In this blog I will be making my comments and views known on the politics of the day. Politics is my second biggest passion in life (after Jesus). I often say Jesus is why I get up in the morning, but politics is what keeps me up at night. I believe in this time, as christians, we need to keep an eye on global politics and push for the kingdom of heaven to be brought down to earth.
The name 'the red riot' has three different meaning. The first being red is the one colour everyone in the world has in common, the colour of our blood, it's to show that my views include how it's effects the whole world and the fact that everyone is equal and has the same right. Where ever they are and whatever colour they are. The second is the fact I'm a member of the labour and a socialist through and through and I hope most of my views show this. Thirdly and most importantly it's to show that everything I say hopefully will bring heaven down to earth. I am NOT saying that God is a socialist or that everything I say is the word of God. But I do believe as a christian i am called to influence the powers at be and through this bring heaven down to earth.
This is only about politics and my views, all other 'christian' stuff will still be on this blog, don't worry.
So today we had christian union, I love it. Just sharing life with other Christians is awesome. We spend alot of time telling the others about our plans for the coming mouths, everyone seems up for it, so it's all good.
On saturday some of the christian union went to a training day with new generation, they were training us in how to reach your school/college/uni. At the training day there was a group of lads from a school in bolton. These guys have completely the same heart as us. We decided to partner, we don't know how we are going to go about this, just let, but it's exciting. They were telling us about these outreach meetings they have been doing, with around 300 people coming. Last year they saw 30 people saved, which is awesome. I'm so excited about what God has planned in the coming years
I'm so excited about this week, so much going on, some I can and will talk about, other stuff I can't but it's all still good. Do you ever get that feeling that God is just about to do something. Well that's the feeling I have right now. This week is the start of the 'campaign of love' in my college. That the name we, we as in the christian union, have given to describe our outreach into the college. We just want to show the college we are there for them and love them. This Wednesday we will be handing out candy floss as start of that, it going to be sweet.
My mind goes back to a verse in Habakkuk 1:5, ' 5 "Look at the nations and watch— and be utterly amazed. For I am going to do something in your days that you would not believe, even if you were told.' This verse some up what I feeling right now, I don't know what God's going to do, I just know it's going to be good.
This week I really feel God is calling me to blog every night, so I will. I have a number of other things coming up this week, which I will tell you all about, which are exciting as well. God is on the move, this isn't a time for us as the people of God to sit back. This is a time for us to move and get the job done, that job is being his hands and feet in the all the earth.
A blog on politics will come but i may set up a whole new blog for that, for now there are my thought on science and where science needs to stop and faith needs to begin
Stephane was a confirmed atheist. But now he's a Christian. How did this happened? He started questioning scientific discovery. He was convinced that science had all the answers. But when he started looking and investigating, he came to the conclusion that science was asking him to believe in a god called 'chance'. By 'chance' the world came into being though the 'big bang'. Yet, everything in science points to an incredible order in nature. 'How could this be?' he asked himself and he found God.
I believe it is possible to believe in science and Genesis, that you don't just have to believe in one or the other. It is possible for the two to go hand in hand, when you consider the questions that science is answering and the questions religion is answering. Religion is there to give people the outline, science is there to give people the detail. As the Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge University and Christian, John Polkinghorne, says,
“Science asks how things happened, religion asks why. Genesis is not
there to give short, technical answers about how the universe began.
It gives us the big answers that things exist because of God's will.
One can perfectly well believe in the big bang, but believe in it as well as
the will of God the creator.”
People opposed to this argument would argue that science has found all the answers to origins of the universe and how life began, without a need for God. They would say that scientific discovery is contrary to what it says in Genesis 1.
It is possible to believe in God, the big bang and evolution. The story that is laid out in Genesis 1 shows a perfect plan, with everything happening in a certain order. If you look at the big bang and evolution it seems to follow the same order as in Genesis 1. Also, the Hebrew word for 'day' that is used in Genesis 1,means a set time. Therefore the writer of Genesis could of meant a set time, not day and it has got lost in modern translation. This 'set time' could be billions of years.
Genesis, I believe, was never intended to explain how the universe came into being, but why. It tell us it was God's plan and his intention to make the universe and that it didn't just happen by 'chance'. Genesis gives you an outline and rough guide about the beginnings of the universe and leaves it up to science to fill in the gaps. The Astrophysicists and Christian, Dr. David Wilkinson, writes,
“The bible contains many different kinds of literature: poems, proverbs, history, letters, allegories, parables, ect. The first task in reading the creation stories is to decide what kind of writing this is. Genesis 1 and 2 bears all the marks of a poem, or a hymn, or a teaching to be used in worship. Such poetry has the strength of conveying powerful ideas about God, but all the limitations in scientific understanding that you would expect of a writer of many thousands of years ago limited to their own scientific knowledge.”
Genesis also say that God created the universe for a reason and it was his command that it was created. The Bible wasn't intended to be a scientific book, it was written to give people spiritual understanding and insight. So people shouldn't expect it to give you answers to scientific questions.
If you look into the big bang and evolution it all hangs on one thing, 'chance'. I believe that this 'chance' is God. That God set the thing in place and made the universe perfect and as he intended it to be. In September 2008, scientists at C.E.R.N., tried to find the so called higgs boson, also known as the 'God particle'. If they find it they would be able to explain how the universe same into being and answer the some of science's unanswered questions. Scientists haven't yet found this particle. I believe that this particle and factor in the big bang is God, and with God in the equation you can take out all element of 'chance' in science.
There are to arguments Christians use for God, both of these can go hand in hand with science. The first is the 'first cause' argument is when everything in the world must of come from somewhere. Pointing to one moment in time when everything came into existence. This could point to the big bang, scientists still can't tell us what caused the big bang, I believe God cause to the big bang and that is when everything came into existence. The second argument is the 'design' argument, meaning everything in the world must have been designed by someone. That when you look at nature and how scientists explain how things happen in nature, that it happens with such a structure and incredible order in nature that someone must of designed it. Of cause this could happen by 'chance' but I believe that God designs everything to happen for a purpose.
This is an important issue about so many people have written off God thinking that science has proven there isn't one. Without thinking about what science can and can’t do.
I will come back to the three part series on 'hope, faith and love' but for how i'm gonna talk about something else. God has been saying alot to be about the church over the few years. About what his view of church is and how we do church his way.
So often in the church worldwide, and it's saddens me, we do church our way. We aim it to please our selfs, to make our name famous. But church is meant to aim to please God and make his name famous. I once heard someone say 'church is God's plan A not his plan B' The church is meant to be the expression of the life and love of Jesus Christ on this earth. I wanna in part of and lead a church that are that. A expression of Jesus. I'm not saying we aren't now. I'm saying we need to guard what is of God in church now and cut away what isn't of God. Jesus will return to a pure bride and I wanna make sure we become that pure bride.
I was reminded of this verse when I saw the new hillsong's album, which is called 'hope, faith and love'. These three things are the foundations of our faith. Without these three things you can't be saved and you can't live your life for Jesus.
Faith is letting what you believe, come out in your actions. It's says in the bible 'faith without actions is died'. We can all say we are 'all in' for Jesus but until we have faith and put that into action, then all we are doing is saying it and that's POINTLESS.
Faith is also listed as one of the spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12. I believe God sometimes gives us more faith to face certain situation. Maybe your believing for a job or a family member who is ill and you need 'extra' faith to believe for God's to move in that situation.
Without having a faith in Jesus, we aren't saved. You can think you know everything there is know about Jesus, but until you have faith in him. You aren't going to heaven. If you don't have faith in Jesus, i want to ask you why is that?
Faith is about finding it out for yourself, no one can tell you to have faith. But people have point you in the right direction. I want to point you to Jesus, in him you'll found everything you need and more.
I've been 'all in' for Jesus for while. I say a while, i mean as long as i can remember I've tried to live my life in a way that is pleasing God. I don't always, but i try.
When i look at this generation, after bible week 09, I see something different. I don't think a single person left that site the same way they came. Everyone left more passionate and more excited by God and what he is going to do. I also see a more united youth, a youth that put aside the past and silly disagreements and decide to live for the common purpose, which is Jesus. In these days it's ALL or NOTHING, it's DO or DIE, we have to answer the call on God and say 'WE ARE ALL IN'.
Being 'all in' isn't easy. but it's worth it. I've lived 'all in' and not 'all in' and I have to tell you the times I've lived 'all in' have been so much more exciting then the times I haven't. Jesus always takes my breathe away and always surprises me with what he has in store for me. If you'll just live 'all in', he will be 'all in' for you and give you EVERYTHING you need and more.
2 Corinthians 6:1-2 "As God's fellow workers we urge you not to receive God's grace in vain. For he says, 'in the time of my favor I heard you, and in the day of salvation I helped you' I tell you, now is the time of God's favor, now is the day of salvation."
Alot of people quoted the second verse of that but alot the first. The second makes me think alot more then the second. What the first is saying is, live in a way that honors the grace that we have received from God. We have to live it guys. Paul say somewhere else in the bible, 'the kingdom of God is one of deeds not words.' We need to start doing, not just saying.
Now is the time to stand for all we believe in. Now is the time for actions. Now is the time for the world to see the love of Jesus. NOW IS THE TIME FOR US TO SHINE
Hello, I'm Peter Murden, sometimes known as Pete, Pete Murden, Peturrrr or any other name people decide to give me. I live for Jesus, he's my passion, the reason I wake up in the morning. He affects every part of my life and wouldn't want it any other way. All my blogs are about living for Jesus and encouraging others to do so. I once told Jesus I'd give my life to see his return and to see a generation fulfill their purposes in him. So that's what I've done and all the blogs I do are meant to be part of fulfilling that promise to him. God Bless!!!
