WBS.044
FUNDAMENTALS
OF DISCIPLESHIP
A KINGDOM HEART – XIV
Kingdom heart: a heart that offers no resistance to the performance of the will of IAUE.
Psalm 14:1
"The fool hath said in his heart, there is no
IAUE..."
Virtually every believer I have ever
encountered has stated that at some time, or even frequently, they doubt.
They doubt in the existence of God. They doubt the resurrection. They
doubt the reality of heaven and/or hell.
One cannot be a disciple and doubt. One cannot receive grace and
doubt.
Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he
that cometh to IAUE must believe that he is, and that he is a
rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
We cannot see IAUE. He is invisible to us. We are born, live and die in an environment ruled by the five physical senses of sight, taste, hearing, touch and smell. If something cannot be perceived by one or more of our five physical senses, then our intellect informs us that it is either not real or its existence cannot be proven. If we cannot prove that IAUE exists, then there is always room for doubt that He indeed does exist. Such is the dilemma of “the unseen god.”
19 Because that which may be known of IAUE is manifest in them; for IAUE hath shewed it unto them.
20 For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and divinity; so that they are without excuse:
Quantum physicists study
matter that is too microscopically small to be observed. They theorize on the properties of this
invisible matter based on the evidence that they are able to observe. For example, a super-collider rams “invisible”
subatomic particles into each other. The
crash creates a fall-out in the microscopic world that can be seen and studied. From
observing the crash material and the nature and properties of that matter,
scientists theorize conclusions regarding the properties of the un-seeable
matter involved in the crash.
In the macroscopic world
(the world that we perceive naturally with our five senses) that would be like
driving into a town where you observe trees uprooted from the ground, rooftops
peeled off the tops of houses, and general chaos and destruction all around. You quite readily conclude that a tornado has
recently passed through the area. You
did not SEE the tornado, but you BELIEVE in its existence based on the evidence
it has left in its wake. IAUE has
provided evidence of Himself and of His nature in the things He has
created. It is as reliable a conclusion
that IAUE IS as it is that a tornado caused the destruction in that town.
This brings us to the second root issue. The first problem, the un-seeable nature of
IAUE, also plays into the second issue. They
are inseparably connected. We are “creatures.”
We look at the universe and we refer to it as “all creation.” There is an inescapable truth that pertains
to all created things. Before it is
created, it did not exist. When it was
created, it began its existence. We are
finite creatures. We have a starting point, a life-span, and an ending
point. We recognize all living things are finite, with a beginning, a middle
and an end. We also see inorganic things in our universe as finite.
Though we estimate the beginning of the sun, moon and stars was countless eons
ago, we still are compelled to think of them as having had a beginning.
So, when you go to the origin of the entire material universe, we arrive at
what scientists call “the big bang;” but where did that matter and energy originate? What was responsible for
even that original matter and energy having its beginning?
Some quantum physicists, in an effort to escape the inevitable conclusion, have surmised that the big bang originated from the contraction of the prior universe; suggesting that universes expand and contract and begin anew with a new big bang. The problem with this mindset is that eventually, after allowing for the additional trillions of years for the life spans of all the prior universes, you still inevitably arrive at the original big bang; and you have to explain where that matter and energy originated. The only conclusion possible is that it was created by something or someone who is NOT finite, who does not know a beginning, a middle and an end; and that is IAUE. If something exists in the realm that is perceived by the five physical senses, there was a time when that thing did not exist at all. Its beginning, therefore, is evidence of the existence of a Creator. It is evidence of IAUE.
Some quantum physicists, in an effort to escape the inevitable conclusion, have surmised that the big bang originated from the contraction of the prior universe; suggesting that universes expand and contract and begin anew with a new big bang. The problem with this mindset is that eventually, after allowing for the additional trillions of years for the life spans of all the prior universes, you still inevitably arrive at the original big bang; and you have to explain where that matter and energy originated. The only conclusion possible is that it was created by something or someone who is NOT finite, who does not know a beginning, a middle and an end; and that is IAUE. If something exists in the realm that is perceived by the five physical senses, there was a time when that thing did not exist at all. Its beginning, therefore, is evidence of the existence of a Creator. It is evidence of IAUE.
This is the point where our minds begin to explode; trying
to comprehend that IAUE is not finite. That
He never had a beginning is outside of our mental capabilities. Why is this?
It is because we are creatures, not creators. We cannot possess an understanding of
something that is outside the realm of our created existence. We may theorize about it; but we can never
comprehend it. Does this mean we are hopelessly
bound to doubt? No, it does not mean
that at all. Let me provide you with an illustration
that will make the removal of doubt simple.
Because we are 3-dimensional creatures, we live our entire
lives aware of length, width AND depth.
Let’s consider, however, a 2-dimensional creature (were there such a
thing). The 2nd dimension knows
only length and width. You can imagine
it as a world that lives within a sheet of paper (disregarding the thickness of
the paper as a perception of this world’s inhabitants). The totality of their experience would be
length and width. They could theorize on
the nature of a 3-dimensional object; but they could not possibly comprehend it,
because their existence has neither the tools nor the vocabulary to express
such a thing as having depth. What would
a ball be to the 2-D creature? A ball
passing through the 2nd dimension would look like a dot, then a line
that grows in length, shrinks in length, becomes a dot again, then
disappears. As a 3-D person, we can
understand how that would be their perception of a ball; but we can also see in
this illustration, they would not have a clue what a ball really looks like. Does that mean balls do not exist? Of course not. They simply exist in a higher plane of
existence than the 2-dimensional creatures.
Now let’s examine ourselves in the 3rd
dimension. We call TIME the 4th
dimension; yet our entire experience with time is linear. We have a past, a present and a future…and yet
the sum total of our experience with time is always the current moment. We may have memories of the past; and hopes
and expectations for the future; but we cannot exist in either. We exist in the “now.” Is this all there is to the 4th
dimension? Is the complete nature of
time really just linear. Does it expend
itself in the moment, always simply leaving a past behind to record what
happened? This would be constraining the 4th dimension to be
explained exclusively in 3-dimensional terms and experience. This would be no different than our
fictitious 2-dimensional creature insisting that a ball is just a dot that
becomes a growing and shrinking line, then a dot again, before disappearing. The properties of the 3rd
dimension cannot be explained in terms known only by the 2nd
dimension. In the same way, the properties
of the 4th dimension cannot be explained in 3rd
dimensional terms. The result would be
equally limiting and incorrect.
How would a 4-dimensional creature experience
time? Is it not feasible that something
existing in the 4th dimension would have as much command over its
realm as we have over our 3-dimensional realm?
The problem is, what is obvious or comes natural to someone who exists
in the 4th dimension cannot even be explained to someone in the 3rd
dimension because they would have neither the tools nor the vocabulary to express
that which is real to the 4th-dimensional person. IAUE, however, transcends even the 4th
dimension. He has total control and
command over all created dimensions.
Consider all of the prophetic passages of Scripture. The prophets conveyed something that was revealed
to them that had not yet happened in the 3rd dimension. Sometimes, they were things that were going
to happen very quickly; but other times, they were things that were not going
to happen for centuries, possibly millenia; but
they were already realities existing in the 4th dimension, which
is why they could be revealed to the prophets as reliable facts. Our 3rd dimensional linear
experience with time would simply have to be endured until the prophecies were played
out, i.e., “fulfilled” in our experience with time.
Here is my point. If
we can understand how it would be impossible for a 2nd dimensional
creature to comprehend something as simple as the shape of a ball; why can we
not as easily understand or acknowledge that our “finite” 3-dimensional
experience limits us from comprehending something that has no beginning…something
that exists in or beyond the 4th dimension? Any time I think about the fact that IAUE has
no beginning and my brain starts whirling trying to comprehend something that
is so totally outside the realm of my experience and existence, I just think of
a ball; and my faith in IAUE surges.
14 And Elohim said unto Moses, I Am That I Am: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I Am hath sent me unto you.
It might sound too elementary or
basic; but tell IAUE, today, that you believe that He is. He would not have revealed Himself to Moses
as “I AM” if He did not expect us to respond by saying, “YOU ARE.”
No comments:
Post a Comment