November 6, 2005

Today was a very interesting day in God.

I talked to a good friend for the first time in awhile, and it was such an eye-opening conversation. We talked about evolution, and the story of Genesis, in terms of time-scales, and dinosaurs. We concluded that it doesn't matter at all, in terms of argument. The idea of who is right in terms of argument over these matters is completely irrelevant in our lives, as Christians or otherwise.

We spend so much time, wasted on whether the evolutionary theory is right or wrong. What we don't seem to grasp is that it doesn't matter who's right, simply because it didn't matter the second that Christ came onto this Earth.

Belief or non-belief. That is what we face. Not whether or not the Earth is billions of years old or not, or how long the dinosaurs existed, if they did. The idea is whether we believe or not in what Jesus did. That's all that will be required of us, after all else is forgotten.

I think that I finally just realized it a bit ago, how true that is. I was pretty focused on winning an argument with an atheist. Not one in particular, just any of them. Just so I could say, "ha, I'm right!" I think at some point, God showed me how wrong I'd be there.

Showing God's love requires us not to prove others wrong in their beliefs, but instead to love them unconditionally, despite what they think. This is how God works. Not in proofs and logic, but in love. I can't think or find any record of a Christian winning an argument, and an atheist saying "oh, I see your point", followed by a conversion. Proof is not a cornerstone of Christianity. Love and faith are.

I at last count, had six friends attend some form of church with me today. What amazes me about this is that I didn't prod them to come, four came of their own accord, one took me up on an offer, and one was invited last night. It just still puts me in absolute wonder how strikingly fast God can work, or how it can take a year, or years for things to happen. In this case both happened all in one. Amazing.

I also ran into a friend today and we got to eat lunch with him and have a talk about absolutely nothing, really. God fulfills us in some of the small acts sometimes.

Is it possible that the absolute logical thing is the worst thing for us? It is possible the mystical ideas of faith and hope are the real truth for us? Could society be wrong about what's right? Could much of the world be wrong about what our life is supposed to be?