The Way Matt Sees It

Pope Francis has recently declared that The Big Bang Theory and the Theory of Evolution are true, and that God is not “a magician with a magic wand.”   Read the article here and here . A few thoughts: GOD, THE GREAT MAGICIAN The Pope says that we shouldn’t view God as “a magician with a magic wand.”   This is quite silly.   How would the Pope (or scientists, or anyone else for that matter) know concretely how God created the world?   There is in fact no way of knowing for sure.   We can try our best to research and discover, but postulating how God actually created the universe is mere speculation.   The Pope may be rejecting one view of creation, but this doesn’t mean that God couldn’t have created the world that way.   God’s power is not restricted by our limited understanding of it.   Science is best understood in the words of Johannes Kepler: “Science is thinking God’s thoughts after him.”   It isn’t religion vs. sc...

ONE CHURCH UNDER GOD… There are approximately 41,000 Christian denominations in the world ( http://christianity.about.com/od/denominations/p/christiantoday.htm ).   There are multiple Popes, Patriarchs, and Christian leaders as well.   That is a lot .   At least we have a lot of options. “ I appeal to you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another in what you say and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly united in mind and thought .”  (1 Corinthians 1:10) “ Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble .” ( 1 Peter 3:8) “ Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace .” (Ephesians 4:3) Oh no!   We definitely didn’t get this one right.   The Church is supposed to be united, but that’s not really what we see when we look at Christianity today. ...