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Where Am I? A humorously sarcastic repsonse would be something
like, "Your on Planet Earth. Welcome strange being
from another planet." Ok, joking aside. Where are
we. This is one response we get from the Bible about where
are we.
"In the beginning God created the heavens and
the earth." Genesis,
Chapter 1, Verse 1.
 This
verse makes it clear that God created everything we
know. The biblical use of the word heaven can mean two
things. First, in the singular it refers to the abode
of God and second in the plural it refers to the physical
sky and stars we that we see at night.(New Bible Dictionary).
The phrase, "he was gazing into the heavens"
best illustrates this context. In this context God clearly
not only created the earth but also the rest of the
universe. Not only are we created by God but we also
live in the universe he created. So, though a little
sarcastic and obivious, the answer to the question,
"Where Am I" is quite simply on earth. But
we must not forget that we are on an earth that God
created.
"As for God, his way is perfect; the word of
the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take
refuge in him." Psalm
18:30
This leads us to another question we must answer. If
God created us in his image, why is there such evil
in humanity today. Just look at the twenth century alone
and you have a century riddled with greed, war, and
even genocide. A core tenate of Christianity is that
God is loving and even perfect. So, how could he allow
such evil? What is wrong with the world?
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