I believe in Christ. I believe that He is the very literal Son of God, that He dwelt with God in the spirit, as did we all, before being born into this life and that by Him and through Him were all things created. He is Jehova of the Old Testament, He was crucified for the sins of mankind and rose again the third day gaining victory over death. I believe He still lives with a glorified body of flesh and bone in the Heavens and continues to oversee the affairs of this world.
I believe the Bible to be the word of God and the Book of Mormon to be a second witness that Jesus is the Christ. Anyone who sincerely believes the Bible would welcome the Book of Mormon if they would but read it for it is the words of Christ that comes to us as the Stick of Joseph. God created all people and what He has spoken to one group of people He also speaks to another for His words and truth are eternal, never changing.
I find it interesting that the scriptures teach us that as we believe and exercise our faith in Christ we will be given more and more of His word until we know all things. Those who do not believe His words and believe in Him from them will be taken what they have, their minds will be clouded that they do not recognize truth condemning themselves. We are taught that if we believe and live His commandments and teachings that by the power of the Holy Ghost we will KNOW the truth of things.
Those who refuse to believe in Christ or even God suggest it is impossible to KNOW that God lives. They prove themselves hypocrites for the only way they could know that is if it were revealed to them by some higher power which they cannot receive for they do not believe in it. Jesus taught that each one of us may know for certain whether He be the Son of God or not if we sincerely seek to the answer for it will come to us by the power of the Holy Ghost and when we receive that witness if we will be faithful to it we can never be shaken in our faith. We need not to accept it because someone tells us, we may learn truths from others who have gained this knowledge for themselves, and then as we get on our knees and pray, asking the Father in the name of Christ, He, by power of the Holy Ghost, will bear that witness to us. This is what Christ told Peter, "man has not revealed this to you but the Holy Ghost."
It is my witness that the search for this witness is worth every effort and there is no greater happiness than having that knowledge and then living the teachings of Christ. This is my witness and testimony.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Evolution
It seems that there has been much talk of evolution in our society of late, even Oprah is narrating a special about it. As I think about it I think how absurd! How can people be so gullable to swallow such load of hog wash?
The Big Bang theory: so let me ask some questions: as I understand it our planet was here and a giant meteor hit the earth causing evolution to begin. Did our earth have plant life prior to this meteor? Was there water on the earth prior to that event? Did our earth have gravity prior to this bang? Did ALL life...man and animal evolve out of this bang? Were we already part of this solar system?
If our earth were already part of the Solar System that would suggest that there was already order in the Universe...who established that order? A meteor to start such chain of event would have had to be enormous...where did it hit and why do we not see some type of crater? Actually a meteor that large would have destroyed much of the earth, evoparated any water source. If there were plant life prior to this bang that would suggest that there was already life here as plants are living organisms. If they were not here did the thousands of varietys of plants all come out of one micro-organism..the same one that all other life is suppose to have come from? If evolution is how we came to be why did it stop? Why are not all species still evolving into some greater form?
It is all absurd to me. There is no evidence to support this theory...that is why it is a theory. One scientist said that to put faith in a theory is absurd because there is no or very little data to sustain the theory.
I think it is much easier to believe in God and that He created things as He outlined in the Bible. ALL life shows the hand of a creator for in all life there is order. Order can not come from chaos. In the heavens all things have order and move in order. Some force keeps galaxies, solar systems and worlds together instead of their moving around randomly. Now if there is a God and if He created all things did He do it out of boredom like getting a new toy or would He have had a purpose in creating it?
I believe in God. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus taught that all people may know the truth of this IF they will in all sincerity of heart ponder and pray, asking God if it is not true. But part of wanting to know means that you are willing to live and abide by His counsels and commandments. The answer to prayer comes as personal revelation. One person cannot convince another person it is true only lead that person to discover for themselves the truth of it. Each person must learn it by the power of God which is the Holy Ghost. Jesus told Peter when He asked Peter who he thought Jesus was and Peter responded, The Son of God, that Peter knew this not by any person but by the power of the Holy Ghost which bore that witness to him. When a person receives this witness they know it and it becomes a source of power and commitment in their life.
I bear my witness that God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, created the heavens and the earth ande that there is a divine plan for doing so. We are literally His spirit sons and daughters and He had this earth created for us as a proving ground to see if we would believe in Him and obey Him when no longer in His presence. Another key reason was for us to come and receive physical bodies, bodies that we will have eternally.
The life God lives is family life and therefore He commanded Adam and Eve to bear children. That is why the relationship between man and woman is so sacred and why He forbids sexual relations outside of marriage. To God all life is sacred. We will be held accountable for how we treat it.
When we pass on from this life we return to the presence of God to be jugded according to our works. Those who have been faithful and kept His commandments will dwell with Him in His family eternally. Those who have not been faithful will be given somewhere else to dwell. All mankind will be resurrected with perfect bodies. We will retain our individuality and gender. There is also purpose for the life beyond this although that has not been revealed as this point. Our task is to master this life. It is interesting...Happiness is an eternal principle based on the keeping of God's commandments. True and lasting happiness comes in no other way. People may experience temporary happiness but without eternal purpose and an understanding of who we are and why we are here it cannot endure.
It seems that there has been much talk of evolution in our society of late, even Oprah is narrating a special about it. As I think about it I think how absurd! How can people be so gullable to swallow such load of hog wash?
The Big Bang theory: so let me ask some questions: as I understand it our planet was here and a giant meteor hit the earth causing evolution to begin. Did our earth have plant life prior to this meteor? Was there water on the earth prior to that event? Did our earth have gravity prior to this bang? Did ALL life...man and animal evolve out of this bang? Were we already part of this solar system?
If our earth were already part of the Solar System that would suggest that there was already order in the Universe...who established that order? A meteor to start such chain of event would have had to be enormous...where did it hit and why do we not see some type of crater? Actually a meteor that large would have destroyed much of the earth, evoparated any water source. If there were plant life prior to this bang that would suggest that there was already life here as plants are living organisms. If they were not here did the thousands of varietys of plants all come out of one micro-organism..the same one that all other life is suppose to have come from? If evolution is how we came to be why did it stop? Why are not all species still evolving into some greater form?
It is all absurd to me. There is no evidence to support this theory...that is why it is a theory. One scientist said that to put faith in a theory is absurd because there is no or very little data to sustain the theory.
I think it is much easier to believe in God and that He created things as He outlined in the Bible. ALL life shows the hand of a creator for in all life there is order. Order can not come from chaos. In the heavens all things have order and move in order. Some force keeps galaxies, solar systems and worlds together instead of their moving around randomly. Now if there is a God and if He created all things did He do it out of boredom like getting a new toy or would He have had a purpose in creating it?
I believe in God. I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. Jesus taught that all people may know the truth of this IF they will in all sincerity of heart ponder and pray, asking God if it is not true. But part of wanting to know means that you are willing to live and abide by His counsels and commandments. The answer to prayer comes as personal revelation. One person cannot convince another person it is true only lead that person to discover for themselves the truth of it. Each person must learn it by the power of God which is the Holy Ghost. Jesus told Peter when He asked Peter who he thought Jesus was and Peter responded, The Son of God, that Peter knew this not by any person but by the power of the Holy Ghost which bore that witness to him. When a person receives this witness they know it and it becomes a source of power and commitment in their life.
I bear my witness that God, through His Son, Jesus Christ, created the heavens and the earth ande that there is a divine plan for doing so. We are literally His spirit sons and daughters and He had this earth created for us as a proving ground to see if we would believe in Him and obey Him when no longer in His presence. Another key reason was for us to come and receive physical bodies, bodies that we will have eternally.
The life God lives is family life and therefore He commanded Adam and Eve to bear children. That is why the relationship between man and woman is so sacred and why He forbids sexual relations outside of marriage. To God all life is sacred. We will be held accountable for how we treat it.
When we pass on from this life we return to the presence of God to be jugded according to our works. Those who have been faithful and kept His commandments will dwell with Him in His family eternally. Those who have not been faithful will be given somewhere else to dwell. All mankind will be resurrected with perfect bodies. We will retain our individuality and gender. There is also purpose for the life beyond this although that has not been revealed as this point. Our task is to master this life. It is interesting...Happiness is an eternal principle based on the keeping of God's commandments. True and lasting happiness comes in no other way. People may experience temporary happiness but without eternal purpose and an understanding of who we are and why we are here it cannot endure.
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