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We Know Who The Creator Is But Why Do The Skeptics Deny Him Who Lives Forever?

The Truth of God: We were made from dust in the image of our Creator. The Lie of the world: But in rebellion, our culture tells us that we are the creators now.

What is the connection between climate alarmism, abortion, and transgenderism? Or between feminism, critical race theory, and postmodernism? In fact, what is the connection between the whole host of anti-biblical social issues and philosophies we’re concerned about in modern America? When we consider all the ideologies and trends rising around us, it can be bewildering to work out what real problem lies behind it all.

The answer begins with an important truth about human beings, revealed in Genesis 2:7: “"The Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground."” That might seem like an obscure reference because when we answer the question “what is a human being?” we usually turn our minds to Genesis 1:27. There we learn that God created humans in his own image and likeness. This truth teaches us that men and women were made to reflect God’s glory in creation.

Yet being made in God’s image and likeness is only one truth. The other truth is this: we were made from dust.

This truth tells us that we are not gods. It tells us that we are only creatures—part of the stuff that God created. This humbling, constraining truth tells us that there are limits on how we can image, or reflect, God. We could image his holiness, and therefore his love, goodness, mercy, justice, truth, and so on. However, a whole other side of God’s nature is totally inaccessible to us, such as his infinity, omnipotence, self-existence, omniscience, and so on. God will always be the great and mighty Creator. We will always be his dependent and finite creatures.

Our world hates this truth. Remember, the serpent tempted Eve by falsely promising, “"You will be like God"” (Genesis 3:5). The first humans wanted something more than mere creatureliness. They wanted to be like the Creator himself. In Genesis 3, they tried to imitate his creation power by refusing to submit to his definition and deciding for themselves what was good and evil. They started acting as if they were God, with power over right and wrong.

This account captures something that connects the sins of our day. In so many cases, the basic problem is rebellion against God as Creator. Human beings are seeking to redefine what he has already defined by his creation power.

by Martyn Iles on December 17, 2023
Featured in Answers Magazine

More on this topic, next Sunday.

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Penny · 46-50, F

The truth you call is only suspected not proven

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@Penny In this case, nor is it even defended.

It is arrogantly claimed without neither clarification nor discussion.

Obviously this is to protect its duplicitous and threadbare claims.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Penny @newjaninev2

The truth you call is only suspected not proven

The truth I call is the Word of God and it has been proven time and again. No man or woman can refute it, try as they might.

Penny · 46-50, F

@GodSpeed63 The only truth about the bible is that its the word of man. That would essentially make us " the creators of it". Now if the bible is in fact the word of God I'm not saying it isnt but you cant really argue for sure that it is either without blind acceptance. Actually that isnt even a proven truth it could have been written by aliens. Or perhaps God lol if he came down in person to write it or magically materialize it but then attributed its' writings to various authors.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@GodSpeed63 That because you and your 'god' are too afraid of being questioned, so you simply run away every time.

Now begone!

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@GodSpeed63 This is the part when you start referring to claims I haven't made, and that's followed by you demonstrating your complete inability to identify those claims... which shows you have absolutely no compunction about bearing false witness.

Immediately after that, you repeat the same unsupported claims you always make... despite your inability to support them demonstrating their falsity.

Then you run away.

Penny · 46-50, F

@GodSpeed63 or. Ifit is the wordof God then it wouldbe considered channelled material and what would make it any more dpecial than any other so called channeled material besides its antiquity?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Penny @newjaninev2

The only truth about the bible is that its the word of man. That would essentially make us " the creators of it". Now if the bible is in fact the word of God I'm not saying it isnt but you cant really argue for sure that it is either without blind acceptance. Actually that isnt even a proven truth it could have been written by aliens. Or perhaps God lol if he came down in person to write it or magically materialize it but then attributed its' writings to various authors.

You're guessing. I know for certain, through His Holy Spirit of Truth, the Word of God is written by Him through holy men of their time. Now, if you want to play a guessing game,, you'll have to go somewhere else. Take @newjaninev2 with you.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@GodSpeed63 Why have you included me as one of the recipients of this post?

I did not make the comment.

I have not made the claims in the comment.

What claims have I made?

You won't answer that question.

Apparently you want to play a guessing game... you make a vague, duplicitous, completely unsupported, claim about me, and I'm supposed to guess what you're talking about.

Well, enough of your craven game-playing!

As always, you and your god will run away from any question whatsoever.

As always, you make completely unsupported claims about your god and then run away from them.

As always, you and your god have the temerity to feel that you are beyond questioning.

As always, the duplicity of the JW sect stands revealed for all to see.

redredred · M

@GodSpeed63 I refute it and I have the same standing as you, the pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury or any other clown in a robe.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@redredred

I refute it and I have the same standing as you, the pope, the Archbishop of Canterbury or any other clown in a robe.

Support what you think is true in that statement, Red.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@newjaninev2 I see that you and your little god-thing have again run away from honesty and examination.

No surprises there! 😂

Penny · 46-50, F

@GodSpeed63 You're guessing. I know for certain, through His Holy Spirit of Truth, the Word of God is written by Him through holy men of their time. Now, if you want to play a guessing game,, you'll have to go somewhere else. Take @newjaninev2 with you.

This is the biggest crock of brainwashed shit. his "holy spirit of truth" . i mean you can say God has spoken to you personally and said this to you but you cant argue that its truth in any other way than from personal experience. so you say you KNOW but how? if you cant answer that then you are just liek a parrot or have no basis to your statement.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@newjaninev2

I see that you and your little god-thing have again run away from honesty and examination.

Talking to your self again, I see, @newjaninev2.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Penny

This is the biggest crock

Prove it, if you can. Otherwise, you're just whistling in the wind.

Penny · 46-50, F

@GodSpeed63 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all the truth, for he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.

okay so you declare yourself a prophet then?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Penny

okay so you declare yourself a prophet then?

I don't declare myself anything, it's my Father in Heaven who declares whether I'm a prophet or not. He gave me a heart for the Truth which He established before the world began.

redredred · M

@GodSpeed63 prove there are no bison in your kitchen and I will prove there’s no god

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@redredred

prove there are no bison in your kitchen and I will prove there’s no god

You've got to do better than that, Red. Be praying for you, my friend.

newjaninev2 · 56-60, F

@GodSpeed63 and we'll continue thinking for you

redredred · M

@GodSpeed63 So, you admit you can’t prove there are no bison in your kitchen.