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April is one of the best photographers in the world. She would debate that and ask me to tone it down.
Therefore, and undoubtedly, she is the best photographer in our house. She can’t refute that.
My favorite photograph of hers is entitled ‘Fire And Ice.’ It’s a close-up of a horse standing in the middle of a snowstorm with the horse peering into April’s camera almost eyeball to lens.
This one photograph represents a millisecond of an event that can never be repeated. The truth of its undisputed uniqueness is unquestionable.
The world believes in a horde of gods. One could argue they’re all unique in their own way. For example, only Thor throws a hammer. Brahma, a Hindu god, was born out of a golden egg, so that’s pretty unique.
Our Judeo-Christian God declares His uniqueness as well: “Then God spoke all these words, saying, ‘I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall have no other gods before Me.”
Any logical person would ask himself if it’s even remotely possible for a myriad of gods to be involved in the welfare of the planet earth.
Wouldn’t logic declare that if there is a god, there’s only one.
With those two logical conclusions, we need to eliminate all the fakes in order to land on the true God.
Has the true God revealed Himself to mankind? Both the Jewish scriptures and the Christian Bible record multiple visions and dreams in which God revealed Himself to someone or to a group of people.
Maybe you don’t think that’s a conclusive argument for the one God to be the Judeo-Christian God. Consider this one caveat.
Some religions have latched onto the Judeo-Christian God has someone who has not only provided visions and dreams to the Jews and Christians, but has also provided visions and dreams to other men around the world.
In those visions and dreams, the Judeo-Christian God has commanded these men to create new religions.
For what purpose? No one can explain that. The only other possibility is hundreds of gods are involved in life here on earth. Illogical.
One additional revelation exists which no other god can claim. That is the creation of the universe.
God’s creative powers are on display in the first chapter of Genesis.
No other creation story of any other god carries the kind of specific details which are written in that first chapter.
I hate to pick on Brahma, but according to Hinduism, he had to create himself within the golden egg before he created the rest of the universe. I admit to the uniqueness of it. But it’s hardly logical.
The written revelation of creation is affirmed in Psalm 19: 1-2: “The heavens are telling of the glory of God; And their expanse is declaring the work of His hands.
Day to day pours forth speech, and night to night reveals knowledge.”
Suppose someone attempted to write the creation with the myriad of gods involved. It might read something like the following: “With all their different heads, temperaments, and clothing styles, the innumerable gods gathered in a place which in the future would be Pittsburgh.
They purposed to create the universe. However, the gods could not agree on who would lead the creation of the universe. After much quarreling, one god suggested they draw straws.
This led to much consternation as straw had not yet been created, and not even two gods could agree on what it should look like.
Thus ended the first attempt at creation.”
After rest and refreshment, the gods re-convened. The writing continues: “The second attempt at creation occurred at a place which in the future would be called Rio.
One god suggested they wait upon a god to create himself from a golden egg. He would then proceed to create the universe.
This took the pressure off the gathered gods, so they agreed and called for adjournment.”
The concept of only one God is truly unique. And logical.
And truth. And good. Because He said it was so.
And He’s God.