You see, when Jesus told his disciples, “unless you turn and become like children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven,” he wasn’t promoting blind faith, nor was he suggesting they follow mindlessly.
Instead, Jesus was instructing his disciples to come to Him with humility. “Whoever humbles himself like this child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven (Matthew 18).” Children are born with the awareness that the design they witness all around them implies a transcendent, personal, and wise designer.
“Olivera Petrovich, an Oxford University psychologist, surveyed several international studies of children aged four to seven and found that the belief in God as a ‘creator’ is ‘hardwired’ in children and that ‘atheism is definitely an acquired position.’” [1]
When we say “no” to prideful apathy, we are often able to thoughtfully examine the the abundance of evidence God has placed all around us — evidence demonstrating God’s existence. Humbly, we can come to the reasonable conclusion that a personal and transcendent Creator designed this universe (and everything in it).
The finely-tuned laws of physics, the irreducible complexity of our cells, the beauty of a rose, and the purposeful waggle dance of the honeybee are all examples of God’s wisdom, power, and goodness!
When we think upon the fundamental concept that design implies a *transcendent* designer, we are faced with the reality that we do not belong to ourselves (Psalm 24; Romans 1:20). This humility should turn our hearts upward, not inward.
- Cold Case Detective and Christian apologist J. Warner Wallace https://lnkd.in/gFaEs_Fz
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