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I believe in God the Father
The Christian revelation that God is Holy Trinity is firmly established in Jesus’ commission to his disciples: “Go, therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matthew 28:19). This is remarkable when we realize that God is called “Father” less than a dozen times in the Old Testament. However, the “fatherhood” of God is woven throughout message of the New Testament. But what does it mean to confess, “I believe in God the Father?”
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Life Beyond the Earth?
The possibility of life beyond the Earth in no way challenges my biblical faith. I hold to a robust biblical cosmology. That does not mean that I must embrace an ancient mythical cosmology of a flat earth with four corners. The Psalmist has cried out that the heavens declare the glory of God (Ps 19:1). Likewise, the apostle Paul declared that God‘s invisible attributes are revealed in creation (Romans 1:20). Another way of saying this is that God is revealed in science. All truth comes from God.
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