C R E A T I O N S C I E N C E N E W S L E T T E R
Compliments of Creation Science Alive --- December 7, 2005
Co-Founders: Nick Lally & RoseAnn Salanitri
Does God Lie?
By
RoseAnn Salanitri
God tells us in His Word that He is not a man that lies
(Numbers 23:19). But how do we know that He isn’t
lying when He says He doesn’t lie? Over 25 percent of
the Bible is prophecy of one type or another. The
remarkable thing about prophecies in the Bible is that
they all (100%) have come true (with the exception of
the ones that are still in the future). There are even
prophecies that weren’t understood to be prophecies
until after they were fulfilled like Psalm 22, which is a
graphic description of Christ’s plight upon the cross. No
palm reading, crystal ball gazing, card flicking
fortuneteller can make that claim! Scientifically, it
requires that God is able to transcend time as we know
it, and morally it means that God doesn’t lie to us. We
can trust that He always tells us the truth because He
has proven it to us over and over again in His Word.
Since it is December, we will take this opportunity to
reflect on a few of the many prophecies that tell of the
birth of Christ. If you are inclined to figure out odds, you
will find that the odds of these things being fulfilled in
the life of one man are mind-boggling. The first
prophecy we will list is Micah 5:2, which was made
about 700 years before the birth of Christ. I don’t know
about you, but I can’t even prophesize about what will
happen tomorrow! Micah told us that Christ would be
born in Bethlehem. This eliminates everyone that has
ever been born in any other city of the world.
The second prophecy is Daniel 9:25, which tells us
the exact time of Jesus’ birth. So, now we have the
exact town and the exact date of His birth, everyone not
being born at that time and in that town can be
eliminated. God knows His children well, and He knew
that we would require more than the date and the town.
Human beings always want a sign. Today we call it
“confirmation”. Isaiah 7:14 gives us a sign. It says that
Christ will be born of a virgin. Because a virgin birth is
hard for some to believe, there are modern scholars who
try to tell us that perhaps this verse is referring to Christ
being born of a young woman. However, take a moment
to think. Would a child being born to a young woman be
any kind of a “sign”? The reason this is so hard for
some to believe is because it is truly a supernatural
event, which makes it an awesome sign.
There are many other prophecies that refer to the
birth of Christ. Jer. 31:15, Hos. 11:1, Is. 40:3-5, just to
mention a few. And for those who are still looking for
Christ’s first appearance, Daniel 9:26 makes it clear that
Christ will be killed before the sanctuary (temple) is
destroyed. This event took place in 70AD. Although we
don’t have the time or space to list all the Messianic
prophecies here, know that they are all remarkable, and
they all require supernatural intervention. This
Christmas season when you think about that little child
lying in a humble manger, think about all the prophecies
that tell us that this child is indeed the Christ, the Son of
the Living God.
Compliments of Creation Science Alive --- December 7, 2005
Co-Founders: Nick Lally & RoseAnn Salanitri
Does God Lie?
By
RoseAnn Salanitri
God tells us in His Word that He is not a man that lies
(Numbers 23:19). But how do we know that He isn’t
lying when He says He doesn’t lie? Over 25 percent of
the Bible is prophecy of one type or another. The
remarkable thing about prophecies in the Bible is that
they all (100%) have come true (with the exception of
the ones that are still in the future). There are even
prophecies that weren’t understood to be prophecies
until after they were fulfilled like Psalm 22, which is a
graphic description of Christ’s plight upon the cross. No
palm reading, crystal ball gazing, card flicking
fortuneteller can make that claim! Scientifically, it
requires that God is able to transcend time as we know
it, and morally it means that God doesn’t lie to us. We
can trust that He always tells us the truth because He
has proven it to us over and over again in His Word.
Since it is December, we will take this opportunity to
reflect on a few of the many prophecies that tell of the
birth of Christ. If you are inclined to figure out odds, you
will find that the odds of these things being fulfilled in
the life of one man are mind-boggling. The first
prophecy we will list is Micah 5:2, which was made
about 700 years before the birth of Christ. I don’t know
about you, but I can’t even prophesize about what will
happen tomorrow! Micah told us that Christ would be
born in Bethlehem. This eliminates everyone that has
ever been born in any other city of the world.
The second prophecy is Daniel 9:25, which tells us
the exact time of Jesus’ birth. So, now we have the
exact town and the exact date of His birth, everyone not
being born at that time and in that town can be
eliminated. God knows His children well, and He knew
that we would require more than the date and the town.
Human beings always want a sign. Today we call it
“confirmation”. Isaiah 7:14 gives us a sign. It says that
Christ will be born of a virgin. Because a virgin birth is
hard for some to believe, there are modern scholars who
try to tell us that perhaps this verse is referring to Christ
being born of a young woman. However, take a moment
to think. Would a child being born to a young woman be
any kind of a “sign”? The reason this is so hard for
some to believe is because it is truly a supernatural
event, which makes it an awesome sign.
There are many other prophecies that refer to the
birth of Christ. Jer. 31:15, Hos. 11:1, Is. 40:3-5, just to
mention a few. And for those who are still looking for
Christ’s first appearance, Daniel 9:26 makes it clear that
Christ will be killed before the sanctuary (temple) is
destroyed. This event took place in 70AD. Although we
don’t have the time or space to list all the Messianic
prophecies here, know that they are all remarkable, and
they all require supernatural intervention. This
Christmas season when you think about that little child
lying in a humble manger, think about all the prophecies
that tell us that this child is indeed the Christ, the Son of
the Living God.