Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God.

“Without Faith it is Impossible to Please God.

Before Anyone can Come to God

First They must Believe that He Exists

And that He Hears and answers Prayer.”

Heb.11:6

Paraphrase - D.Z.

What a tremendous difference one’s worldview makes in relation to Hope, Joy and Peace of mind. For those who have come to a sure knowledge of the existence of the God of the Bible, there is meaning and purpose to life beyond a brief pursuit of personal pleasure and self indulgence. The denial of the existence of God leaves one at the mercy of imaginations, ignorance and deception. You get to fill in the blanks with all manner of self delusion and endless speculation, or even with total disregard for any semblance of sense or meaning.

History is linear. It had a beginning and it is progressing forward. The universe had a beginning and it is moving forward to a conclusion. No manner of or number of wild speculations, or of non verifiable / falsifiable theories can ever change that of even slow down the inevitable fact that this universe had a beginning and it will have it’s end. That fact ought to get your attention. Inventing endless theories of Ancient Aliens and infinite regress explanations of one form or another does not get you out of the gun sights of total meaningless and ultimate annihilation.

I would hasten to add that religion in general does not solve the dilemma of existence either. Faith in a god who is not real does not make it real. Likewise, faith in some other entity, creature, spirit or concept as god that isn’t actually God doesn’t do it either. No, it must come down to one simple inescapable question, “Does God exist or is existence meaningless?”

The Bible is unique among all of the books ever written in that it offers falsifiable / verifiable propositions regarding the existence of the one true God, the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and it offers the answers to the questions of purpose and the meaning of life. For the past six months I have endeavored to explain and expose the value of the Bible in this regard and to offer sound guidelines to employ in the study and investigation of the claims and propositions of the Bible for oneself. I know that anyone who will objectively give the Bible a hearing following these guidelines will arrive in their understanding at the place where the Bible begins, the confirmation of the existence of the one true God. He is the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, the God and Father of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

 All that being said I come to the point of today’s Bible lesson, the great paradigm shift in revelation! We now come to the explanation of and the meaning behind the entering into the world of the very living Word of God. Let us consider the incarnation of the Son of God as explained in the wonderful book of Hebrews. Jesus Christ is God’s clearest and best and final revelation to man. Once you understand and believe that; your journey of understanding the rest of the reality is open before you, “you shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free... If therefore the Son shall make you free, you shall be free indeed.” (Jn.8:31+36)