Plot Twist: I'm Actually the Real Pascal

DISCLAIMER: These were my thoughts throughout the last two weeks with occasional input from some friends; please remember I am still a sophomore in college. My line of thinking is more than likely wrong. Sorry!

Stress. I can’t do this assignment. Josh Fullman.

Ignorance. "God doubts" – Israel. Israel is often wrong.

How can God, who is perfect and without sin, doubt? James 1:6-8 states: “The one who doubts is like the surf of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. For let not that man expect he will receive anything from the Lord, being a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways.”

Pokémon. Is it wrong to take an idea so far from reality and turn it into a metaphor about life? Pokémon portrays creatures who are “captured” by humans called trainers and used for various purposes such as battling or performing. Pokémon trust that their trainer knows what is best for them and submit unto their will.

This resembles the Christian faith. Humans are to submit unto God, their Creator, with the mindset He knows what is best for them. God does not lead them astray nor will He deviate from His plan. This is true a lot in the Pokémon world.

  

Science and Faith. To say that the sciences and Christianity do not go together is like saying the hand does not go with the foot because they are separate organs. They come together to form the body; science and Christianity come together to form the beauty of God.

One can have faith in Christianity, not science, and still be saved for they know of Christ and His Word. But one cannot have faith in science but not Christianity and be saved; for without the faith of Jesus there is no salvation.

Happiness. Every single person wants to be happy, to lead a happy life. Many people believe that in order to be happy they must have a lot of money; others think that following the law and being a good citizen are key. College students think they will be happy once they graduate and can pay off the thousands of dollars they owe (insert a picture of me).

In order to be happy, however, one needs to know God and worship Him. They need to follow His will and remove carnal desires.

Music. Beauty in the form of sound.

Education. I believe in the idea of educating students for life in the real world. Each child should learn the basics in all subjects (mathematics, science, language, etc.) at a young age. As the student matures and begins to recognize what it is he/she want to do in the future, the types of classes should be narrowed down until he/she is being taught only things that pertain to the field he/she wants to work in. College.

Sleep. I need more.

Free Will. If the Lord is omniscient, then He must know what actions we will take in the future; if He does know everything we are going to do before we do it, do we truly have free will?

            Think about your favorite movie. You know the actions each character is going to take. You know the outcome of the film. Did your knowing of everything that would happen in the movie change anything at all? No, it does not. That is how it is with an omniscient God. Just because He has already seen the movie of your life does not mean the gift of free will has been removed. You still make the decisions; He just happens to know ahead of time.

Hard Times. God is in His heaven, and all is well.

God. The genealogies in the Bible are our connection to God. James Gee.

God. In a discussion with an old friend the idea of God was brought up. He claimed that there was no proof that God existed and everything could be explained through science. When asked where did the laws of physics come from he said that they have always been there. I told him that God has always been there as well and it takes just as much faith to believe that.

Propaganda. The Scriptures are propaganda for God. James Gee.

Miracles. Miracles were used to prove Jesus was the Son of God. They were not just to heal the sick or to raise someone from the dead. If that were the case, then why did Paul leave Trophimus sick? Why are the hospitals not empty? Why are there dead bodies in graves?

            If there are miracles today, then it means there is still a revelation to be taught. James Gee.

Working Out. If I’m going to work out it’s because I’m stressed, not because it’s class. Rebecca Smith.

Biology. The mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. Uduak Afandigeh.

Harry Potter. “I’ve never read a library book before.” Kailee Peterson.

Salvation. Every single person on this earth has the ability to be saved through Jesus Christ. It is not simply for men, the Jews, or Jewish men. Galatians 3:28 states “there is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”

The Office. Me think, why waste time say lot word, when few word do trick. Todd.

Science. The idea of a multiverse takes away the value of our own existence. The multiverse theory states that there is an infinite amount of universes with different consequences to the actions we take. In one universe you did not eat the last piece of cake; in another universe you did eat the cake.

           If we make a decision in this universe but in another we made the opposite choice, do we truly have free will? Do you really make a choice? If there are other universes that are affected by an alternate decision you made, then the value of your choice in this timeline is meaningless.