Life Without God (2) Random World Or Rational And Logical

Did life as we know it today come about through a series of random collections of spontaneous acts and happenstance mutations?  What keeps the delicate balance of life steady in the solar system as well as around us?  Just a lucky day held together by a fortunate lining up of powerful forces and unplanned knee-jerk reactions?  The Bible says that God created the world and sustains it by His power. Which of these views of life as we know it makes sense?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.  The earth was formless and empty, and darkness covered the deep waters. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the surface of the waters. Then God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. (Genesis 1:1-3 NLT)

He existed before anything else, and he holds all creation together. There is one God, the Father, by whom all things were created, and for whom we live, there is one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things were created, and through whom we live. (Colossians 1:17, 1 Corinthians 8:6 NLT)

Scientists say:  Ordered systems or structures do not happen spontaneously.  We never observe orderliness occurring by accident, without an intelligent cause to direct the order.  No amount of power or energy is enough to bring order out of chaos. (http://www.icr.org/ 2014)

The earth's rotation, the moon cycle, and the changing seasons are just a few of the ordered processes observable in nature. Are these processes random happenings or are they divinely caused and sustained by God?

The earth is located the right distance from the sun to sustain life.  If the Earth were any further away from the sun, we would all freeze. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional variance in the Earth's position to the sun would make life on Earth impossible. The Earth remains this perfect distance from the sun while it rotates around the sun at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph. It is also rotating on its axis, allowing the entire surface of the Earth to be properly warmed and cooled every day.

Random or intelligent design? Today is a good day to consider this.

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