We are beginning today a short series of lessons entitled: Life’s Greatest Questions. These are questions relative to life and eternity; questions that have real answers; and are some of the most important questions we can ask.
Where did it all come from?
What is the purpose of life?
Where will I go when I die?
Can I know that I will be saved?
Philosophers and scientists have debated these and other questions for centuries, but there really is not debate, objective truth is available concerning each of these matters.
Today we begin talking about the origin of everything. Where did it all come from? There are really only two basic choices. Everything either evolved, or everything was created. There is near consensus that everything either evolved or was created, but there are some who claim that creation and evolution are both true, a seemingly nice political answer, but one that holds no truth in the Bible or in real science.
WHY DOES IT EVEN MATTER?
Someone might ask, “Why does it even matter?” The answer to this question goes way past curiosity. Here is just a start as to why it matters:
- It changes the way we see ourselves. Or, at least it should. Whether we have descended from God or from the amoeba naturally impacts how we look at ourselves. Either we are created in the image of God, or we are a complete accident and a mere blob of matter.
- It also changes the way we look at others. Do we have responsibilities toward our fellow man, or is it just about us?
- It changes the way we look at morality in general. If we are merely animated things, what even is morality?
- It vastly impacts the way we view the purpose of life. If we evolved, we really do not have any ultimate purpose in this world. Some non-believers say that people do have purpose but that purpose is in the eye of the beholder. In a sense, each one is his own god. Could that be why many choose not to believe in God? They gravitate that way because they are engulfed in self?
- If we are a product of evolution, when this life is over, everything is over for us. And there is no ultimate justice for atrocities committed in this world, and neither is there any reward.
- If we are created beings, we are accountable to the Creator, and can, and must, prepare ourselves to be with Him forever!
There are other reasons this question matters, but these are sufficient to show that we ought to give serious thought to this matter. Our study will continue.
Daren Schroeder
