In Geometry last week, Mrs. Velloney taught us about conjectures, deductive reasoning, and counter examples. Conjecture: an unproven statement based on observation. Deductive reasoning: a process of looking for patterns and making conjectures. Counter example: an example that shows a conjecture is false. She gave us this example of using deductive reasoning and making conjectures: consider Jesus. He heals people, brings them from the dead, is killed and rises from the dead, walks through a wall, starts rising from the ground into the clouds, without a jetpack or invisible wires or something, and many more things (See John 21:25.) So, we can use deductive reasoning to make the conjecture that Jesus is NOT a normal human being. As of yet, absolutely no one has made a legitimate counter example to pronounce this to be a falsehood. Other than Jesus and his disciples, there has been no one to raise anyone from the dead or levitate and ascend into the clouds, or came alive again by their own will. We have prophesies hundreds of years before Christ, foretelling what Jesus would do and the place He would be born. We have physical accounts of Jesus's acts and miracles. The splendor and glory of God is all around us, from the tiny ameba, to the intricacy of the human body, to the biggest star outside Hubble's powerful sight. If you believe that we came to be by random chance, or that Jesus isn't God's supernatural Son, then you need to seriously consider were your faith lies. Second Peter says to make your calling and election sure. Are we sure of our faith in Jesus Christ? I am, and I hope you are, too. I'm pretty sure you all are. :)
And to get two hundred ninety-nine words: that's all folks!
Very nice! :-D
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