Evidence for the Creator: The Bible

Think about it. The very EXISTENCE of the Bible is compelling evidence for the Creator, Who has provided it as a guide.

Those who have drunk deeply from its pages acknowledge  Divine inspiration. Even skeptics cannot dismiss the significance and influence of the Holy Scriptures in the human experience. 

"For more than a thousand years the BIBLE, collectively taken, has gone hand in hand with civilization, science, law  --in short, with the moral and intellectual cultivation of the species, always supporting and often leading the way. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

66 books, written by disparate authors spanning millennia. The writers worked independently, obviously inspired by God, and assembled the greatest book in the history of humanity. 

"The BIBLE has been the Magna Charta of the poor and oppressed.  The human race is not in position to dispense with it" ~Thomas Huxley

It is not a science textbook, yet everything described in its pages are accurate, scientifically. It records, honestly and accurately, the history of the Jewish people, among others, that archeological discoveries have confirmed.

"The existence of the BIBLE, as a book for the people, is the greatest benefit which the human race has ever experienced. Every attempt to belittle it is a crime against humanity" ~Immanuel Kant

No other book has had a more profound impact on humanity. It is loved, and hated. Few are neutral. Some read it daily, while others attack it viciously. It has been the worldwide best seller, of any book, since printing began. It has been translated in more languages than any other book.

"The BIBLE is one of the greatest blessings bestowed by God on the children of men -- It has God for its Author,  Salvation for its end, and Truth without any mixture for its matter.  --  It is all pure, all sincere; nothing too much;  nothing wanting" ~John Locke

The supernatural aura that surrounds the bible is unmistakable to a great many people, who have reaped untold benefit from its pages.  

And, the hostility, distortions, and lies hurled at the bible are testimony of its enduring Truth.

"Centuries of experience have tested the BIBLE.  It has passed through critical fires no other volume has suffered, and its spiritual truth has endured the flames and come out without so much as the smell of burning" ~W.E. Sangster

"The BIBLE is not merely a book;  it is a Living Being, with an action, a power, which invades everything that opposes its extension, behold!  It is upon this table:  This Book, surpassing all others; I never omit to read it, and every day with some pleasure" ~Napoleon

Learned, wise, and powerful characters in history give acclaim to this book, because it is no ordinary book. It is THE Book, and it will elevate anyone's knowledge to read it, and become conversant with its message. 

"A thorough understanding of the BIBLE is better than a college education" ~Theodore Roosevelt

"The BIBLE goes equally to the cottage of the peasant, and the palace of the king.  -- It is woven into literature, and colors the talk of the street.  The bark of the merchant cannot sail without it;  and no ship of war goes to the conflict but it is there.  It enters men's closets; directs their conduct, and mingles in all the grief and cheerfulness of life" ~Theodore Parker

For a simple object.. words on pages.. the significance of the Bible is compelling evidence that our Creator provided it for our learning and spiritual development. 

You can disbelieve it. You can mock it, or parrot lies about it. But the enemies of the bible die and are forgotten, while the Bible continues its life changing mission.

"The influence of the Bible is worldwide. Its mighty power has affected every department of human activity. The contents of the Scriptures have supplied themes for the greatest poets, artists and musicians which the world has yet produced, and have been the mightiest factor of all in shaping the moral progress of the race." ~Arthur Pink

I stand on the shoulders of giants. They say it better and more eloquently than i ever could. An objective, impartial examination of this Book leaves no doubt:

 The Bible is a Message from our Maker

"You Christians look after a document containing enough dynamite to blow all civilisation to pieces, turn the world upside down and bring peace to a battle-torn planet. But you treat it as though it is nothing more than a piece of literature." ~Mahatma Gandhi

"I will confess that the majesty of the Scriptures strikes me with admiration, as the purity of the gospel has its influence on my heart. Peruse the works of our philosophers, with all their pomp of diction: how contemptible are they, compared with the Scriptures! Is it possible that a book at once so simple and so sublime should be merely the work of man? Is it possible that the sacred personage whose name it records should be himself a mere man? What sweetness, what purity, in his manner! What sublimity in his maxims! What profound wisdom in his discourses! Where is the man, where the philosopher, who could so live and so die without weakness and without ostentation? If the life and death of Socrates were those of a sage, the life and death of Jesus were those of a God." ~Jean Jacques Rousseau.

Speaking the Truth in Love

A criticism i have heard for decades, is,

"You catch more flies with honey than vinegar!"

This implies that uncomfortable truths should be soft pedaled, to make them more appealing.

But this argument is flawed on many levels.

1. Truth can be told, with love, but mealy mouthed arguments that do not convey the actual truth, but a lie, are at their root, lies.

2. Lies cannot be told in love. Half truths and false impressions that mask the truth are driven by hatred and disdain, even from a smiling face.

3. Truth is often hard. It shocks our comfort zones, and corrects delusions.

4. If you try to be a friend to the world, by promoting its lies, you make yourself an enemy of Truth, and God, Himself. 

5. Always..  ALWAYS.. fix on the Truth.  Let others speculate about your love or motives, but the TRUTH must be first and foremost.

6. 'Nice!' is not the goal of the messenger,  but clearly conveying the Message. Giving a false impression while being 'nice!' is a most hateful thing.

Followers of the Creator have been tasked with conveying a Message from the Creator. Clarity, earnestness, logic, and science are tools in our responsibility to offer the Message of Redemption to a lost and dying world.

Don't be deceived by the spin and lies from this world and its systems. The Creator IS. He offers Redemption to those who will repent and receive it. All the evidence.. scientific, empirical,  anthropological, philosophical, historical, inferred and implied, point clearly and unequivocally to the Creator. 

Maybe you don't understand the science, but why would you doubt the CREATOR'S Word, in favor of lies from agenda driven ideologues in the world?

The truth is there, for those who seek it. This Truth is hard. It requires you to surrender all. It requires repentance and forsaking sin. It does not bring warm fuzzies, but tears.  Love drives the Message of Truth. Hate drives lies, spin, and wrong impressions. You cannot have love without Truth.

"He that would seriously set upon the search of truth, ought in the first place to prepare his mind with a love of it. For he that loves it not, will not take much pains to get it; nor be much concerned when he misses it. There is nobody in the commonwealth of learning who does not profess himself a lover of truth: and there is not a rational creature that would not take it amiss to be thought otherwise of. And yet, for all this, one may truly say, that there are very few lovers of truth, for truth's sake, even amongst those who persuade themselves that they are so. How a man may know whether he be so in earnest, is worth inquiry: and I think there is one unerring mark of it, viz. The not entertaining any proposition with greater assurance than the proofs it is built upon will warrant. Whoever goes beyond this measure of assent, it is plain receives not the truth in the love of it; loves not truth for truth's sake, but for some other bye-end." ~John Locke

Evidence for the Creator: Instinct

Morality, human laws, and instinct intertwine as mitigating factors for our choices in life.

Some things we observe (or not!) from fear of punishment from governmental authority. We don't speed, because we don't want a ticket. 

Some things are conscience, or Morality driven. We don't steal, just because we could, because an inner moral code says not to. We try (sometimes!) to avoid the sting of conscience, when making a moral choice.

Closely related to morality, and nearly identical in humans, is instinct.  It is an automatic response to a stimulus that is not thought out, like a moral choice.

We may grapple with moral choices, or even observing human laws, but instinct is automatic. We just do it.

1. Instinct can be overcome, in both humans and animals,  by conditioning. Men can be trained to set aside a flight instinct in war. Dogs can be trained to follow other conditioning that preempts their natural instincts.

2. Instinct in humans is often in conflict with Morality and law. A hungry man may be tempted to steal, but both his conscience AND fear of punishment restrain him.  ..sometimes..

3. Violations of any of these factors does not negate their influence. Violations of conscience are common to man, and illustrate the reality of the conscience.  Knowing that we violate it is evidence of its reality. 

What is the source of instinct? It is not a conditioned reflex, but a Fixed Action Pattern (FAP).

Naturalists assert instinct 'just happened!', by natural selection. An animal is born with this innate sense (no explanation how), and it is 'selected' for survival.

Turtles hatching all went randomly, at first, but the ones that made a bee line to the ocean survived better. Geese just flew around randomly until one was born that 'knew!' it should fly south for the winter.  All other geese froze or died of starvation until then.

But HOW did random natural processes 'ingrain' this sense in these organisms. HOW do you get an instinct in any living organism?  Natural selection cannot instill anything. It only selects based on environmental pressures. 

Instinct is a very deep, and controversial subject, even among naturalists. They cannot explain its origins.

Intelligent Design, however explains it perfectly. The CREATOR embedded these instincts in each animal kind/family/baramin. No laboratory can instill instincts. No natural process can 'create!' the FAP of instinct. 

There is much more that can be said about instinct, and the evidence it suggests for The Creator. Perhaps future articles will explore it more.  But the OBSERVABLE, REPEATABLE reality of instinct, in both animals and humans,  is compelling evidence for the Creator. 

You are not a random accident of chance in a godless universe, regardless of the propaganda and Indoctrination from agenda driven ideologues. You were born with senses, that include conscience, morality, and instinct. These senses include an awareness that your life is more than your physical body. You are a soul, and sense the spiritual dimension that becons you from time to time. Don't harden your heart, and numb your soul with lies and deceptions. Your Creator IS. Seek Him and find your purpose. Peace comes with this discovery. You cannot find this peace anywhere else.

Predators: Evidence of Morality

In the animal world, predation is a normal, useful, necessary function, to keep a balance in nature.

When a lion takes down a gazelle, she is doing what her nature instinctively calls her to do. She is not evil. She is not bad.

When a shark eats a victim, it is just acting on natural instincts, to live.

Even a domestic cat, fully fed, will catch, torment, and kill a mouse.

Male lions will kill cubs.. even their own, if the female does not protect them. 

The top predators are killing machines, and excel at what they do, with no sting of conscience. 

Human beings are the most feared and vicious predators in the natural world. Hunters in every society are honored for their skill in providing sustenance for their families, or taking out a predator that eats us.

We even kill each other..  not for food, but for turf, tribal loyalty, dominance, or philosophical reasons. Humans are the most vicious, cunning, and efficient killing machines out there, even harnessing tools and technology to aid us in our goal of killing others.

But for some reason, we have a moral sense.. a conscience that restrains us from whimsically killing just anyone. Other natural predators do not seem to have this phenomenon of conscience. Just us.

If this were a godless universe of jungle law, where 'might makes right!', and the fittest survive, Humans would not only approve of predation for advancement, but it would be the Highest Virtue. The more ruthless and cunning would be elevated as Human role models, advancing the human race to survive and prosper above all other animals. We'd take out any competition, man or beast, in our natural quest to be the best. There would be no sting of conscience.  Conscience would be a human construct, to weaken and manipulate others. A godless universe has no will or moral standards to embed in us, if it could.

But the Creator could, and evidently, did, infuse within us a conscience.. a moral compass to guide our choices.  We can violate it (and do!), but it is still there,  reminding us, with some discomfort, that we fall short of those inner moral standards we feel instinctively. 

Even in a justifiable situation of killing: war, criminal deterrence, justice.. we take no pleasure in it. Soldiers do their duty, but many are scarred by the process.

Even killing other animals for no reason is considered 'bad!', and some societies have laws to prevent the wanton killing of animals. 

Human beings are not just animal predators. There is something else in them, suggesting a Higher Call.. a Higher Purpose. There is a Soul, linked to the conscience, that reminds us we are not just beasts, to kill and be killed, but we reflect the Divine. We were created for a Higher Purpose. 

The evidence of a moral compass and the conscience are compelling facts that can only suggest the Creator. These (and hundreds of other such facts) overwhelmingly suggest a creation event, not atheistic naturalism,  as our origins.

Only by constant propaganda and state indoctrination has the obvious reality of the Creator been doubted. Deceivers and agenda driven ideologues pound the drum of atheistic naturalism,  until the hapless dupes of indoctrination close their minds, nod like bobbleheads, and gullibly believe the lie, that divides us from our Maker. 

Don't be a fool. Don't be deceived by the lies from this world. Your Creator IS. Seek Him and be reconciled, while you can.

"Naturalism is Science! The Creator is Religion!"

"Naturalism is Science! The Creator is Religion!"

This is the assumption behind all the laws banning creationism in public schools, and the state establishment of Naturalism as The Official Religious Belief. Since the 1960s, courts have become increasingly hostile toward religious liberty and freedom of conscience,  and have mandated Naturalism as the ONLY POSSIBILITY, for origins.

There are two, and ONLY TWO possibilities for origins:

1. Naturalism 

2. Intelligent Design 

Every possibility for origins is covered by this dichotomy. I have summarized them with a pop jeer commonly used by naturalists:

1. Goddidit!

2. Nuthindidit!

Science is a method of discovery, but it makes no conclusions or extrapolations about the data it presents. Humans do that; ..biased, agenda driven, proselytizing humans, eager to control and manipulate others, or profit in some way by religious chicanery. 

Using pseudoscience, techno babble, and bluff, these religious zealots have used human institutions to promote THEIR religious beliefs about the nature of the universe, AND used the power of the state to bully, censor, and ban the only competing ideology to Naturalism:

 Creationism

They promote the belief, often and loudly, like typical propagandists:

"Naturalism is Science! The Creator is Religion!"

This phrase has become The Mantra, chanted by indoctrinees of state propaganda. But it is bad science, bad logic, and bad theology, all blended together to promote the greatest deception of the modern age:

Naturalism

There are three pillars of naturalistic origins: 

1. The Big Bang: Origin of the cosmos

2. Abiogenesis: Origin of life

3. Common Ancestry: Origin of species 

All three of these form the Trinity of Naturalism, the 3 tenets of faith that True Believers must accept, to avoid the wrath of the High Priests, and other Enforcers of the Sacred Tenets of Faith.

But all 3 of these beliefs have NO SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, that they can occur, or did occur. They are speculations.. tribal origins myths, with no empirical basis. 

Most people are shocked..  SHOCKED, i say, when the religious belief of naturalism is exposed.  It is because the Mantra is ringing in their memory, and the triggers installed by state ideologues immediately begin the chant:

"Naturalism is Science! A Creator is Religion!"

..until the doubts settle, and the comforting assurance of submission to the High Priests of naturalism returns them to the fold.

Naturalism is NOT SCIENCE. It is a belief..  a religious belief about the nature of the universe. It is only by redefinition, not logic or actual science,  that these absurd conjectures are labeled, 'Science!'  

Positing a Creator.. Intelligent Design,  is no more 'religious!', than positing naturalism. The actual facts support the model of Creationism much better than the model of naturalism. You heard that right. The opposite is 'taught' by state indoctrination centers, but it is a lie, to divide you from your money, your freedom, and your Maker. 

Don't take my word for it.  Research the facts..  not in naturalism echo chambers or propaganda reinforcement venues..  you will only get repetition of the Mantra, there.

Venues like this still allow alternate ideas..  open inquiry.. into alternate beliefs censored by state bureaucrats. 

Why be a dupe to state sponsored propaganda? Why risk your eternal soul for a lie? Open your mind. Seek Truth, not confirmation. Recognize the triggers of anger, hatred, and outrage, used to frighten you back to the intellectual wasteland of naturalism. 

The Creator IS. There is not a more obvious Truth in this universe.  All the facts.. ALL the data..  ALL the SCIENCE, screams, 'CREATOR!!'

Don't be a fool. Brain dead lemmings follow lies over a logical cliff. Use your mind for something other than storing state propaganda.

Symptoms of Indoctrination: Engineered Stupidity

 Engineered Stupidity 

Indoctrination is when ideologues ingrain lies, half truths, spin, and conjecture into people. The propagandists prefer young people, as they are easier to mold and shape into the lumps they desire. Propaganda is repeated loudly and often, forming irrational concepts with ear tickling possibility, dazzling techno babble, and mystical claims of 'deep insight!'

Historically and currently, indoctrination is used by power hungry controllers. They need the loyalty, fealty, devotion, and self sacrifice of people, to kill and die for the manipulator's beliefs. Jihadists are promised guaranteed paradise, if they die in a holy war against infidels. Kamikaze pilots also believed that they would receive great honor in the afterlife, aligning themselves with the 'Divine Wind' of self sacrifice. 

State devotion and Nationalism is more than loyalty to a geographic location. An ideology.. a religion.. is also used to pump up the faithful to kill and die for the 'Cause'.

The prevailing religious belief that is indoctrinated now, in the post Christian West, is Naturalism. A combination of Marxism and Darwinism form the basis of this belief, which is indoctrinated by agenda driven ideologues. Almost every state institution is controlled by these ideologues, who pound the drum of naturalism, censoring and banning any mention of the diametrically opposed ideology:

The Creator 

Marxism advanced throughout the 20th century, indoctrinating the belief that self sacrifice for the collective was the Highest Virtue. A 'New Man!' was the goal, that Party leaders could help evolve, by rewarding loyalty to the Party, and ..eliminating.. inferior throwbacks of bourgeois capitalism. A purely materialistic worldview formed the basis for this ideology. No God. No afterlife. No purpose other that self sacrifice for the collective. The 'Divine Wind' that True Believers can kill and die for is Naturalism. The jihad is for a collective utopia, that Naturalism will produce, if the remnants of superstition and the 'opiate of the masses!' can be eliminated. 

Millions of people were ..purged.. by marxist ideologues.. Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Castro, Guevara, and many more tried with deadly seriousness to evolve this 'new man!'

This same marxist ideology, combined with the naturalistic beliefs in Darwinism, form the basis for state indoctrination,  now. Loyalty to the state is the primary goal, not acknowledging the Creator.. not Natural Law.. not the American Ideal born in the Enlightenment. 

Young and old are indoctrinated by a constant propaganda stream from state controlled institutions. They are ingrained with triggered hatred for anything relating to the Creator, and especially Christianity, which is their mortal enemy. 

Violent acts are increasing, as the hatred for traditional Christian values, devotion to God, and a Spiritual worldview are demonized and blamed for the evils caused by naturalism. 

I have called this naturalistic worldview 'Atheistic Naturalism', but it is redundant.  Godlessness is assumed, under the banner of naturalism. Oh, you can believe in a god, if you want, but it is a toothless god, not the Almighty Creator of the universe. The gods of naturalism are impotent, sadistic, powerless, and mostly just pace about in some cosmic dimension, wringing their hands, wishing people would believe in them, and be nice.  That is all the gods of Naturalism expect, if you need a god to believe in.

State indoctrination has been part of the human experience for millennia. Every generation; Every State; Every power hungry manipulator makes nationalistic, ideological, and religious appeals, to build a loyal base of followers who will kill and die for the Cause.

Atheistic Naturalism is the majority worldview, that state controllers indoctrinate, now. Almost every country, now, has naturalism as the mandated belief, established by law, and pounded into young people from infancy. 

Western civilization,  especially,  has abandoned its Judeo/Christian roots, born of the reformation, igniting the Enlightenment and the scientific revolution, and forming the basis of the American Experiment. 

Loyalty to the State is the Highest Virtue, in the naturalistic worldview. Submission and obedience are demanded, not Reason; not critical thinking; not scientific methodology; not skepticism.

Could you be a victim, or product of State indoctrination? 

How could you NOT be?

Do you think that the propaganda from state ideologues may be lies? Perhaps it is designed to divide you from your Maker,  not build a utopia on earth?  Perhaps it is a continuation of defiance toward the Creator, with man as his own god?

Don't be a dupe to State indoctrination. Don't be fooled by the propaganda and lies, streaming constantly from these manipulators. Your Creator IS. Break free from the fog of state manipulation, anti-Creator propaganda, and seek reconciliation with your Maker. Wake up! Your soul is in mortal danger! Why should you die in ignorance and engineered stupidity? Seek your Creator. Get to know Him, through the Mediator He has provided.  There is nothing more important.

Symptoms of Indoctrination: Censorship

 Censorship 

One of the great principles that was championed during the Reformation was freedom of conscience.  Human beings should be free, the reformer's argued, to follow their consciences. The Enlightenment philosophers carried that principle through until it was codified into the American Experiment. 

Freedom.. ..of thought, expression, belief.  The American state was NOT tasked with promoting, defending or establishing ANY particular worldview, but was tasked with PROTECTING the freedoms of the citizens to believe and express themselves without fear of retribution.

That is no longer in effect. The state,  in most of western civilization, now establishes the religious belief of atheistic naturalism, and censors any public suggestion of Christianity and the Creator. Bullying, banning, and retribution is what any who dare challenge this evil of humanity face.

There is a war against Christianity raging in the world's systems. The state is all in to bully the citizens to divert any acknowledgment of God to them. THEY are the source of freedom, morality, and justice, not God.  Worship the State, not some ancient superstition.

Indoctrinees of the State are programmed to attack any people or worldview that threatens their monopoly. 

"Christians should be seen, not heard!"

"Christians who speak their beliefs are proselytizing,  and should be silenced!"

"Christians should let their actions speak, not their voices.  Be nice, and shut up!"

"You can believe whatever you want..  but you can only express it if it aligns with the Approved State Belief.. you know, science!"

These are current memes burning through the current public discourse, but they are only expressions of bullying and censorship.

The indoctrination of the state mandated belief in atheistic naturalism is THE most deadly lie in human history. It divides people from their money, their countrymen, and their Maker. It is a deadly poison to your soul.

Agenda driven ideologues wormed their way into positions of power, and used that power to promote this anti-human worldview, and CENSOR any expression of acknowledging the Creator. 

Don't be a dupe to this deception!  Use you mind, and ask the Creator to free you from the snares of this world's deceptions.  This is not some mental exercise of amusement, or benign choice of harmless opinions, but is The Most Important decision you could ever make.