Isa
41:23-24 (ESV) Tell us what is to come
hereafter,
that we
may know that you are gods;
do good, or do harm,
that we
may be dismayed and terrified.
24
Behold, you are nothing,
and
your work is less than nothing;
an
abomination is he who chooses you.
NOTE: In context the
passage speaks to the futility of idols. We still worship idols today but in a
much subtler sense. By definition (mine),
an idol is something you worship (give deference to) or put your hope in for
your future. For many today, that is a humanistic philosophy that man can solve
his problems, that science will find solutions and reasons for our pain, and
that technology will give us everything we dream to own and experience. And
certainly, science, technology, and human reason can do wonderful things.
Except, they cannot replace God. They can exist alongside and augment a
relationship and knowledge of God, but they can't provide the answers we seek
by themselves. But there is no dichotomy between the two either as many would
have us believe today. In this Christmas season, atheists have advertised the
need to be rid of fairy tales, except they ignore the historical and scientific
evidence for God. They would have us naively believe there is none. And so they
create the very error they think they are protecting us from, blind faith. The
evidence for Jesus, the resurrection, the zero probability of life without some
intelligent agent or process need to be examined. An honest examination at the
least would leave us in the state of, not sure or agnostic, and more probably,
a theist. But for some reason, we have to have idols, so that we can have an
excuse to ignore the God of the bible and the claims of Jesus Christ. They are
not fairy tales but very real, and terrifying if true. The bible says that
"the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep
them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the
image of God (2 Cor 4:4)." God visited the planet 2000 years ago, and our
response is that he is a fairy tale. Israel's response was that he was Satan
(Matt 12:23-24). But who do you and I say the baby is?
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