
don't let me lose you on this, stay with because this gets wild... seriously.
Imagine
an infant, as heartbreaking as it is (or would be), being born an invalid. Unable to ever walk, and needing to be
carried everywhere, and needing to have his every need handled by another
person. Consider the plight of this young person growing up, going through
childhood into young adulthood, and then through his 20's and 30's until he'd
turned forty years of age. Now please do
not let me lose you here, again because this is (to steal a phrase from the
Donald) yuuuuuuuuuuge...
What
does science say, wait... back up for a moment, what does your own common sense
say, about the muscle tone, and development of a 40-year-old, including muscle atrophy
for one who has never even walked? For
any athletic types reading, what do you think are the odds of a man who had
been active, who had been very able-bodied, to go through a period of even 90
days of very restricted mobility (if not completely immobile)? Do you think you'd see him up dancing around
because some kook declared - "in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth,
rise up and walk" - after just a 90-day rehab stint?
Again,
now... I really hope I have not lost you here.
The lame man from the walkway of Solomon’s Portico, he had not just gone
through a few months of rehab. He had
not lost the ability to walk... no... He never had the ability. He'd never run, he'd never danced, in fact
he'd never even moved of his own accord before.
And he had lived for 40 very long years never having the ability to do
anything physically exerting.
And
then these upstarts, Peter and John came along - Acts
3:1 - 8 - and say to this poor crippled man - "...silver and gold have I none; but such as I have
give I thee: In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up and walk."
- KJV, and what do we read happened?
Well
in verse nine we read that the lame man - "...jumped up, stood, and started to walk, and he
entered the temple complex with them
-- walking, leaping, and praising God..." HCSB
Did
you see that? Do you see that? A man who was lame from birth. A man who, according to Acts 4:22 was 40 years old when Peter and John
spoke to him in the Name of Jesus. A man who by all definitions of science, not
only should have never walked, but absolutely could not have run, and danced
and leaped for joy, all because
- "Science Says".
Now,
as Christians we are not asked to just blindly accept such a story, no. We have the privilege, by virtue of the power
of G-d the Holy Ghost, (the One who raised Christ's body from the grave - Romans 8:11) of having Jesus personally
indwelling us, to bear witness to our spirit of the magnificence and truth of
this wonderful story.
So
please tell me why, when "Science Says" a lame man of 40 years (lame
from birth) could not possibly ever just miraculously - rise up and walk, and
leap - you are willing to accept that what "Science
Says" (in the case of the lame man from the Portico of Solomon’s
Temple) is incorrect. But when it comes to what "Science
Says" about G-d creating in just
six days, or the universe
being a mere six thousand years old, somehow in this case what
"Science Says" is taken as being fact and correct? Are we seeing the disconnect here too?
“No
Jesus, NO peace” and yet, “Know Jesus, KNOW peace”
How
does one get to “know” Jesus? Simple,
invite Him into your heart, as Jesus says: “Here I am! I stand at the door and
knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with
him, and he with me.” [Revelation
3:20 NIV] How can be assured that this Jesus stuff
means anything? Well because the Bible
tells us so, as the Apostle Paul wrote:
“If
you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that
God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is with your heart
that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess
your faith and are saved.” [Romans
10:9-10 NIV]
And
for those of you who say to me, I can’t be bothered reading the Bible, “it’s
confusing” or “it’s a waste of my time”, may I draw your attention to what the
Bible says about wisdom: “The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and
knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.” [Proverbs 9:10 NIV]
If
nothing else, PLEASE read two chapters from the Bible – (don’t own one, sorry
NO excuse, if you’re reading this, you can access this: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John%203:16&version=NIV) John 3 and John
14!
John
3:16 says: “For God so loved the world
that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not
perish but have eternal life.”
And
John 14:6 says: “Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.”
Well
that’s it, that’s Da Bauz’s take on, Why The Disconnect, this 29th day
of March, 2016 © 2016, All Rights Reserved. wr (Da Bauz, Christian Zionist
“creationist” too!)
Just
sayin’...
What is
#RAD? #RAD is:
R epent
of rejecting Christ
A ccept
Christ as your Lord
D
evelop your relationship with G-d
#RAD
your relationship with the Living Almighty God Himself as your personal Lord
and Saviour depends on it!
What is
#ATEND G-d (Christ)? Ask me!
John
3:16, Revelation 3:20, Romans 10:9 -10, Revelation 21:27, II Corinthians 5:21
and I John 5:13 / John 20:31!
Shalom!
Cited or consulted sources and resources
http://bit.ly/1kliLwA - “Bible Hub”
http://bit.ly/1kliTMD -
“BibleGateway”
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