12 Year Old Disproving the Big Bang Theory

I just read a blog about a 12 year old genius disproving the big bang theory. His name is Jacob Barnett. Here is the link if you would like to read about his idea and about him: http://www.theblaze.com/stories/a-beautiful-mind-12-year-old-boy-genius-sets-out-to-disprove-big-bang/. His story is certainly amazing and his theory about the big bang and carbon even more mind boggling.

It is nice to know that the big bang theory can be disproved by using the information within the theory. However, one doesn't have to bother with the carbon aspect that Jacob referred to. He talks about the stars giving off the carbon that would be needed to create earth, but the first question shouldn't be, "Where did the carbon come from?" It should be, "Where did the stars come from?" If it has to start with stars exploding. You see, the biggest problem with the big bang theory is that it always starts with something, but where did that something come from? You are always left with more questions.

Great job kid, but God created the stars, carbon, earth, and everything else (Genesis 1).

A Three Year Old's Logic On Heaven

Last night we had a memorial service for one of our faithful members. On the way to the church building my three year old daughter had a conversation with her mom about Heaven.

Paityn: Where are we going mom?

Mom: To the church building to tell Grace's family we loved her and miss her.

P: Why?

M: Because she went to Heaven.

P: Oh, with God and your other baby? And Jesus too?

M: Yes, you are so smart.

P: Can we go to Heaven too?

M: We can if we do what God tells us to do, and obey Him. But once we go there we can't come back. We stay with God forever.

P: Okay, let's go there. Can we walk?

While we may not be able to walk to Heaven, we are to walk in a manner worthy of the Lord so that we may go to Heaven. Listen to the words of Paul as he writes to the church in Colosse,

"For this reason we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to ask that you may be filled with the knowledge of His will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God; strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy; giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the Son of His love, in whom we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of sins" (Colossians 1:9-14).

Even though we meet the Lord in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:17), we still need to walk in our earthly life according to God's will if we are to meet Him in the air.

I Was Born This Way!

Some of you may have heard Lady Gaga's new song, "Born This Way." The first time I heard this song was when a young girl was performing it on the Ellen show. At first I was amazed with this girl's talent and how beautiful her voice was at such a young age. But then I started to listen to the words and what the song was actually saying. The song's basic message is no matter what you are or have decided to be, you are perfect that way because God makes no mistakes. You can google the lyrics if you want more of the details.

This floored me! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. In essence, this song blames God for whatever path I decide to go down in life, and not only that, it says we are justified in those decisions because God made me that way and he made me perfectly, hence the title.

The major aspect of this song that bothers me the most is the little bit of truth thrown into the lyrics that allows people to follow whole heartedly to the conclusion. She mentions that God makes no mistakes. That is a true statement. When He created us, He made us perfectly. No sin, no mistakes, beautiful creations of God made in His image (Gen. 1:26).

However, just because God doesn't make mistakes, that does not mean we are incapable of making them. From the very beginning man has made mistakes (Genesis 3). We all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). We are the ones who make mistakes. And we cannot justify those mistakes by saying, "I was born this way."

The only way we can be perfect and justified is in the sight of God through the blood Christ,which cleanses us and washes us white as snow. So that we may be redeemed from our sins and be adopted as sons of God to receive the inheritance He has set for us in heaven. (Ephesians 1:3ff).