https://odb.org/2024/02/25/not-luck-but-christ
The main distinction between our Christian view of creation versus that of the Big Bang Theory is that God intentionally created the earth and the universe and everything in it. The evolution doctrine, however, theorises that everything evolved over time and started all of a sudden at the beginning and rejected any intervention by any supreme being. In fact, this dichotomy is sometimes depicted as the religious view versus science. But even ancient Greek thought believed in logos as some supreme force that existed at the beginning, and John pointed out that Christ was that logos who existed before all things, upon which all things were created by Christ with God the Father and the Holy Spirit as the Holy Trinity. In other words, creation was by divine intention and not pure chance or luck.
What about us? Are we then pure chance or pursuant to God’s intention? In Ephesians 1:4, Paul asserts that we were chosen before the foundation of the world. In Psalm 139:14, the Psalmist praises God for he is fearfully and wonderfully made. In Jeremiah 1:5, the LORD declared that He knew him before He formed him in his mother’s womb. God said before Jeremiah was born, He had set him apart. All the above Scriptures confirms that as many as there are billions of us having walked the earth and lived and with many more to come, each of us was and is uniquely made by God. God has a specific plan for each and every one of us to be a part of His family and to serve Him in His Kingdom. We did not exist by pure chance or luck.
As we worship God this Sunday morning and celebrate His goodness in our lives, be thankful that as the Holy Spirit had convicted us previously, we had responded and accepted Jesus Christ into our lives as our Lord and Saviour. Salvation can not be earned. It is by the grace of God through Christ. But it is freely available to all who respond to His call. Let’s be reminded that we are all, each and every one of us, unique and special before God through Christ. Discover His plans and purposes for us and serve Him with all our heart, soul, and mind.
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