Space Travel

[secondeve]

I was just thinking. Man has been to the moon and all that, adnd if we can find a bountiful fuel-source, then travelling into space in the future doesn't seem as far away as it once did. As it is, we can send probes out into the universe and see other planets, and we have to wonder whether or not we're the only life there is. Which poses a few questions:

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

[ayin jade]

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

He created everything.

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking??

I do not see Him allowing us to colonize another planet. I feel that our time on earth is too short to get to that point. The bible tells us the end will come, and the prophecies indicate it isnt much longer. Honestly, probably within your lifetime.

So "religiously speaking", I dont think we will colonize another planet.

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

Life elsewhere would not disprove God to me. Regardless of the level of intelligence of the life, I know what the Lord has said about our salvation. That doesnt change if life is elsewhere.

To be precise, Christians know there is life elsewhere, just not how you imagine it to be. The Lord Himself. And the angels who reside with the Lord. Angels are sentient beings, not human, who are not from earth.

[Fiosh]

I was just thinking. Man has been to the moon and all that, adnd if we can find a bountiful fuel-source, then travelling into space in the future doesn't seem as far away as it once did. As it is, we can send probes out into the universe and see other planets, and we have to wonder whether or not we're the only life there is. Which poses a few questions:

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

God created everything---seen and unseen. "In the beginning, God...."

It really makes no difference if we colonize a planet or find life of any sort in a galaxy far, far away. God will still be God.

Peace,

Fiosh

[Brandli5]

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

God Created Heaven and Earth. Which is Everything.

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

The bible goes either way, it does not say there are other people out there, but it does not say there are not.

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

It would just prove God, he can do all things. God has his own plans, he has his purposes for everything. We as mere humans are not going to understand right now, and are not meant to.

IF God did create another earth with people or what have you on there, then that is his reasons. We are not to say if its right, wrong, or disproves God.

God is the master of heaven and earth. He rules. Even if some people think he is does not. He still does, and will prove it to all of us some day.

He has already proven himself to me though.

[thepreacher]

I was just thinking. Man has been to the moon and all that, adnd if we can find a bountiful fuel-source, then travelling into space in the future doesn't seem as far away as it once did. As it is, we can send probes out into the universe and see other planets, and we have to wonder whether or not we're the only life there is. Which poses a few questions:

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

Secondeve,

Mar 13:26 And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory.

Mar 13:27 And then shall he send his angels, and shall gather together his elect from the four winds, from the uttermost part of the earth to the uttermost part of heaven.

If people make it anywhere in the universe it looks like God will find them and bring them back home!

As for aliens or other worlds with different life forms. It is possible without mankind. Who knows what God has in store for us?

It could be set up in a different dimension like the angles. I'm not willing to say no way, when God hasn't said either way.

[nebula]

if we can find a bountiful fuel-source, then travelling into space in the future doesn't seem as far away as it once did.

Well, it will take more than a bountiful fuel-source . . . but that's another story.

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

Gen. 1:1 - "In the beginning God created the Heavens and the Earth."

Isa 42:5 - "Thus says God the Lord, Who created the heavens and stretched them out,..."

Ps 8:3 - "When I consider Your heavens, the work of Your fingers, The moon and the stars, which You have ordained,..."

Does this answer your question?

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

Well, there is no Scripture that says, "Thou shalt not colonize another planet," if you mean to ask if such is against any religious teaching to do so.

During the time the Bible was written, no one knew the "wandering stars" were anything other than whatever the other stars were besides how they moved. Leaving the Earth was not something that could have even entered their minds.

If you are asking how that would affect my views on redemption through Christ - not at all.

If you are asking about how it would affect my belief in His return . . . well, considering that I do not forseeably conceive that a Mars colony is going to be established within this century (do you have any idea how much money and resources that would take? ) - and the way things are going between NASA and the federal gov't, I'd be very, very suprised if we can even get a station built on the Moon within this century . . . I don't see any problems.

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

Why should it disprove God? If He wants to create life elsewhere, who am I to say He can't?

[nebula]

Come to think of it, I was recently reading Shivering World <<--LINK by Kathy Tyers where the question of planet colonization from the Christian perpsective was dealt with. The Christian on the planet basically figured God know how to take care of it!

[Christian]

1. Did God create everything in the universe, or just the Earth and us?

He created everything seen and unseen.

2. Hypothetically, if people colonised another planet, how would that sit, religiously speaking?

We will never colonize any other planets, it is financially and feasibly impossible. If by some freak chance it could occur it would not matter "religiously", as God would be with His children anywhere they went.

3. If we found other life, would that prove or disprove God, or not matter? Would that answer change if it was sentient, animal or vegetable?

We will not find other life, if we were to we would have by now(or it would have found us). But I do like what thepreacher implied that "dimensionally", God is multi-layered in His creation, so other "life" takes on new meaning. But regardless, if it's out there He created it so it would disprove nothing...only show us His far reaching ability.

Blessings to all

in the name of God our Father

and Lord Jesus Christ

in His service

-CC-