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发帖数: 152 | 1 e. God created: Inherent in the idea of God is that He is an intelligent
designer. Only an intelligent designer could create a just-right universe,
not “chance.” Our universe is a just-right universe.
i. The universe has a just-right gravitational force.
• If it were larger, the stars would be too hot and
would burn up too quickly and too unevenly to support life
• If it were smaller, the stars would remain so cool,
nuclear fusion would never ignite, and there would be no heat and light
ii. The universe has a just-right speed of light.
• If it were larger, stars would send out too much light
• If it were smaller, stars would not send out enough
light
iii. The universe has a just-right average distance between the
stars.
• If it were larger, the heavy element density would be
too thin for rocky planets to form, and there would only be gaseous planets
• If it were smaller, planetary orbits would become
destabilized because of the gravitational pull from other stars
iv. The universe has a just-right polarity of the water molecule.
• If it were greater, the heat of fusion and
vaporization would be too great for life to exist
• If it were smaller, the heat of fusion and
vaporization would be too small for life’s existence, liquid water would
become too inferior a solvent for life chemistry to proceed, ice would not
float, leading to a runaway freeze-up
v. We could conclude that there is no chance that such a universe
could create itself, apart from an intelligent designer.
f. In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth: This tells us
that God used no pre-existing material to create the earth. The ancient
Hebrew word bara(created) is specific. It means to create out of nothing,
showing that that God created the world out of nothing, not out of Himself.
God is separate from His creation. Unlike Eastern and pantheistic
perceptions of god, the Bible teaches the universe could perish yet He would
remain.
i. Men cannot “create” in the sense the term is used in Genesis 1:
1. We can only “fashion” or “form” things out of existing material. The
closest we come to creating is in reproducing ourselves sexually. This is
perhaps one reason why Satan wants to pervert and destroy God’s plan and
standard for sexuality; it is deeply connected to our being made in the
image of God.
ii. Ginzberg has a fascinating legend on how the 22 letters of the
Hebrew alphabet all wanted to begin the Bible, but in the end, the letter “
bet” was allowed, because he said, “O Lord of the world! May it be Thy
will to create Thy world through me, seeing that all the dwellers of the
world give praise daily unto Thee through me, as it is said, Blessed be the
Lord forever. Amen, and Amen.” So, the Hebrew Book of Genesis begins, “
Bereshit God created the heaven and the earth.” |
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