The Absence of God's Love

God…Separated the Light from the Darkness."

Genesis 1:3 (NIV)

A university professor challenged his class: “Did God create everything?” A student replied, “Yes.” The professor continued: “If God created everything, then He created evil too. And since our works define who we are, then God is evil.” The class became silent. Suddenly another student raised his hand and asked, “Professor, does darkness exist?” The professor responded, “Yes.” The student replied, “No, sir, darkness does not exist. Darkness is just the absence of light. Light, we can study, but not darkness. In fact we can use Newton’s prism to break the white light into many colors and study the various wavelengths of each color. But you cannot measure darkness. A simple ray of light can break into a world of darkness and illuminate it. How can you know how dark a certain space is? You measure the amount of light present. Darkness is a term used by man to describe what happens when there is no light present.” Then the young man asked, “Sir, does evil exist?” Now uncertain, the professor responded, “Of course.” To this the student replied, “No, evil does not exist, sir, or at least it does not exist unto itself. It is simply the absence of God. It is just like darkness, a word that man has created to describe the absence of light. God did not create evil. It is the result of what happens when man does not have God’s love present in his heart. Evil is like the cold that comes when there is no heat, or the darkness that comes when there is no light.” The professor sat down. The young man’s name was Albert Einstein. Bishop Edward Earl Jenkins February 17 2007

God and angels, and ... and ... and you!

And YOU hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;

Ephesians 2:1

But now in Christ Jesus YE who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.

Ephesians 2:13

Now therefore YE are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;

Ephesians 2:19

As far back as I can remember I've always been very interested in the Bible. I remember my first one, red with a hard cover, Revised Standard Version. And what a world of discovery it was! I realized that this was a Book of books that spoke of God and angels, of devils and demons, of kings and kingdoms, of wars and warriors, of prophets and prophecies, of Jews and gentiles, of psalms and proverbs, of apostles and epistles, of talking donkeys and parting seas, and a myriad of riddles, parables and chronicles... I enjoyed it as much as I later enjoyed novels, and found it rather interesting. But the day my attitude to the Bible changed was the day I discovered it was also a Book written about ME. I saw the verses quoted above and saw that they referred to me as surely as any letter addressed to me. I saw that my destiny and my destination in life and in eternity were tightly bound to the way in which I responded to the message of the Book and the invitation it contains. True, the Bible is a Book about the Trinity. But it is also a Book about you! And is this so surprising? You are God's child, planned for before the foundation of the world. He loved you and he knew you and He purposed for you to take your place in His will from eternity past. Beyond the transient nature of physical things is the reality of His love for you. Go through your Bible again, and take special note of the message contained in this Book. It contains a lot of information about you!

Jyde July 19, 2004 N.B. Here's an old article I'm posting here in honour of Funmi Oluyimika... Go girl! Bless your generation with all the ability of God in you...