We often hear the phrase "seeing is believing". Unfortunately that breaks down in the fact that what you "see" is not always what you get. No matter what your system of thought is or what your worldview is, because we live in finite, fragile bodies we will not be able to "see" and "know" everything there is to know. There will always be inconceivable mysteries about life both inside of us and outside of us. The Biblical worldview, which doesn't always give answers to the mysteries, by putting Christ in the absolute center, being both the means and the end goal, brings glorious meaning to the mysteries we were never intended to know or understand this side of heaven. Therefore, the Biblical worldview would make the claim that "believing is seeing"... clearly.
Additional Scripture References:
1 Corinthians 12:13, 1 John 2:8, Hebrews 11:13, Exodus 14:10-11, Ezekiel 1:26-28
What Seeing Really Looks Like
October 7, 2012 • Michael McCracken
Go!
September 8, 2013 • Michael McCracken
God’s divine plan of redemption didn't end with the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ. In some sense it had just begun. Because all authority in heaven and on earth belong to Christ He has determined that His Church should glorify Him through making disciples of Him in all nations. Additional Scripture References: Luke 24:25; Matthew 28:17; James 5:19-20; Psalm 51:13; Daniel 12:3; Malachi 2:6; Matthew 28:19-20; Romans 10:9-11; 1 Cor. 1:21, 24, 29, 31; 1 Cor. 2:10,12; James 2:19; 1 Cor. 12, 14; James 1:21; Romans 1:16; 2 Timothy 3:15; Hebrews 1:3; Colossians 1:17
The Death Of Death
September 1, 2013 • Michael McCracken
Christ destroyed death when He was raised to life on the third day. ALL OF LIFE can have purpose and meaning knowing how this story ends. The resurrection of Christ is THE REALITY that underlies the human longing for a happy ending and for good to triumph over evil. It ensures that this present age will give way to a perfect and glorious one. We WILL wait patiently for it! Additional Scripture References: Genesis 24:7; Exodus 23:20; Philippians 1:6; Deuteronomy 5:29; Zephaniah 3:7; Jeremiah 32:40; Psalm 97:1-5; Deuteronomy 30:15-16; Isaiah 41:10, 13-14; Romans 4:7-8; 5:9; Psalm 30:5; Malachi 4:2; 2 Samuel 23:3-4; Psalm 22:31; 1 Corinthians 15:54, 57
Forsaken In Order To Reconcile
August 25, 2013 • Michael McCracken
In this hour of utter darkness, Christ, from the cross, points us to a Psalm of David that speaks of suffering and despair that ultimately ends in triumph. The beauty of it all is that in the darkness God finds us. Additional Scripture References: John 17:11, 22; John 17:1; Isaiah 53:3; Hebrews 2:10-11; Ephesians 2:18-22; 1 Peter 2:9-10; Hebrews 10:14-23; Psalm 22; Romans 10:20