Life's Legalities

Monday, October 20, 2003

New TV star: God

here's a new TV series in the US.. its called "Joan of Arcadia" (if this is the Arcadia I know, its pretty near where i stayed in the States last time.. now that's appealing..) anyway, the series deals with the issues of life faced by a 16-year old girl where she sees God in the people she mixes with... to understand more about the story, read all about it here: Hot new TV star: God do give me ur opinion on this show.. should God be portrayed as such? will the Gospel of Christ be something people will question and be led to? will it not just be any movie but be one that will provoke our minds to think and for those who don't know Christ, to begin to wonder about our great and mighty God? i found something quite interesting with Dr. Mahathir's answers during an interview in the Star (local Malaysian newspaper) as he is soon retiring. read all about it here: Threat from within, says Dr. M here's a quote that i'd like you all to think about from the interview: "Q: Prime Minister, you have spearheaded the development of Malaysia based very much on promoting science and technology. If the OIC members can gain similarly from technological advancement, how would you overcome the fear among some Muslim communities of science and technology? A: I think it is through explanation, education and interpretation. For example, they assume that science would undermine your faith if you reveal a lot of natural phenomena that we see. Some people think that they should be a mystery. God's creation must be a mystery to us before we can believe. But actually, science reveals how much more powerful God is, because if you study science you will find that matter is created from very minute electrons and protons and the like, which accumulate to form the molecules and so on. And then we have the universe which we thought consisted of merely the sun, the moon and the stars but we found that the universe is made of many suns, and it is so huge that it will take many light years to travel from one point to another. So God's creation is actually much bigger, much more complex, much more intricate than what we used to believe before. And therefore our perception of God is that much enhanced, and apparently God is much greater than what we thought He actually is. And this should increase our faith in God. There's another thing that I always tell people: that whereas a scientist can explain to you how things happen, he cannot explain why things happen. He cannot explain, for example, why hydrogen combines with oxygen to create water. Why not some other elements? But hydrogen and oxygen make water. Why? Because that's the way God created it. We can't explain ? There is no other explanation." here's my question: if Dr. M can reiterate the power of God that would increase his faith in Allah, are we convinced that our God can do the very same things he said, and much more than that as well? And has our faith increased with such conviction? its best to remember that amongst all the power and might of our God to do amazing scientific wonders, lets always remember that that's not what God should be most remembered for: His love. No other god matches our God in this: that He would love us enough to come and die for us and thus fulfill His great plans and desire in order that He may receive the greatest glory.. keep that in mind....