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Day 6: Everything God made // Dia 6: Tudo o que Deus fez


 


I have known some people who told me that he believes in everything, although most of them say that they believe in God. I don't argue with them. But what their statement has shown me is that they are very confused people about their own spirituality. Obviously, each way that a person chooses to follow will lead to some destiny. A person cannot walk in two streets at the same time, can he? It gets to a point that you must decide which way you are going to follow. So, I ask you a question. “Do you know the God that you say so convincingly say you believe? Do you know Him well as you know your wife?” How can you say that you believe in everything but not everything will lead you to what you are looking for? You know what you are looking for? Is it a purpose? I tell you there is only one way for you to have peace of mind. And it is Jesus. If only you know him as you know your spouse or a friend, you would have what you’ve been looking for. Don’t be naïve thinking that any path will take you to heaven.

Now, let’s talk about creation.

 

Day Six: Everything God Made

 

In the world of evangelicalism, we would consider bringing people to know God, to know Christ is our highest goal. But one issue that seems to actually push people away from God is what we say and do when it comes to the issue of creation.

 

If the things that we say or do are pushing people away from God, we need to ask ourselves how well we actually know God. Is that God that we know the God that has been revealed to us through divine Revelation, or is it just an idea of our own making?

 

We turn to Scripture to learn about God. We pray to communicate with Him. And Paul very clearly tells us that through creation, God has made Himself obvious to us!

 

It can be easy to fall into the trap of saying that people who take an interest in the environment care more about creation than the Creator, or they call environmentalists tree-huggers, saying things that are hurtful to people who are actually looking to creation as a means of understanding God. We would always do well to remember the words of Jesus: “Do not judge, or you too will be judged” (Matthew 7:1-3). Paul also tells us that no-one knows a person’s thoughts except for the spirit within them (1 Corinthians 2:11).

 

People are yearning for God and searching for Him even if they don’t explicitly know it. Now more than ever there is a great need for God in the world, a world that is filled with unbelief. Creation is perhaps the most powerful point of evangelism that we hold in our hands today. You can see and touch creation, and from the visible, you can lead people towards the invisible. Through creation, we can bring people to know and realize that God does exist.

 

God has revealed Himself through creation. If you look at the anatomy of a flower or an animal, seeing how all these systems are working together, how can we say that it is anything but a miracle? This world is not an accident. If the world is not an accident, each individual person is not an accident. There are no accidents with God. It’s all a miracle, and it’s all God, and we need to embrace this issue if we’re going to be effective as evangelists.

 

Questions for Discussion

 

1. What does creation teach us about God’s invisible qualities?

 

2. What are some practical ways that we can use creation as a tool for evangelization?

 

3. In what ways has God revealed Himself to you? How does creation line up with or contradict your understanding of God?

Conheci algumas pessoas que me disseram que ele acredita em tudo, embora a maioria diga que acredita em Deus. Eu não discuto com eles. Mas o que a declaração deles me mostrou é que eles são pessoas muito confusas sobre sua espiritualidade. Obviamente, cada caminho que uma pessoa escolhe seguir levará a algum destino. Uma pessoa não pode andar em duas ruas ao mesmo tempo, pode? Chega a um ponto em que você deve decidir qual caminho seguir. Então, te faço uma pergunta: “Você conhece o Deus que você diz de forma tão convincente que você acredita? Você o conhece bem como conhece seu cônjuge? ” Como você pode dizer que acredita em tudo, mas nem tudo vai te levar ao que você procura? Você sabe o que está procurando? É um propósito? Digo que só há uma maneira de você ter paz de espírito. E é Jesus. Se você o conhecesse como conhece seu cônjuge ou amigo, você teria o que estava procurando. Não seja ingênuo pensando que qualquer caminho o levará para o céu.

Agora, vamos falar sobre a criação.

 

Dia seis: tudo que Deus fez

 

No mundo do evangélico, consideraríamos levar as pessoas para conhecer a Deus, para conhecer a Cristo, é o nosso maior objetivo. Mas uma questão que parece realmente afastar as pessoas de Deus é o que dizemos e fazemos quando se trata da criação.

 

Se as coisas que dizemos ou fazemos estão afastando as pessoas de Deus, precisamos nos perguntar o quão bem realmente conhecemos Deus. Esse Deus que conhecemos é o Deus que nos foi revelado por meio da Revelação divina ou é apenas uma ideia de nossa própria criação?

 

Recorremos às Escrituras para aprender sobre Deus. Oramos para nos comunicar com ele. E Paulo nos diz muito claramente que, por meio da criação, Deus se tornou óbvio para nós!

 

Pode ser fácil cair na armadilha de dizer que as pessoas que se interessam pelo meio ambiente se preocupam mais com a criação do que com o Criador, ou chamam os ambientalistas de abraçadores de árvores, dizendo coisas que ferem as pessoas que estão realmente olhando para a criação como um meio de compreender Deus. Sempre faríamos bem em lembrar as palavras de Jesus: “Não julgueis, ou também sereis julgados” (Mateus 7: 1-3). Paulo também nos diz que ninguém conhece os pensamentos de uma pessoa, exceto o espírito dentro dela (1 Coríntios 2:11).

 

As pessoas anseiam por Deus e O procuram, mesmo que não o saibam explicitamente. Agora, mais do que nunca, há uma grande necessidade de Deus no mundo, um mundo que está cheio de descrença. A criação é talvez o ponto mais poderoso de evangelismo que temos em nossas mãos hoje. Você pode ver e tocar a criação, e do visível, você pode levar as pessoas para o invisível. Por meio da criação, podemos levar as pessoas a saber e perceber que Deus existed.

 

Deus se revelou por meio da criação. Se você olhar para a anatomia de uma flor ou de um animal, vendo como todos esses sistemas funcionam juntos, como podemos dizer que não é um milagre? Este mundo não é um acidente. Se o mundo não é um acidente, cada indivíduo não é um acidente. Não existem acidentes com Deus. É tudo um milagre e tudo é Deus, e precisamos abraçar essa questão se quisermos ser eficazes como evangelistas.

 Perguntas para discussão

 

1. O que a criação nos ensina sobre as qualidades invisíveis de Deus?

 

2. Quais são algumas maneiras práticas de usar a criação como ferramenta de evangelização?

 

3. De que maneiras Deus se revelou a você? Como a criação se alinha ou contradiz sua compreensão de Deus?


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