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3 Ways April 8’s Total Solar Eclipse Reminds Us of Biblical Truth

1. The mathematical precision of the heavens points to a Creator. Scientists can predict an eclipse decades, even centuries, in advance—nearly down to the very second! You may have noticed that timetables for this year’s eclipse give the exact time and the exact length of totality depending on your location. The precision is extreme. Now, how is such precision possible if the universe is just the result of millions of years of random, chance processes? Randomness doesn’t result in such incredible order! Furthermore, it’s clear the heavens are governed by laws of nature and mathematics—but how can such immaterial laws form in a strictly material universe? They can’t! The precision of the eclipse is a wonderful reminder that, yes, there is a Creator. This universe is not the result of random, naturalistic forces. Rather, it was purposefully designed by an all-wise and all-powerful Creator.

2. The heavens really do declare the glory of God. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to experience a total solar eclipse, you well remember the feeling of awe as you stared at the darkened sun with the sparkling “ring of fire” haloing it. AiG’s astronomer, Dr. Danny Faulkner, described it as “one of the most incredible things [he] had ever experienced.” That feeling of “wonder and amazement,” as Dr. Faulkner said, is a reminder of the incredible glory of God. If the beauty of something God made can inspire such a reaction, just stop for a moment and think about the incredible glory of the God who created it and “who dwells in unapproachable light” (1 Timothy 6:16). We can’t even begin to imagine what it will be like when we see the glory of the Lord face to face in eternity!

3. It’s obvious to all that there’s a Creator. Romans 1 reminds us that those who reject the Creator are without excuse, and moments like the total solar eclipse remind us of this. The dazzling beauty and mathematical precision of this event points us to the one who created it all, and those who are awed by the creation without giving praise to the Creator stand before him “without excuse” for their unbelief.

Psalm 14

1Only fools say in their hearts,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt, and their actions are evil;
not one of them does good!

Romans 1:18-21

18For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, 19because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. 20For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, 21because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Men keeps proving these Scriptures to be true by trying to change the status quo of what has already established by God.

Revelation 3:7

‘These things says He who is holy, He who is true, “He who has the key of David, He who opens and no one shuts, and shuts and no one opens."

In other words, no man can undo what God has accomplished.

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Morvoren · F

Blah blah blah blah

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GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

Blah blah blah blah

What's your theory, Blah Blah?

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 You’ve provided so much material for ridicule that I don’t have time to cover it all so let’s just go with point one.

The mathematical precision of the heavens points to a Creator

Time, the measuring of it, the acceptance of calendars isn’t written in the Bible. It’s a concept mapped out from Stonehenge to a garden sun dial. Man made like your Bible studies.

The patterns of the universe and particularly the happen stance perspective we have from them on earth show no evidence of a creator.

We are not at the centre of our solar system or even our galaxy, nevermind the universe.

Just like moss on the south facing side of a tree, we exist on this rock only because the conditions are right. And life will exist elsewhere if those same conditions exist.

Religion is human hubris, something we already have an over abundance of.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

The patterns of the universe and particularly the happen stance perspective we have from them on earth show no evidence of a creator.

According to whom?

We are not at the centre of our solar system or even our galaxy, nevermind the universe.

Did you come to this conclusion on your own or did some fallible professor teach you this?

Just like moss on the south facing side of a tree, we exist on this rock only because the conditions are right. And life will exist elsewhere if those same conditions exist.

Where's your evidence that God doesn't live or His Word isn't true? If you want evidence that God does live, just look in the mirror.

Religion is human hubris, something we already have an over abundance of.

FYI, God hates man made religion and so do I. Anything else?

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 So you’re not able to address they points, you rely on your usual fall back of asking for proof there is no god.

I could write paragraphs on this but I have to get to work, so to sum up quickly - I don’t believe in your Bible god for the same reasons you don’t believe in Allah, Vishnu, Zeus, Odin, Epona, Amun, Jupiter, and the hundreds of others.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

So you’re not able to address they points,

On the contrary, I'm just showing you that you're not able to answer my questions or support what you believe is actually true.

I don’t believe in your Bible god for the same reasons you don’t believe in Allah, Vishnu, Zeus, Odin, Epona, Amun, Jupiter, and the hundreds of others.

God says in Isaiah, in His Word: 5 I am the Lord, and there is no other;
There is no God besides Me.
I will gird you, though you have not known Me,
6That they may know from the rising of the sun to its setting
That there is none besides Me.
I am the Lord, and there is no other.

Isaiah 45:5 & 6

16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life. John 3:16

God loved you, Morvoren, that Jesus left His throne in Heaven to bear your sins on Himself, was whipped with a Cat-of-Nine tails whip with bone chips and metals, had parts of His beard torn out, wore a crown of thorns on His head, and got nailed to a cross through His wrists and His feet.

5 Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus, 6 who, being in the form of God, did not consider it [b]robbery to be equal with God, 7 but [c]made Himself of no reputation, taking the form of a bondservant, and coming in the likeness of men. 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross. 9 Therefore God also has highly exalted Him and given Him the name which is above every name, 10 that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, and of those on earth, and of those under the earth, 11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

Philippians 2:5-11

Whether you choose believe or not doesn't matter. These events are recorded in the Word of God as well as the secular records. Good day to you, my friend.

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 So you use what’s in one book to dismiss what is in many books.

Curious. I wonder if you read the Cat in The Hat first, if you would be here posting Dr Zuess quotes instead of bible verse.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

So you use what’s in one book to dismiss what is in many books.

The one book that you're referring to is the Word of God (Holy Bible) written by God, Himself, through holy men of their time. Those many books that you're referring to were written by fallible men. Remember this, being in the majority doesn't mean that one is right.

16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. 2 Timothy 3:16

19 And so we have the prophetic word confirmed, which you do well to heed as a light that shines in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star rises in your hearts; 20 knowing this first, that no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation, 21 for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit. 2 Peter 1:19-21

Curious. I wonder if you read the Cat in The Hat first, if you would be here posting Dr Seuss quotes instead of bible verse.

Yes, I've read books by Dr. Seuss and, if his quotes would help bring sinners to Christ and be saved, I would use them.

31 Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed Him, “If you abide in My word, you are My disciples indeed. 32 And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” John 8:31 & 32

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63

The one book that you're referring to is the Word of God (Holy Bible) written by God, Himself, through holy men of their time. Those many books that you're referring to were written by fallible men.

All books are written by men. The bible was written by men who weren’t there, with political agendas to serve. They even had very well documented meetings about what was to be added and removed from the Bible like the Council of Rome in 382, Synod of Hippo 393, two of the Councils of Carthage 397 and 419.

So you’re not trusting in God but the ambitions and agendas of men from the 4th century.

OriginalDumbMan · 36-40

@Morvoren [media=https://youtu.be/YBVf7GC4EnE]

Singularity exists. God is singularity. 😁

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

All books are written by men. The bible was written by men who weren’t there, with political agendas to serve

Not according to the Word of God on His Word.

They even had very well documented meetings about what was to be added and removed from the Bible like the Council of Rome in 382, Synod of Hippo 393, two of the Councils of Carthage 397 and 419.

Originally there was only the Torah. The Torah contained only the first five books of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. These five books are still in today's Holy Bible and are called: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. God inspired Moses to pen these books by His leading. Many councils were enacted over the years since Jesus Christ's death and resurrection with gatherings of holy people who were Christian believers trying to decide with the leading of God (after much prayer and fasting) what other manuscripts to add into a cohesive Bible. In 1448 Johann Gutenberg invented the printing press. Until 1455 when Gutenberg printed the first copy of the Holy Bible in Latin no one even could get a copy of the Holy Bible for themselves, only priests had any hand penned copies. People used to have to go to church to hear the priest give an oration from the Holy Bible since they did not have their own copies.

God has always used people to participate in penning the Holy Scriptures by His Spirit's leading. Councils of concerned Christians prayed and fasted for God's leading on what manuscripts to include in today's 66 book Holy Bible and after much prayer and deliberation many books were voted as uninspired by God's holy people and were not included.

The reason God has his people included in the penning and collection of Holy manuscripts is because he sees each of us as very precious children of His and He wants fellowship with us.

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63

God has always used people

So how do you know god isn’t using me to correct your wicked ways?

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

So how do you know god isn’t using me to correct your wicked ways?

The Spirit of God, which is the Spirit of Truth, is not in you.

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 Again, that’s not your call to make.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

Again, that’s not your call to make

I'm the one that's not making the call but my Father in Heaven makes that call. It's in His Word. Just read 1 John chapter 5.

OriginalDumbMan · 36-40

@Morvoren bend the knee.

Morvoren · F

@OriginalDumbMan “We do not kneel.”

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

“We do not kneel.”

16 So He came to Nazareth, where He had been brought up. And as His custom was, He went into the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and stood up to read. 17 And He was handed the book of the prophet Isaiah. And when He had opened the book, He found the place where it was written:

18
“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me,
Because He has anointed Me
To preach the gospel to the poor;
He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives
And recovery of sight to the blind,
To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
19
To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord.”

20 Then He closed the book, and gave it back to the attendant and sat down. And the eyes of all who were in the synagogue were fixed on Him. 21 And He began to say to them, “Today this Scripture is fulfilled in your hearing.”

Luke 4:16-21

Was Jesus kneeling when He read the Word of God?

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@GodSpeed63

If there were books in 30 CE Judea it happened on a different planet and not on this one.

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 That guy was referring to Game of Throne. Not your phoney bible. Read and save yourself the typing.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren

Not your phoney bible.

What phony bible? We read the Word of God, nothing phony about it.

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Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 What makes it phoney? That the word of god was written by hundreds of different normal men sometimes up to 400 years after the “events”.

It’s as reliable as Wikipedia.

GodSpeed63 · 61-69, M

@Morvoren @Diotrephes

That the word of god was written by hundreds of different normal men sometimes up to 400 years after the “events”.

According to whom?

Morvoren · F

@GodSpeed63 This conversation is circling. I answered that a week ago when first made that point.

Read back and go again.

Diotrephes · 70-79, M

@GodSpeed63

According to whom?

Intelligent people.

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