Jaus' Notebook

21st December 2012 is certainly not the end of the world. There was a lot of hype about this theory. I've just watched the primiere of the film Evacuate Earth on National Geographic. There is a death sentence for planet Earth. In view of an impending impact of the Earth with a Neutron Star in 75 years time, scientists are sure our planet's days are numbered. But, they believe this does not mean the end of mankind. These experts explore how mankind could leave the earth to escape this doom and continue their progeny elsewhere. In their vision, a mammoth Space Ark is to be built to transport 1/4 million people to Earth 2.0. There is no end to this science fiction! Questions we always ask: Is God in control of the future? If so, can we have hope on the premise of his great plan? The answer is a resounding Yes! The creator is still in charge. There are a few points where the scientists' vision and God's word seen to agree, at least basing the comparison on 2 Peter 3:

Whenever I pose a question to anyone it's usually from two possible positions: either out of ignorance or a desire to make clear some doubts (and this is two-way, my ignorance and doubts or my respondent's). I want to believe you also share these views, beside the other positions you may take. In fact, in this generation of con-people, no one really ever believes everything as gospel truth. We must demand a few clarifications. We are skeptical about free handouts, so much, even God's free grace for our salvation. We always want to find out the "strings attached." This kind of skeptism is the basis of this article. Christianity, like most other religions, is faith-based. The Almighty God came up with a fool proof system in which faith must rest upon evidence and not demonstration, so that the professor has no advantage over a young schoolboy. "The just shall live by faith" he declares. The whole creation reveals and is to reveal God's invisible c