RE: God's evolving humor

Jesus the Christ warned us days to come that would bring us all sorts of troubles. The essence of the Christian faith is what to do in case of adversity, irrespective how such events show up in the natural world.

Moorad

From: Dick Fischer
Sent: Tue 3/28/2006 12:03 PM
To: ASA
Subject: RE: God's evolving humor

Like Jack I'm beginning to detect a lack of a learning curve here. Maybe nobody answered the question about whether or not God causes "natural" catastrophes. None of us can know with absolute certainty, but if He does then maybe He causes traffic accidents, kitchen fires, or any bad thing that happens in life.
 
Most of us here presume that God does not bring tragedy or calamity on a small scale or a large scale. Either they are the cause of purely natural forces or in some instances we can bring it on ourselves. Otherwise, we would tiptoe through life never knowing when an unhappy deity would throw a lightening bolt our way for a misstep.
 
Dick Fischer
~Dick Fischer~ Genesis Proclaimed Association
Finding Harmony in Bible, Science, and History
www.genesisproclaimed.org
 
 
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From: asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu [mailto:asa-owner@lists.calvin.edu] On Behalf Of drsyme@cablespeed.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 10:10 AM
To: Debbie Mann; Asa
Subject: Re: God's evolving humor
 
I have read all of your posts but have not responded to
any of them, because I am not sure what you are trying to
say. Your posts carry a tone of hostility towards
science, I dont know if that is intended or if that is
ultimately your point.
 
But can I ask you to be a little more clear in what you
are trying to say because I just dont get it. I guess it
is my fault, clearly I am dumber than a dying dog.
 
 
On Tue, 28 Mar 2006 09:14:17 -0500
  "Debbie Mann" <deborahjmann@insightbb.com> wrote:
> In the O.T when man got to big for his britches, God
>stopped it - the Tower
> of Babel being the most notable case. I asked last week
>if any of you
> thought there was divine intervention in the destruction
>of Minoa. However,
> now we've been to the moon.
>
> There is a cute little e-mail thang - I'm sure you all
>get more of them than
> you want - about a little boy and a dying dog. The boy
>says dogs don't need
> to stay here long because they're fast learners in what
>God wants to teach
> us.
>
> Science said that ecology couldn't be restored within
>several hundred years
> in a western mountainous area destroyed by sulfer from
>manufacturing. One
> man's prayer and diligent work had it largely restored
>in his own lifetime.
>
> The little boy story summed up what it took me years to
>derive - we are here
> to learn certain basic concepts. They have nothing to do
>with science.
> Death, illness, the struggle to help others, the need to
>know - are all part
> of the environment to help us to learn love and trust.
>
> Back to the evolution - I wouldn't be surprised to learn
>someday that God
> added quarks to the equation in the 20th century - or
>that their whole point
> was to keep scientists from knowing it all. Dark matter
>also - or rather the
> puzzle of too much gravity that had been called dark
>matter and may be
> branes. It wouldn't surprise me if God were continually
>tinkering with our
> 'classroom' - adding levels of complexity as we progress
>through 'school'.
>
> We've got AIDS under control and the flu still eludes
>us.
>
> I'm sure we are the source of much laughter and tears in
>heaven.
>
>
>
>
> Debbie Mann
> (765) 477-1776
>
Received on Tue Mar 28 12:21:17 2006