Sermon 31: Explaining the Unexplainable
Temptation and salvation are concepts that are unexplainable by cause and effect from a purely scientific point of view. Even though we are positive they exist, and every individual’s experiences in life can easily prove these concepts, their reason for being can not be scientifically quantified in an adequate manner. The only way to explain temptation and salvation is by understanding God’s will.
On the day you decide to quit smoking, people are lighting up all around you, they’re shaking their pack at you, offering you their cigarettes and the store is having a half-price sale on your usual brand. On the day you start a diet, your favorite cake is served at an office birthday party, and, later, your husband surprises you with an impromptu dinner at a restaurant you’ve been dying to try. A repentant alcoholic will be offered one on the house and a drug addict trying to clean up will no doubt be offered the first hit for free. The food you’re allergic to is the one you wish you could eat. The perfect person comes along, but they’re already married. Everyone goes through this process of being thwarted just as you are trying to change. A usual occurrence, unexplainable by science, but necessary for achieving your purpose on the path to Heaven.
On the other hand, if we look closely at our incredibly complex world, you’ll also see that near misses happen more often than not. Look at how much can go wrong simply driving to work, and yet most days we make it there in one piece. Children are constantly escaping injury, even in the most troubling chains of events. It’s pretty amazing that more things don’t go wrong when you consider just how much is going on at the same time, when you consider that science is behind the curve in explaining the things they have already put into use. The world should be out of control and yet God loves humanity too much not to save us when we are close to ruining things. God, not science, guides our heroes.
God is responsible for temptation and salvation. Making the correct choices when faced with temptation is a lesson that must be learned before reaching Heaven. Right at the beginning of the Bible, we are told that Paradise was lost due to temptation. This naturally leads to knowing that Paradise can be found by overcoming temptation. A universe driven purely by science would not throw obstacles in front of our quests for improvements in the same way it would not be so forgiving of our mistakes. Science doesn’t care if we learn anything while we live or not. God does. For good reason.
Thank you for reading our sermons and we hope they will help you find easier ways to cope with “bumps” in your life’s path. If you would like more personalized direction in an area of difficulty, please email us at candylovespop2@yahoo.com.
On the day you decide to quit smoking, people are lighting up all around you, they’re shaking their pack at you, offering you their cigarettes and the store is having a half-price sale on your usual brand. On the day you start a diet, your favorite cake is served at an office birthday party, and, later, your husband surprises you with an impromptu dinner at a restaurant you’ve been dying to try. A repentant alcoholic will be offered one on the house and a drug addict trying to clean up will no doubt be offered the first hit for free. The food you’re allergic to is the one you wish you could eat. The perfect person comes along, but they’re already married. Everyone goes through this process of being thwarted just as you are trying to change. A usual occurrence, unexplainable by science, but necessary for achieving your purpose on the path to Heaven.
On the other hand, if we look closely at our incredibly complex world, you’ll also see that near misses happen more often than not. Look at how much can go wrong simply driving to work, and yet most days we make it there in one piece. Children are constantly escaping injury, even in the most troubling chains of events. It’s pretty amazing that more things don’t go wrong when you consider just how much is going on at the same time, when you consider that science is behind the curve in explaining the things they have already put into use. The world should be out of control and yet God loves humanity too much not to save us when we are close to ruining things. God, not science, guides our heroes.
God is responsible for temptation and salvation. Making the correct choices when faced with temptation is a lesson that must be learned before reaching Heaven. Right at the beginning of the Bible, we are told that Paradise was lost due to temptation. This naturally leads to knowing that Paradise can be found by overcoming temptation. A universe driven purely by science would not throw obstacles in front of our quests for improvements in the same way it would not be so forgiving of our mistakes. Science doesn’t care if we learn anything while we live or not. God does. For good reason.
Thank you for reading our sermons and we hope they will help you find easier ways to cope with “bumps” in your life’s path. If you would like more personalized direction in an area of difficulty, please email us at candylovespop2@yahoo.com.
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