Sunday, November 19, 2017
Spirituality of any kind opens the door
to religion. If astrology or numerology or anything of similar sort
is true, then so is God. With such things working, you do not get
away with a materialist fundamentalist worldview. Instead you have to
look for logical applications of what you have seen; and this means
divine origins.
I had a girlfriend who was an
astrologer. Now many people think that astrology is for idiots, but
this woman was brilliant. She also had experience in a cult of a
Hindu swami, and she had many valuable things to say. Of course the
materialist fundamentalist types attacked her a lot; but what she had
to say was far wiser than what they had to say. And even any number
of people who thought that astrology was a pseudoscience commended
her on the precision of her observations.
Then the astrologers – at least on
the Internet – were attacked by people who called themselves
skeptics, and these people were very nasty. They decided that
astrology was for lunatics, and they personally attacked the people
who were into it. On my part I have had many experiences with less
than a billionth chance of happening whose only possible explanations
were religious, and of course many people saw me as a kook. However
for me to deny what I have experienced would not be logical; it would
be dishonest. And dishonesty does not a rational person make.
Then I started having experiences of
God and of Jesus Christ. For me this has been a constant battle, as I
am sure it has been for many others. Nobody wants to go to hell. Many
people do not want to submit their lives to a power. Being a brat
that I am, I find it very difficult to submit to Christ. However it
is better to submit to Christ, who is wise and benevolent, than it
would be to submit to people who think that they know what they are
talking about but really do not.
Christ, in my case, has proven His
reality to me again and again. Often I do not want this to be the
case. Often I want my life to be my own. Often I want to go back to
the atheistic worldview. However I do not have the option to do so
honestly.
As for the people who consider such
things illogical, my answer is that logic is a method and not a
worldview. If something does not fit into a worldview, the logical
solution is not to deny the experience but to modify the worldview.
In my case, this is not a matter of faith or belief. In my case this
is a matter of fact. And if even I, having had the kinds of
experiences that I have had, am open to doubting or wanting to deny
them, then who else is not vulnerable.
Is Jesus real? You bet He is. And I say
this as someone who for a long time have been a militant atheist. If
you have not had these kinds of experiences, then you can be seen to
be honestly in error. However I, among others, do not have that
luxury. I could do such a thing; but to do so would be a very
profound sin.
Whether you have the materialistic
worldview or if you are into spirituality, I implore you to look
further into the Bible. Ask Christ into your life. His wisdom is
greater than that of the world, and He can teach you what you need to
know. He does not only save souls. He also saves lives.
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