Anyway, an old school friend starts by saying he did not want to watch and had rather stick a needle in his eyes, a bit OTT if you ask me but Songs of praise has not always been very popular with the un-churched youth of today. I would even be with those that say i do think it appeals to me. But I t must appeal to someone as there are an estimated 3million viewers of the program each week.a But I know that this meeting would not be the normal boring style.(it was good - if you missed it you a have until Sunday 11th to watch on BBc i Player (or u tube after that))Then my older sister starts to say she thinks that he is talking silly, and it goes back a forth. each having a little digg, trying to put there point accross to the other.
the topic soon changes from boring songs of praise to does God real, whey does he punish people, why does he not care, why did he send the flood.... and so on......below is a copy of my reply to them both, hoping that maybe we can et somewhere with a resolution befor the is a KO!
Ding Ding! end of round 1..... ok guys. its been interesting reading both your opinions in the feed. I understand how i an appear that God is doing nothing about the starving peope in the 3rd world, and when some christians can thin that evolution is not true and just some ballone made up by scientist. I understand why some non christians may want to fight a corner for the evolution 'facts'. what I cant understand is wh we cant all get along, why there is such a devide between science and God, between Faith and Fact. SO if we take it right back to the beginning - lets assume that the christians bible is correct, stuff was not here, then god spoke. when god spoke things appeared, the whole worls and universe..... and so on. I kinda thinks that God created sound too, so if God created sound then is it like that when he created this masive earth that there was a bit of a BANG - there the big bang. SO the evolution thing. if we do not believe in evoultion ten how can we explain some of the every day mirricials that happen all over the world, Babies. uman and animals, Plants and all other things. Basic biology. 2 poeple man and oman have sex (or a scientist does it in a test tube!) the womans egg goes on a date with the mans sperm, they hit it off, fall in love..... he fertilizes her, 2different things come together. then 'evolve' into soe little blob, embrio, fetus, baby, toddler and so on. before the baby is born it is not breathing, its living in a sack of fluid, then he it pops out it has to take its first breath it has then evolved. so I a christian can believe in God the Creator o all things who has made all things evolve..... let us live more in harmony with each other. and to clarify some bits - the Apple may not have been an apple - it is said to be a fruit, both the flood and the arden of eden are based in the old testiment - before Jesus comes to walk on the earth, the law is changed, a new law is given. God says after the flood, never again will I flood the whole earth..... Christians believe that God gave us all a choie of free will. this means that we choose to do things, good or bad, right or rong. help others or look out for ourselves. believe in him or not. If we do not do the things of God will then there wil be consequence's.God has answered the prayers of the starving poepl ein the 3rd wold, he has given them the rich, educated 1st world poeple. we have been given all that we need to help theose need, we have just failed to see what we are to do, we think God is going to pop down from heaven and give a big plate of chips and beans to the little children. No we are the answer to their prayers. We are to give of out time, talents and treasure to help others. we are to think of our selves less, and thinks more about others. care for thoses around us, if we were all to open our etes and see the need of our neigoubers and help them we would find that larger issues would becvome lees intimerdating..... I realise I have gone on a bit here. I am gunna keep ritiing but over on my blog. if you wanna read on tune in at tim.redteeps.co.uk Thanks
.....so, do I have anything else to say, Yes I suppose I do.
If you ar enot surre about anything relating to God get your self along to an Alpha course, we have just kicked of the course this week, but its not too late to come along, for details call 01733 311156, or visit our website . if however you dont want a formal cours like the alpha course then you could come along to one of our sunday meetings where we will be learning about God, covering things like dpes god have a plan for Me, will he roved for Me and will he take care of Me... other titles in the series too.
if you want any more on the series please let me know.
night guys.
T
