TRUTH


Truth is not found by  rationalization, speculation, or even realization, but by INSPIRATION.  What that means is that our quest for truth does not lie in our intellect or discovery by science, but as a gift from God. 

I searched for Truth by reason.  I studied and found God as as a very reasonable explanation for creation.  By making reasoned decisions based on whatever supportive knowledge and experiences I could,  I pursued  Christianity.  The  experience of believing in Christ and finally accepting something beyond facts and provable evidences, through the intervention of the Holy Spirit, was the path to Truth.  It is my Faith that sustains me in that Truth.

I am fascinated by Science, History, Theology, Philosophy, and all the other products of the human mind (like medicine, cosmology, politics, etc.).  I have loved and take pride in the accomplishments of human intellect.  I have always pursued these things in my search for answers, to give meaning and purpose to life.  With such high regard for humanities ability to Discover and Reason, it was surprising to find that these pursuits were in vain.  The ultimate answers lie in my beliefs, beyond the scope of evidence.  The mind receives the knowledge of the Truth through God’s  gift of the Holy Spirit.

The ability to accept Jesus is so hard for the rational, intellectually driven, evidence driven, scientific mind to do.  The scientific mind is so based on factual evidences and rational theories, that will not easily surrender to unprovable beliefs.  In addition, this mind set can become so conditioned as to actively resist and disapprove of anyone thinking differently.  For such a mind the word Belief becomes synonymous with Stupidity. Without an open-mindedness and a heartfelt search for truths beyond hardcore evidences, the scientist is not compelled to find God. Even the many mysteries that lie beyond our current “science” present no credibility for the existence of God.  The semantics says it all.  Faith relies on Belief in the absence of evidence and the foundation of Science is Facts, proven by supporting evidence.  

The underlying difference of the Faithful and the Scientist is the use of reason.  The existence of God is reasonably apparent to the Faithful in everything; beauty of nature, the complexities of life, the vastness of the universe, and the written Word of God.  The Scientist does not see God’s hand in creation, nor believes the Bible, and so, reasons that future discovery will prove God is  a myth.  Both the Christian and the non-believing Scientist have intellect and the ability to reason, but come to entirely opposite conclusions.  In actuality, a grey zone exists with the agnostic scientist and the extremes of some sects of Christians.  Also, since many people believe scientific evidences do not contradict Christianity, and even help support the existence of God and Christ,  the disparity is hardly a simple I believe and you don’t.

It is always hard to be “labeled”.  My experiences with religion and science are very personal and unique.   I do not have to be like all Christians or all Scientist.  My individuality cries out for the freedom to express myself and not be grouped with fanatics, skeptics, or even identified with any  organizations.  I weary of the battles that wage between scientist who “label” and lump all Christians together as naive, unreasonable, non-thinking, self-denying, conditioned followers: and Christians who “label” all non-believing scientists as arrogant, self-centered, unenlightened,  pseudo-intellectual, heretics.