Mankind
lives in a universe with such a vastness that it implies there must have been a Creator. As such, the
question arises, "Who made the Creator?" Science continues to regress from the implications
of cause and effect, but in the end after going back to infinity they must confess to an eternal Creator. "In the beginning God
(Elohim) created the heaven and the earth" (Gen. 1:1). Thus, there lies a need within mankind to
serve and
believe in a God. It is impossible for mankind to please
God without
faith in God.
Our eternal, triune God
has always
existed, and has been endlessly at work
throughout
all the eternal past. After designing His plan for eternity He spoke (Yeshua is God's living
Word) into existence the heavens, and the earth. If mankind can take by faith
the first verse of the Bible the rest of the Book will simply fall into place.
God did not create evil, sickness nor sin. He only
created good within a boundary of obedience and gave Lucifer a FREE
WILL. Who is Lucifer? The Bible describes him as:
"How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer,
son of the morning! how art thou cut down
to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend
into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the
stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount
of the congregation, in the sides of the north:
I will ascend above the heights of the clouds;
I will be like the most High"
(Isa. 14:12-14).
When Lucifer fell through his willful pride
and disobedience to God and willingly walked beyond his Creator's designated boundary of
life, he of himself became the father of all evil, sickness and death
(Satan).
When Adam and Eve were created by God and placed in the garden of Eden they were also given a free will, with the ability to live forever, multiply, and fellowship with their Creator. However, within the garden grew two trees; the Tree of Life and the Tree of Death. Just as Lucifer was given a choice so were Adam and Eve allowed to exercise their free will (Gen.
2:15-17). In reflection it is sad to say, instead of
choosing to fellowship with God and comfortably live forever, Adam and Eve chose to follow the temporal desires of the flesh, and the lies of Satan and die,
or in other words, be eternally separated from God in an unending place
of punishment, Hell.
Although the story does not end
there, for in the infinite wisdom of God, He provided an escape and a redemption plan for man, YESHUA. For more on this plan please see our webpage on "How To Be Saved".
"...To the Jew first then also to the Greeks (Gentiles)"
(Rom. 1:16).
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