This pastor asks a great question. Why create such an opulent universe with an abundance of galaxies?
The question is even more pressing, considering it's not likely intelligent life exists elsewhere.
One answer is, given the laws of nature, the universe needs to be the scale (and the age) it is in order for intelligent life to exist in the one place we know for sure it does.
But it also showcases God's grandeur, power, and love. If you are a vast intelligence with endless resources, why not make such an awe-inspiring celestial estate for the people who will become your children? And it reinforces verses in scripture that tell us how capable God is, not only of managing such a universe, but having a relationship with each and every human being he created.
"He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name" - Psalm 147:4
"He marches this army of stars out each night, counts them off, calls each by name" - Isaiah 40:26
This is no small thing. We estimate there are 200 billion trillion stars just in the visible universe. If God knows *each one* of these stars by name, that ought to give us assurance that he is more than capable of knowing billions of human beings by name and having a personal relationship with each of them. Including you.
Plus, a universe like this is just exciting to look at and think about. I dunno about y'all, but I have every confidence that in the world to come, when we become heirs to the Kingdom along with Christ, we'll actually be able to explore it all.
Pt4/7: Do science and faith mix?
God created all the things we understand and don't understand. When Isaac Newton discovered the Law of Gravity, he didn't disregard God's design but wrote "Principia Mathematica" with the hope a thinking person would come to believe in a deity.
@tirtabhagasasi_@tirta_bhagasasi@tirtabhagasasi hari ini 2024-04-20 air di Aralia Harapan Indah Tarumajaya tak mengalir dari pagi jam 08 sampai skrg sdh jam 2040. ada apakah? jam berapa jadwal air mengalir di daerah tsb, jam berapa saja pula jadwal air mati?
@lrtjabodebek nah begitu dong lrtjabodebek, diupdate di medsosnya. emang benar ada gangguan, tapi setidaknya masyarakat jadi tahu dan bisa menyesuaikan. tetap semangat menjadi lebih baik. terimakasih banyak.
@kompascom pak @lrtjabodebek apa susahnya ketika perintah ke petugas stasiun info ada gangguan, sekalian ngetik info di medsos? ga sampe 5 mnt. publik biar tahu dulu dan bisa pilih transport alternatif. jgn setelah telanjur sampe setasiun, eeh baru tahu ada gangguan 😓