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Nobody Made It
Many years ago Sir Isaac Newton had an exact replica of our solar system made in miniature. At its center was a large golden ball representing the sun, and revolving around it were small spheres attached at the ends of rods of varying lengths. They represented Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and the other planets. These were all geared together by cogs and belts to make them move around the "sun" in perfect harmony.
One day as Newton was studying the model, a friend who did not believe in the biblical account of creation stopped by for a visit. Marveling at the device and watching as the scientist made the heavenly bodies move on their orbits, the man exclaimed, "My, Newton, what an exquisite thing! Who made it for you?" Without looking up, Sir Isaac replied, "Nobody." "Nobody?" his friend asked. "That's right! I said nobody! All of these balls and cogs and belts and gears just happened to come together, and wonder of wonders, by chance they began revolving in their set orbits and with perfect timing."
The unbeliever got the message! It was foolish to suppose that the model merely happened. But it was even more senseless to accept the theory that the earth and the vast universe came into being by chance. How much more logical to believe what the Bible says, "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth." The Word also declares, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God". (Ps. 14:1)
Addendum -- Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Many years ago Sir Isaac Newton had an exact replica of our solar system made in miniature. At its center was a large golden ball representing the sun, and revolving around it were small spheres attached at the ends of rods of varying lengths. They represented Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, and the other planets. These were all geared together by cogs and belts to make them move around the "sun" in perfect harmony.
One day as Newton was studying the model, a friend who did not believe in the biblical account of creation stopped by for a visit. Marveling at the device and watching as the scientist made the heavenly bodies move on their orbits, the man exclaimed, "My, Newton, what an exquisite thing! Who made it for you?" Without looking up, Sir Isaac replied, "Nobody." "Nobody?" his friend asked. "That's right! I said nobody! All of these balls and cogs and belts and gears just happened to come together, and wonder of wonders, by chance they began revolving in their set orbits and with perfect timing."
The unbeliever got the message! It was foolish to suppose that the model merely happened. But it was even more senseless to accept the theory that the earth and the vast universe came into being by chance. How much more logical to believe what the Bible says, "In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth." The Word also declares, "The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God". (Ps. 14:1)
Addendum -- Genesis 1:1 "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
The entire universe just happened by chance. Yea right.
Good to see you posting again. I have been remise on posting for the last week as the grief monster was visiting.
God's grace to you Joe,
Dave
Dave
I like how one man worded it: They are dumb on purpose. : )
They chose to believe the lie because they don't want to be accountable to God. It is really sad.
Thanks for sharing that story.
We live in a really beautiful place. It is full of nature, wonderful vistas of fields and far off small mountains, pastures and wildflowers, trees and grasses, No matter how down I am I cannot help marveling at its exquisite beauty. In the summer it is flowering, in the fall it is turning all sorts of colors, the leaves brighten, the grasses pale....In winter beautiful snow caps everything and in the spring life comes forth again, all buds and leafing out.....
And when we lived in Hawaii, I remember staring down into the crater of Heleakala and thinking that other planets might look like this....or seeing the simply breathtaking shades of blues in the ocean, or the flowers of the plumeria or puakenikeni and ferns and leaves in leis
Surely there is a great Life Force, a God who brings this exuberant life....