Faith Science - What is man?

Psalm 8:1-9(NLT) - O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. You have taught children and infants to tell of your strength, silencing your enemies
and all who oppose you. When I look at the night sky and see the work of your fingers— the moon and the stars you set in place— what are mere mortals that you should think about them, human beings that you should care for them? Yet you made them only a little lower than God
and crowned them with glory and honor. You gave them charge of everything you made, putting all things under their authority— the flocks and the herds and all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, the fish in the sea,
and everything that swims the ocean currents. O Lord, our Lord, your majestic name fills the earth!

I sit here in tears writing this blog as I worship The Lord from the depths of my heart. The same God who created the vast universe and orchestrated the intricate details of human DNA is interested in a personal relationship with me. By a mere thought in His consciousness my existence could be nothing but a memory but He chooses to use my life to fulfill His purpose on the earth. What is man that your are mindful of us? What is man that you made us a little lower than yourself. Why did you consider us worthy of glory and honor? Why did you put us in charge of all creation? I bless you Lord from the depths of my heart. Thank you, thank you, thank you. If other human beings choose to discrespect you, there will continue to remain a remnant who will praise you. If the remnant stops, there will still be me.

If God doesn't exist, why did the concept of his existence become almost universal? —Basanta Borah, BASEL, SWITZERLAND

I don't claim that God doesn't exist. God is the name people give to the reason we are here. But I think that reason is the laws of physics rather than someone with whom one can have a personal relationship. An impersonal God.

- Stephen Hawking, 10 Questions for Stephen Hawking, Time Magazine, November 15th 2010, Read here

I actually thought Stephen Hawking was an atheist. Well, he's not. By his own admission, he doesn't question the existence of God. He questions the existence of a personal God with whom we can have a relationship. This makes sense because anyone who has that much understanding of Physics cannot deny that there is a power greater than all of us. His problem is that he expects to understand the nature of a relationship with God using his head. Relationships are built from the heart. Like the writer states in our main scripture for today, it's impossible to understand why God would consider a relationship with mankind. The same God behind the laws of Physics could not possibly care that much about me.

Psalm 53:1(KJV) - The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity: there is none that doeth good.

Atheists are fools and should be treated as such - Anonymous

The least I can say is that based on the definition of a fool in Psalm 53:1, I won't call Stephen Hawking a fool. He is not a fool, he is just on a journey toward truth. However, the people who follow his teachings and use it as the foundation for their atheistic beliefs are in a different category. In his search, Hawking has stopped short of admitting that nothing he's seen or discovered has disproven God's existence but He just doesn't understand the personal nature of God which is fine. There is nothing wrong with admitting that you don't understand something. I do that all the time. If I don't know, I don't know. He doesn't know how God could be personal which is not a result of his factual research and is not scientific in nature but is merely his way of saying, he doesn't understand what we understand.

I have a few theories that can explain why a man of his great intelligence would not believe in a personal God.

1 He doesn't have a personal relationship with God so claiming that we can't have a personal relationship with God makes him feel better about himself.

2 He probably knows the truth and is offended because God has not done what he wanted God to do for him. People who want something and don't get it suffer from "fox and sour grapes" syndrome. If you can't get the grapes they suddenly become sour.

3 He cannot wrap his mind around the nature of God. Of course not. Neither can we. That's why He is God and we're not.

Romans 1:18-22(NLT) - But God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who suppress the truth by their wickedness. They know the truth about God because he has made it obvious to them. For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So they have no excuse for not knowing God. Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused. Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.

Oh how the wise have become foolish! They have no excuse!