Just A Thought ~ FAREWELL TO GOD

What happens if we reject the primitive notion of the anthropomorphic God of the Bible? We are left to observe things freely. The following is an extract from Farewell To God, by Charles Templeton ~ a close friend and colleague of the mass-evangelist Billy Graham ~ before his doubts in what he believed became too great to control and he lost his faith; he was himself, until then, a very well-known evangelist.

"One of the first things learned by anyone who seeks an answer to the riddle of the universe is that, while chance may play a part, our lives, our world, and the universe are not governed by chance. They do appear, however, to be governed by what may best be described as laws ~ physical, moral, and spiritual laws.

Certainly, this is true of the physical world. Gravity may be defined as the mutual attraction between all matter, but it is so much more than this. The law of gravity makes mobility possible. Obey the law of gravity and you are free, in normal circumstances, to move about as you will. But disobedience of the law of gravity is not an option ~ you must obey it or suffer the consequences."