byTom Nowack
Everyone knows what trick questions are and why they’re important. Because we live in a devious world, every real test which we face will involve questions which test not just our knowledge but also our discernment or judgment. Remembering this, it shouldn’t surprise us that God asks trick questions of mankind.
Here are some of the trick questions which God has posed to mankind in the past:
· Are strictly, natural processes responsible for the formation of the physical universe, or do the amazing beauty, sophistication, and fine tuning of physical structures point to an act of creation by a superior being or God?
· Are natural processes really random as evolutionary theory requires, or is there an intelligible overall purpose or pattern discernible in the natural order?
· Does human life really end at death or is the eternal life of the human soul plainly inferred in the observable universe?
· Does observable cause and effect visible in the material world support the concept of moral relativism or moral law?
And the following may be His last trick question to mankind:
· Should the calamity of Peak Oil (...and let's not forget about peak coal, peak water, peak soil, etc...!) be explained as the result random chance or might there be a Divine intention in confronting human technocracy with its evident pride and inherent limitations at this time?
I believe that the clear and necessary answer to this last question is that God has a clear purpose in confronting human pride and the limitations of human knowledge through Peak Oil at this time in His-tory, but what might this purpose be?
The much hyped “theory” of evolution has induced a deceptive vision of unlimited, material, human advancement in the minds of the vast majority of our race, and it’s time for us to awaken to reality!
· There is a superior being…God, who created the physical universe.
· He has an intelligible overall purpose for the natural order He created, though we must look beyond nature to Holy Scripture, the Bible, to understand His desired result.
· Human life does not end at death, as is plainly inferred in the structure and infinity of the observable universe.
· Observable cause and effect supports the concept of a God-originated moral law to which all are accountable.
In light of all this, it is easy to infer that God’s intention is not mankind’s destruction via Peak Oil, etc. but the awakening of any and all who will follow reason and conscience to Eternal Truth…His Truth, the desired object and fullness of human knowledge.
God bless you in your great quest!
