Expert: Marvin Howard - 10/28/2008

Question
Where is God? You hear of all the violence in the world, global warming slowly we are all dieing is this another Noah's ark? or is God gone?

Answer
Hi!

Frank, God is not gone. The first thing you must remember, according to Genesis 1, is that God created everything "good." In the Hebrew, this word actually means perfect. God did not want the evil. Satan and man caused it.

According to Micah 7:15 (and the surrounding verses), God would show future miracles exactly as He did in the days of the wandering of Israel. Exactly means they would be the same in every aspect. This would include time. Since Israel wandered 40 years, miracles in the church would only last 40 years. They are long gone.

God still cares for us via providence. Among these actions are the rain and sun. Another gift is a path to salvation; through His Grace (Ephesians 2:8). After giving us Grace (His part), He left part of it up to us (faith, which includes obedience to his commands for salvation). He gave us all things that pertain to both life (physical) and godliness (spiritual) according to 2nd Peter 1:3. Once He gives us everything we need, we are on our own beyond that.

God wants all people to come to Heaven. Yet, according to Matthew 7:14, most will not make it to Heaven. This is not the fault of God, but of man. In the meantime, none of us would long for the comfort of Heaven without the discomfort we feel on earth.

Genesis 8:22, "While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease."

The earth will be in existence for as long as man will need it for a home. Do not worry about global warming. It is junk science. The Bible has a name for such (1st Timothy 6:20). Over 33,000 scientists today say it is based on faulty data entered into the math formulae in the first place. We experience natural cycles.

If the cycle ever does go beyond the normal, you still do not need to worry, as it may just be that God is ready to end it all, and take us before the earth becomes uninhabitable. As a Christian, this would be a blessing, rather than a curse.

Frank, I am not a scientist. I cannot give you any of the details I have read. I realize this is a brief answer, but I pray I have been able to alleviate at least some of your concerns. If you need more details in spiritual matters, I will try if you can specify further. This holds true if it is on this topic or another.

In His Service,
Marvin Howard