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Over the years of debating things like the gospel and evolution, I've noticed some striking similarities between the gospel and the theory of evolution. Most notably that the Mechanism of evolution is strikingly similar to the Spirit.
"The Spirit breathes where he wills, you hear the sound of his voice, but no not where it comes from or where it goes, so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit" John3:8
The haphazard nature of stochastic shuffle, variation of species, etc. seems quite similar to me.
Steven Hawking pointed out that from a scientific biological point of view, we probably don't have free will. I see this as similar to Paul's doctrine of election, and his references to foreknowledge and predestination.
The more I look at these two different ideas, the more I see how similar they are. I find this an amazing idea in that the theory is not only readily understandable by those who are familiar with it, but presents us with this opportunity to spread the gospel through using the theory itself.
I suspect that there are probably those who would not be pleased with these comparisons, mostly those of the atheist, or skeptic variety, but I can also see how some might actually see how the gospel makes sense as well.
What other similarities do you see between these two ideas?
"The Spirit breathes where he wills, you hear the sound of his voice, but no not where it comes from or where it goes, so it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit" John3:8
The haphazard nature of stochastic shuffle, variation of species, etc. seems quite similar to me.
Steven Hawking pointed out that from a scientific biological point of view, we probably don't have free will. I see this as similar to Paul's doctrine of election, and his references to foreknowledge and predestination.
The more I look at these two different ideas, the more I see how similar they are. I find this an amazing idea in that the theory is not only readily understandable by those who are familiar with it, but presents us with this opportunity to spread the gospel through using the theory itself.
I suspect that there are probably those who would not be pleased with these comparisons, mostly those of the atheist, or skeptic variety, but I can also see how some might actually see how the gospel makes sense as well.
What other similarities do you see between these two ideas?