The Joshua Letter

I sinned again today. So what else is new? But when I was asking for forgiveness, I asked in a way I have not previously done. I said, Please forgive me for doing this. But then I said, This is such a pathetically old story: I should be asking God to forgive me for my life – that is, I should be asking forgiveness not just for this one sin but for the way I’ve lived my life – the mediocrity, the unbelief, the fear, the self-concern.

Of course I haven’t lived my life completely in unbelief, mediocrity, etc., but you get the point. I’ve never been the man I wanted to be. Hell, I’ve never been the man I thought I was.

Love is the principal thing.  But what is love?

In the world you have trouble; but cheer up -- I have overcome the world.

-- Jesus.

I was telling a client she didn't have any good choices, but then I realized that with Jesus she has only good choices.  No matter which she chooses as the lesser of evils, Jesus will be with her; and if being with Jesus is the main thing, then you're fat no matter what.

 

[The following was contributed by Thomas O. Alderman at a forum May 13, 2008 at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, titled, "The Existence of God and Human Belief." Other participants included Richard Beswick, Director of University Christian Fellowship, Dennis Gilbert, Professor of Physics at Lane Community College, and Stephen Brence, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oregon. DVDs available – contact Richard Beswick at restcmin@efn.org.]

 

Does God Exist?

Mars Hill Forum

May 13, 2008

 

I. Introduction.

I do not merely maintain that the answer to this question is Yes; I intend to actually prove it to be the case.

Please note that I am not claiming merely that it is rational to believe in God: I am claiming that God does exist and that His existence can be – in fact, has been, proved, by the momentous scientific discoveries of the 20^th Century.

Hope for liars and other sinners like me.