Month: March 2022

I’ve just spent the previous two blogs going over my list of 23 physical proofs of God. What do you think is the greatest physical proof of God? I’ll give you a hint; it’s not on the previous list. Human beings are the greatest physical proof of God and I list their attributes here separately. You don’t have to take my word for it. In the Bible God says man is his masterpiece of creation. As we search for God we tend to look outward for him, not realizing we should start our search for God by looking within ourselves. God’s design is evident everywhere we look in the universe and that’s especially true when we look at the human body.

Ephesians 2:10 – For we are God’s masterpiece, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.

Humanists control our education system and have crammed evolution down our throats all our lives to the point where most people actually believe man evolved from one cell organisms in the primordial soup. What a load of BS! It just goes to show you if you repeat something long enough the mind eventually accepts it as fact. We’ve all been brainwashed on an evolution theory that has no basis in fact. There is not one shred of evidence to support the theory of evolution. It’s all made up! Show me the evidence where any species has evolved even one iota in all of human history. You can’t because there is none.

John 1:3 – All things were made through Him (Jesus), and without Him nothing was made that was made.

Let’s look at this logically. Human beings are composed of an average of about 30 trillion individual cells arranged in numerous tissues, organs and enclosed body systems, all with a critical role to play in our existence and survival. It’s true the basic chemicals in our body, the raw materials, can be found in the, “dust of the ground”, just like it says in Genesis. However, these chemical cannot, on their own, arrange themselves into cell tissue, organs, and body systems in order to become a living being. If you believe in probability then the odds of that happening on its own are so great as to be impossible. If you believe in the theory of evolution then the universe hasn’t existed long enough to evolve from a one cell organism to a complex human being consisting of 30 trillion cells. It’s not possible. The human body could only have been created with input from an outside source; an intelligent designer, who we know is God.

Genesis 2:7 – The Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

Evolution theory is presented as linear, moving continuously from the simple to the more complex. The human body is made up of hundreds of critical body systems that are self-contained, circular, and cyclical. These systems either work or they don’t. They can’t evolve piecemeal until they finally get to a point where they do work and then life starts. That’s why they’re called body systems. What would guide the evolution direction of said systems? Evolution can’t work on the human body, or any other life for that matter. To survive biological systems have to function as a whole, a unit, in order to accomplish their purpose and they need to be up and running very early in their existence. How could we survive millions of years waiting for our critical body systems to evolve to the point where they could function properly? Our eyes are a good example of this. As you can see it’s an absurd question. Evolution can’t work. We were made by the hands of Almighty God.

Psalm 139:13-14 – For You formed my inward parts; You covered me in my mother’s womb. I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.

If you were walking in the forest and stumbled upon a brand new Lexus would you think it simply evolved into a luxury car on its own just because it was there? Were the elements of the earth smart enough on their own to turn into tires because they knew they would be needed for the car to move? Did the elements of the motor refine themselves into steel and aluminum because they understood they must come together as an engine to propel the car? Did the elements of gasoline know they had to distill themselves from crude oil into fuel to operate the car’s motor? All this sounds a bit silly doesn’t it? I would feel silly in the same way if I said I believed in the theory of evolution.

Ephesians 3:9 – God who created all things through Jesus Christ.

No intelligent person could be expected to believe a new Lexus with thousands of parts simply evolved from the earth on its own. It’s self-evident the luxury car was made by someone and their mark will be somewhere on the vehicle. Yet we are expected to believe that a complex human being made up of 30 trillion specialized cells simply evolved into a human being in a relatively short period of time from a single cell organism. A human being is a million times more complex than a car and therefore it’s also self-evident we were made by someone all at once. That someone is Almighty God, Creator of the universe. We know this to be true because God says so in his word and God cannot lie.

Isaiah 1:18 – Come now and let us reason together says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Science has proven that man only uses 10% of his brain. The basic premise of evolution is an organism will evolve to the level it needs for survival and no more. An organism will not waste energy to build excess capacity for later use. How then can we explain man’s 90% brain capacity that is unused? Evolution cannot explain this but the Bible can. Originally God made man with more mental capabilities than we have now. When Adam and Eve sinned against God they were expelled from the Garden of Eden into a fallen world where man’s mental abilities have been curtailed by God because of sin. Man will regain his full brain capacity at the Second Coming of Jesus Christ to the earth. The human brain is a supercomputer and far more than we need for survival as a species. Can you imagine what we’ll be able to do when our brains are back at 100 % capacity?

Physical proofs of God (cont’d)

15. The earth’s gravitational field exactly balances the centrifugal force of the earth’s rotation in order to keep the earth in orbit around the sun.

16. The level of the earth’s volcanic activity is perfectly balanced to recycle earth’s resources. More or less volcanic activity would prevent life on earth.

17. Have you ever wondered why the planet Jupiter is hundreds of times bigger than any of the other planets in our solar system? God had a reason for making Jupiter 300 times bigger than the earth. Jupiter’s strong gravitational pull prevents space debris from striking the earth. Without this protection life couldn’t exist on earth.

18. One of the physical laws of the universe that God created is the speed of light which is 186,000 miles per second. If the speed of light was any faster or slower no life could exist on earth.

19. Our solar system is located perfectly within our Milky Way galaxy to sustain life. Our solar system is two thirds of the way from the center of our galaxy to the edge. If earth was situated anywhere else within the stars of the Milky Way the gravitational pull of those stars would affect earth’s orbit around our sun and thus prevent life.

20. Scientists know the universe began at a single point in our distant past and exploded outward in what is known as the “big bang.” The universe is expanding at the precise speed needed to allow life on earth. If the universe expanded any slower gravity would cause the universe to collapse on itself and if expansion was any faster then heavenly bodies couldn’t form.

21. Have you ever wondered why the earth isn’t a bigger planet? I know I have, especially when I see the size of Jupiter and Saturn. As it turns out, the earth is the perfect size for life to exist. If the earth was 10% larger it would elevate the surface temperature too much for life to exist. If the earth was 10% smaller it would result in a snow and ice wasteland.

22. The atomic structure of all things is very precise and perfectly balanced to support life. If the protons within atoms were any larger or smaller then then molecules could not form the basic building blocks of life.

23. Have you ever wondered why the earth has a moon; other than to give us light at night? As it turns out, the moon is just the right size and just the right distance from earth to influence the wind, ocean currents and tides needed to keep the oceans and the earth clean and refreshing itself with the moon’s magnetic field.

Take some time to go back and mull over each proof of God on my list. Take a few minutes with each proof. Taste it, chew on it and roll it around on your tongue. Visualize them as you use your imagination. Notice the very narrow ranges of each proof of God that allows life to exist. Now overlay each proof on top of each other one at a time, all 23 of them; knowing that if even one of these proofs were absent we wouldn’t be alive today. There would be no such thing as life on earth. Use you reasoning skills here; knowing there are over 175 more physical proofs of God that scientists know about that I don’t. I just don’t believe in 23 coincidences that allow me to live; do you? As I mentioned earlier, the odds of all 23 physical proofs of God occurring together to allow life on our planet is so large as to be an impossibility, without the hand of God. Life exists on the edge of a knife blade and the only reason we stay balanced where we are is the hand of God. The fact that life does exist is proof of God to me and it should be enough proof of God for you too. Scripture says with God all things are possible so we need to accept what God says at face value. There is no other feasible explanation for life on earth.

Isaiah 1:18 – Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Jeremiah 29:13 – And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Matthew 19:26 – (Jesus speaking) – With God all things are possible.

Believers don’t need physical proofs of God because we know Jehovah is the one and only living God. Nonbelievers, on the other hand, cannot see or believe in an invisible God and they consider our faith to be foolishness. Nonbelievers will believe scientific facts and what they can see with their own eyes. This list of physical proofs of God is just a tool believers can use when witnessing for Christ in order to get nonbelievers to see the truth of God by what he has made. In Isaiah 1:18, God says, “come let us reason together”, in the hope man will see God through what he has made and then search him out. God has put himself out there. God has done all the heavy lifting for us but his justice requires that man make the free will decision to serve God or Satan. There’s a saying, “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink.” God has put the information is out there that will lead all nonbelievers to holy water of God but it’s up to each individual to make the decision to drink the water of life or not.

Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!

Psalm 18:31 – For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?

Jeremiah 29:13 – And you will see Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

While I know without a doubt that God created the universe I can appreciate that others may need more convincing. I’ve read that scientists now know of over 200 conditions that must be present for our universe to exist. I came up with my own list of 23 physical proofs of God that I use in my witness for Christ. I keep it folded in the back of my witness Bible. Some people just have a hard time believing in an all-powerful invisible God. Human beings use their five senses to evaluate what is real and what is not in our physical world. While we may not be able to see God with our eyes we can know God and see God by what he has made. What we know about our physical world can help us see God more clearly so we can make an informed decision to serve God.

Every one of the 23 physical proofs of God on my list are necessary for life to exist on this planet. If even one of my proofs weren’t there then no life could exist on earth. Think of the odds! In the Powerball lottery you only need to pick six numbers right to win the jackpot and the odds of winning are something like 300 million to one. To randomly get 23 things exactly right for life to exist the odds are astronomical to the point it’s virtually impossible for it to happen; without the guiding hand of a supreme being. The Super Designer who created our universe is none other than our God Jehovah. We know this because God says so in his word. The fingerprints of God are self-evident on all that he has made.

Physical proofs of God:

1. Life as we know it requires water and the earth is two thirds water. Our bodies are mostly water. Earth is the only known water planet in the universe.

2. Our earth is just the right distance from our sun to support water. If the earth was any closer to the sun all water would evaporate. If the earth was any farther away from the sun all water would freeze.

3. Suns throughout the universe have different color spectrums. Our sun is the right color spectrum to support the photosynthesis needed for plant life.

4. All planets in the universe don’t have an atmosphere. Earth does have an atmosphere and one that will support life because it’s 21% oxygen and 79% nitrogen.

5. Earth’s atmosphere acts as insulator. Our atmosphere absorbs just the right amount of light (as heat) to keep the earth from freezing during the night cycle. If we didn’t have this everything would quickly freeze once the sun goes down.

6. The earth’s atmosphere disperses just enough CO2 to prevent a buildup which would otherwise create a greenhouse effect and make the earth too hot to sustain life.

7. Our atmosphere helps shield the earth from harmful cosmic radiation.

8. The ozone layer in the upper atmosphere blocks harmful ultraviolet radiation for the sun from reaching the earth’s surface.

9. The earth has a molten core that heats the earth from within to keep the earth’s crust from freezing.

10. The earth’s molten metal core rotates to create a magnetic field around the earth that deflects incoming cosmic radiation. We all know what a tornado twister looks like. Just imagine a half dozen of those in the center of the earth each thousands of miles long and over 200 miles wide; molten metal spinning at high velocity.

11. The magnetic field generated around the earth is in perfect balance. If the earth’s magnetic field was any weaker it wouldn’t deflect cosmic radiation and if it was any stronger it would create deadly magnetic storms on the earth’s surface.

12. The earth rotates on its axis once every 24 hours, which is perfect to support life. If the earth rotated any slower it would cause extreme winds on the surface of the planet and if the earth rotated any faster it would cause extreme temperature fluctuations on earth.

13. The 23 degree tilt of the earth on its axis is perfect for maintaining the surface temperature of the earth needed to sustain life. If the tilt of the earth varied one degree either way life could not exist.

14. The earth’s crust is made up of moving tectonic plates. The crust of the earth is just the right thickness to sustain life. If the earth’s crust was any thinner volcanic activity would increase to levels that would prevent life; any thicker and the buildup of oxygen would also prevent life.

God made everything in the universe and he put us on this earth to make the freewill decision to serve God or Satan. God didn’t want to be heavy handed and make himself so obvious to everyone that men had no other choice but to choose God. That wouldn’t be fair. That would be putting a finger on the scales and God wouldn’t do that. God is all about fairness and justice. At the same time, God had to make it so man could search and find him if they wanted to do so. God had to walk the fine line between being overbearing and obvious and being readily available to anyone searching for him. God is doing what I call, “hiding in plain sight.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11 – He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Proverbs 3:19 – The Lord by His wisdom founded the earth; by His understanding He established the heavens.

As a believer I see the signs of God everywhere around us. To the nonbeliever our God Jehovah is a fairytale and our faith is foolishness. Satan is the god of this world and he has done a good job of putting blinders on the eyes of fallen man. Satan is hiding the truth of God from us and obscuring the true path to God with all these fake religions and false gods he has sponsored throughout history. As believers, we’re commanded by God to know the truth of God’s Word and to witness for Christ to the nonbeliever. This blog series will provide proofs of God which you can use to convince nonbelievers that God’s existence, God’s love, and God’s grace are real. I started my blog on December 1, 2019, and much of what I’m sharing in this blog series is also on those first 25 blog posts. Now is a good time to restate the obvious.

Zechariah 12:1 – The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

Psalm 8:3-4 – When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?

Be strong and bold in your belief in God. Nonbelievers will always try to confront you and destroy your faith in God. Be ready for them and counterpunch right away because they won’t be ready when you push back. Hit them with the truth of God by asking them point blank, “Why do you think my God is not real?” You’ve asked a leading question so you control the narrative. The nonbeliever has no real idea why they don’t believe in God because they haven’t thought about it a lot. It’s human nature for them to respond with, “Why do you think God is real?” They’ve fallen into your trap. Now they pretty much have to listen to you because, after all, they asked you and you’re just being polite and giving them what they asked for. If, on the other hand, the nonbeliever attempts to explain his lack of faith in God you can easily refute his reasons if you know your Bible. I find people tend to respond best to what they know, and what their physical senses tell them about the world, and that’s especially true with nonbelievers. So start your defense of the Christian faith with the three sure signs of God that can be documented in our physical world by our collected human knowledge and our human senses. You can elaborate on each one later depending on which one the nonbeliever is having the most trouble accepting or the one they challenge you on.

1. God has given us creation – The heavens, the earth and man are all the handiwork of Almighty God. The intricate physical laws and workings of the univers bear the mark of an intelligent designer who can only be God.

2. God has given us the Bible – God’s Word in written form is perfect and without error. Detractors have tried for 2000 years to disprove the Bible but they’ve all failed. The Bible contains over 1000 prophecies, over 500 of which have been fulfilled and documented as a historical fact. The Bible is the revelation of God so that we might know him, worship him and obey the commands of God.

3. God sent us Jesus Christ – God sent his son into the world to die on the cross for our sins as prophesied in his word. There are over sixty Bible prophesies pertaining to the coming of the Christ and Jesus fulfilled them all by his birth, ministry and death. Jesus walked the earth as God in the flesh and now he is in heaven sitting at the right hand of God as our mediator until the time of his second coming to the earth to set up his millennial kingdom.

In this blog we’ll focus only on the first sign; God’s creation of the universe:

Romans 1:20 – For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so they are without excuse.

Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.

Even skeptics agree there seems to be a magnificent order to our universe. It’s impossible for order to be created out of chaos and disorder on its own. If you have an effect such as order in the universe there must be a cause. If you take a rational objective look at how our univers works there’s no other possible explanation other than there’s a Super Designer of the universe and that person is God. No person who has ever looked up at the night sky can honestly say in their heart that they didn’t know God existed. God also made man with eternity in his heart so he would know instinctively there’s a God and that he should seek out the Creator. God created human beings with a missing part by design. We were all created with a void in our hearts that can only be filled by God. Think of our heart as a lock with one key; and only God has the key. God is the key! Human beings can never be truly happy without the indwelt Holy Spirit of God on the inside of them. Human beings can never live successful and productive lives in the eyes of God apart from his grace. Most wealthy people are miserable and they don’t know why. They thought money would make them happy but they are mistaken.

Isaiah 44:24 – Thus says the Lord, your redeemer, and He who formed you in the womb; I am the Lord, who makes all things, who stretches out the heavens all alone, who spreads abroad the earth by Myself.

Colossians 1:17 – And He (Jesus) is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

I don’t care if you’re Jeff Bezos or the Queen of England; in the end death is the great equalizer. What it boils down to is do we have a right relationship with the God who made us? King Solomon, the wisest man who ever lived, figured that out at the end of his life and tells us so in the Book of Ecclesiastes. He said everything in life is meaningless apart from a right relationship with God. King Solomon was the richest man who ever lived and he knew God and spoke to God so he should know. The question is, has each one of us sought out God and accepted Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior? If we have then we’ve already led a successful life in the eyes of God. That free will choice to serve God is the only thing that will lead to eternal life in heaven.

Without this restored fellowship with God we’re lost; we’ll be doomed to spend an eternity in hell in constant pain and torment forever for rejecting God and choosing to serve Satan. The problem is most people lose their way and either don’t see any God at all or they chase after false gods or they see themselves as God; all of which are fatal and which ultimately leads to eternal damnation in the lake of fire for those who reject the grace of God. God’s glory is before all men who take the time to look and search for him. On the last day the nonbeliever will not be able to stand before Jesus Christ and say they didn’t know about the existence of God because the proof of God is self-evident for those who look for it. The Bible tells us because of God’s wrath it’s a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God unsaved. Avoid the wrath of God at all costs.

Hebrews 10:31 – It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

Hebrews 9:27 – And it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment.

My junior high and high school years were back in the late 1960’s. I graduated from a small town in Oklahoma in 1970. Back then you went to school all day and you had a different class each hour. The school bell would ring and you had ten minutes to get to your next class. Some classes were mandatory and other classes you could choose as electives. I received a very good education. I can recall half a dozen times during my school years when my teachers gave us an open book test. An open book test means just that. You’re given graded test questions and you’re allowed to “open” your class textbook and look up the answers. The teacher always assured the students beforehand that the answers to every question were in the textbook.

Proverbs 23:12 – Apply your heart to instruction, and your ears to words of knowledge.

Isaiah 33:6 – Wisdom and knowledge will be the stability of your times, and the strength of salvation; the fear of the Lord is His treasure.

Let’s say you have twenty questions on the open book test worth five points each for a total possible score of 100 points. It’s relatively easy for every student in the class to look up the answers and score 95-100 points on the test every time with minimal effort; without even having to pay attention to any of the class lectures or study the textbook. Now if you only have three or four tests in each class year to determine your final grade then a good score on an open book test would raise your overall average so you pass the class with ease. An open book test is just a way to level the playing field for all students and ensure that every student passes the class.

Isaiah 43:11 – I, even I, am the Lord, and besides Me there is no Savior.

Psalm 18:31 – For who is God, except the Lord? And who is a rock, except our God?

Personally, I hated open book tests at the time and I saw no reason to have them. I’m competitive by nature and I went into every class like it was mortal combat with all the other students. I was determined to be the last one standing. My goal was to always be the number one student in each class and I almost always ended up in the top three with that mindset. Since I was such a good student I resented open book tests because they stifled my competitive edge. It took away my advantage over the other students. Open book tests make it more difficult to identify the knowledge level of each student and in my mind it cheapened all my hard work to be the best in class. Back then I was totally self-centered and selfish. Everything was about “me” and what I wanted and needed. I really didn’t care about anyone else.

Psalm 46:10 – Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 144:4 – Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.

Looking back now I have a different perspective. I see now the teacher was only using the open book test as a way of letting students learn in class, kind of like homework done at school. An open book test never really affects how students are ranked in the bell curve of a normal class grading system because everyone scores well. In order to not discourage the better students all the open book tests I participated in had some bonus questions at the end of the test for extra points. It wasn’t mandatory to answer the bonus questions and many didn’t bother. These were always the tough essay questions where the answer wasn’t in the textbook. You had to know the material in the textbook as well as the lecture material to ace the bonus questions. You had to actually think and come to logical conclusions based on the facts instead of regurgitating answers from memory. Some points were awarded for partially correct answers.

Psalm 53:1 – The fool has said in his heart, there is no God. They are corrupt, and have done abominable iniquity; there is none who does good.

Psalm 119:18 – Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.

I haven’t relived my school years merely for nostalgia reasons, but to make a point. I want to make an analogy between taking an open book test during my school years and our brief lives on this planet. The life we’re living is an open book test whether we recognize it or not. When God gave us our life at conception, both physically and spiritually, there were strings attached. Our job in life is to understand what those strings are. At birth we’re all enrolled in the class called “life”, which lasts as long as we live. Being in this class is the price we pay for being alive and it’s an independent home study course. The life class isn’t graded on the curve; it’s strictly pass or fail. We are accountable only to our teacher, Jehovah God, who alone decides our grade. Our teacher created a textbook for the “life” course which we refer to as the Holy Bible. God assures us that all the answers to get a passing grade are in the textbook. There is only one question on the open book test of life; with a binary choice: “Will you serve God or will you serve Satan?”

Psalm 139:14 – I will praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made; marvelous are Your works, and that my soul knows very well.

Philippians 3:20 – For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ.

God is our teacher and he created the open book test of life we all must take. Because of God’s actions we understand that God wants us all to get a passing grade on the test. God confirms that in his word, our Holy Bible. In fact, the Bible is one long love letter from God telling us how much he loves us and wants us to be with him in heaven forever. God makes the test so easy with only one question on the test we need to answer and a textbook with the answer explained clearly. If you select “God” on the open book test it means you believe Jehovah is the one true God of this world and Jesus is his son. By choosing God it means you have accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. This gets you a “passing” grade for the class of life. This means all your sins against God are forgiven. The sinner’s prayer is in the Bible and following it is the well known process of salvation unto eternal life. Google sinner’s prayer and then do what it says.

Ecclesiastes 2:14 – The wise man’s eyes are in his head, but the fool walks in darkness.

1 Corinthians 1:18 – For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.

The sinner’s prayer is also on the last page of every Christian tract from chick.com. God has intentionally made salvation easy for us. It’s not rocket science. Believe in God and his son Jesus Christ. Believe that Jesus came down from heaven and died on the cross for our sins. Accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. As a believer you’re gifted eternal life and when you die you’ll go to heaven to be in the presence of Jesus for all eternity. You become an adopted child of God making you royalty in heaven. Salvation is only by faith but all believers still have to stand before the bema judgment seat of Christ on the last day to receive their rewards for works done in the body. These rewards determine what position and privileges we receive in heaven for all eternity. The number one good work for God is witnessing the gospel of Christ to nonbelievers.

Isaiah 45:22 – Look to Me, and be saved, all you ends of the earth! For I am God, and there is no other.

Proverbs 14:25 – A true witness delivers souls, but a deceitful witness speaks lies.

Think of witnessing for Christ as earning bonus points on the open book test of life. You’ve already passed the class and gone from eternal death to eternal life. Working for God after that is all for extra credit. The difference is God commands us to witness for Christ and those treasures we build up in heaven as a result of our service will last for all eternity. When you stand before Jesus he will ask you point blank, “Have you shared the gospel message with nonbelievers?” To get any kind of reward in heaven you need to be able to answer “yes” to that question. God leaves believers on earth primarily to save lost souls for the kingdom of God. As a foot soldier for Christ you must be worth your salt. Other good works we do for the kingdom of God like helping the poor and needy are just icing on the cake. Witnessing for Christ is the cake. When we reap souls for the kingdom of God and when we sow the gospel seed that ultimately becomes a link in the gospel chain that leads to someone being saved for the kingdom of God then we are building up treasure in heaven which we’ll receive on the last day. Think of our witnessing as making a “giant cake” in heaven. Without the cake the icing from other good works is useless and you might as well throw them in the trash. If we don’t do the main thing God requires of us, which is to share our witnessing for Christ with nonbelievers, we cannot please God. It’s that simple.

Isaiah 1:18 – Come now, and let us reason together, says the Lord, though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool.

Proverbs 1:7 – The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

Choosing God is the correct answer! If you select “Satan” on the open book test of life then all your sins will remain with you which means you get a “failing” grade on the open book test of life. At conception God gives everyone a piece of himself; a spirit that is eternal because God is eternal. Our physical body dies because of the sin in our body inherited from Adam’s fall in the Garden of Eden due to his original sin against God. At death our immortal spirit must come out of the corpse and return to the God who made it. We belong to God. God has decided our eternal spirit, the real us, will reside in one of two places. We will spend all eternity in either heaven or hell. There is no third choice. The spirit of all believers who pass the open book test of life will go directly to heaven when they die to be in the presence of Jesus Christ forever. On the other hand, anyone who fails the open book test of life by selecting Satan will wind up in hell immediately upon death; for all eternity, in constant pain and torment. The Great White Throne judgement is just for nonbelievers whom God will resurrect bodily on the last day. All the damned of all ages; all those who failed the open book test of life, will stand before Jesus Christ for eternal judgment.

Isaiah 46:9-10 – Remember the former things of old, For I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel will stand, and I will do all My pleasure.

Jeremiah 17:10 – I, the Lord, search the heart, I test the mind. Even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.

All who have rejected the saving grace of God are without excuse when they stand before Jesus on the last day. All the right answers were right there in front of them all the time; in the textbook of life we know as God’s Word (the Holy Bible). God put eternity in the hearts of men so we would know there is a God and search for him. All nonbelievers who will stand before Jesus at the Great White Throne judgment will have no excuse because God made us to know deep down in our souls that he exists. God made the heavens and the earth which clearly carry his fingerprints. God made man and we are indeed wonderfully made. Do you really believe man evolved from one cell organisms? Give me a break. The human brain is the greatest computer in the universe and we still can’t figure out exactly how our mind works. Man only uses 10% of his brain capacity which totally destroys the theory of evolution and fits in perfectly with the story of creation found in the book of Genesis.

Ecclesiastes 3:11 – He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the hearts of men; yet they cannot fathom what God has done from beginning to end.

Psalm 8:3-4 – When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars, which You have ordained, what is man that You are mindful of him, and the son of man that You visit him?

Over and over the Bible says God made man so why not believe the literal truth of God? It’s the simplest and most logical answer. Knowing that all this information about God is available in the Bible to anyone who seeks it can any nonbeliever have the audacity to stand before Jesus and honestly say they don’t know about God? Ignorance is no excuse. After being sentenced by God to eternal damnation on the last day every nonbeliever will be grabbed bodily by an angel of God and hurled into the lake of fire and brimstone forever. Visualize that happening to you; because it will if you don’t belong to God. Please don’t let that happen to you! Seek God’s salvation unto eternal life while you still can. By the way, if you failed to pick either “God” or “Satan” on the open book test of life then you have picked Satan by default. Your punishment is the same as if you had selected ‘Satan.” You have failed the open book test of life. Let me repeat myself. You only pass the open book test of life and go to heaven if you make a positive choice to serve God while you live. There is no do-over on the test. You only get one shot at this so don’t blow it. God is not mocked.

Psalm 19:1 – The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.

Zechariah 12:1 – The Lord, who stretches out the heavens, lays the foundation of the earth, and forms the spirit of man within him.

The really sad thing is the vast majority of human beings don’t even realize they’re taking an open book test with their life. If they did most people would pass the test with ease. So why don’t they realize it? Because Satan is the god of this world and he has put scales on the eyes of nonbelievers so they cannot see the truth of God. Satan has done a good job of diverting the truth of God from mankind through his lies and deception as evidenced by the fact the vast majority of people are on a path straight to hell. Satan has sponsored all the fake religions and false gods throughout history to fool man by hiding the truth of God. Our job as believers and witnesses for Christ is to open the eyes of nonbelievers about their test status on the earth and show them the truth of God before it’s too late. All the fake religions and false gods throughout the centuries have blinded countless millions of souls so they never found the grace of God. It’s so tragic and sad. As believers we know the truth of God and we feel the weight of all those lost souls on our shoulders. We feel the burden to tell nonbelievers about God. We must work God’s harvest field and save all we can. It’s our reasonable service for the grace of God we have received.

Proverbs 3:19 – The Lord by wisdom founded the earth; by understanding He established the heavens.

Psalm 84:2 – My soul longs, yes, even faints for the courts of the Lord; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

Before our salvation we care mostly about ourselves but now as believers we love every soul God has made because we know they are our brothers and sisters. We know we are possibly the last chance nonbelievers have for salvation unto eternal life. As believers we can’t bear the thought of someone burning in hell forever when we could’ve helped them find the truth of God. We witness for Christ out of love for Jesus and what he has done for us and also out of love for the lost. The chances for one on one witnessing are usually few and far between, especially in this age of the covid-19 virus. Find other ways to share your witness for Christ; be creative. I do “passive” witnessing through my Christian blog site and by distributing Christian tracts I purchase from www.chick.com. Find you own way to serve the Lord. Make it your mission to seek and save the lost souls of this world. Pray for God’s guidance and serve God where he leads you.

Psalm 63:1 – O God, You are My God; early will I seek You; my soul thirsts for You; my flesh longs for You in a dry and thirsty land where there is no water.

Psalm 107:9 – For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

For Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and all other followers of fake religions and false gods of the world, I challenge you to prove me wrong. My God versus your god; like Elijah facing off against the priests of Baal. Your god stands lifeless and mute before the living God (Jehovah). Your souls are at risk by following a false god. Only my God Jehovah has proven he is God. Only Jehovah has fulfilled over 500 prophecies from the Bible whereas all the other false gods combined have fulfilled exactly zero prophecies in all of human history. They can’t because they’re all false gods from fake religions. Only Jehovah says to come taste him to see that he is good. Only Jehovah is unafraid of competition and examination because he is the truth! In Isaiah 1:18 and Isaiah 45:22 God clearly challenges man to check him out and he will come to the realization that he is God. Nobody can afford to get this decision wrong because eternity is a long time and being in hell in constant pain and agony is too horrible to imagine.

Jeremiah 29:13 – And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all your heart.

Jeremiah 29:11 – For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says the Lord, thoughts of peace and not evil, to give you a future and a hope.

Anyone who reads the Bible twice with an open mind will find God and become a believer because the Holy Spirit of God is always there when the word of God is read. 98% of the people reading the Bible in its entirety for the first time, at some point, will come to the realization that they are holding the word of God. I still remember when it happened to me. Always cherish the moment. Even those few hardheads who make up the remaining 2% will know the truth of God by the end of their second reading of the Bible. I’ve never run across anyone who has read the Bible multiple times who isn’t a believer. On the other hand, I’ve never run across an atheist or agnostic who has ever read the entire Bible even one time so how can they be so sure they’re right? As a nonbeliever, when you read the Bible ask God to speak to your heart and reveal the truth of God to you. Don’t just take my word for it. Try if for yourself and see that I’m right about God. God has promised to reveal himself to you if you keep asking and patiently wait for God to answer. God says he will answer you and God cannot lie. This can be done even if you only have that small amount of faith God gives all men. Look at the thief who was crucified alongside Jesus. His faith was small yet he was saved. As you read the Bible all you have to do is pray and the small amount of faith you have will bring forth the truth of God if you give it time.

Psalm 143:6 – I spread out my hands to You; my soul longs for You like a thirsty land.

Psalm 42:1 – As the deer pants for the water brooks, so pants my soul for you, O God.

I was on the internet last night and there was an article on AOL listing the rich and famous who didn’t believe in God. Their money, fame and, in some cases, great power has gone to their heads. In their pride and arrogance they think they know better than God. Not one of them has ever read the entire Bible so what makes them an authority on God? Satan has blinded them so they only do what’s right in their own eyes and they’ll reap the whirlwind as a result. In the eyes of God they are fools. All that money, fame and power will mean nothing when they’re on their deathbed. Death is the great equalizer. I know from personal experience from people I’ve witnessed to and from books I’ve read about how the rich and famous died and I can’t recall even one instance where a nonbeliever died happy and at peace. In fact, quite the opposite is true.

Everyone has a fear of death but especially the nonbeliever. No matter how cocky nonbelievers are now they’ll become terrified of the unknown as death approaches, whereas believers are at peace because they know they’re going home to be with Jesus. Nonbelievers will not go gently into that good night. Angels will escort believers to heaven when they die and nonbelievers who die will be escorted by demons to the pit of hell where they will face unimaginable horror for all eternity. I ask all nonbelievers to turn to God now and avoid the coming terror they will face at the end of their lives. I implore and exhort all nonbelievers to accept God’s saving grace and avoid eternal death in the lake of fire and brimstone where they’ll be in pain and agony forever.

Proverbs 1:25-27 – Because you disdained all My counsel, and would have none of My rebuke. I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your terror comes, when your terror comes like a storm, and your destruction comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish come upon you.

Psalm 34:8 – Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the man who trusts in Him!