Thanks for your feedback. I’ll try to answer on faith and God’s character before work. Then, the more technical stuff I’ll answer and edit in after work with so

Thanks for your feedback. I’ll try to answer on faith and God’s character before work. Then, the more technical stuff I’ll answer and edit in after work with some references. Check Tuesday for that. “Why would the creator of the universe be interested whether we believe a story about it or not?” His revealed Word says He is a perfect being, needs nothing, and does what pleases Him. He created everything to express every attribute (Exodus) of who He is: power, intelligence (esp universe’ design), steadfast love, justice, forgiveness. He intends to love and provide for His cherished creation if they love Him and each other. So, He’s interested since it’s the entire purpose of our existence. Made in His image, He gave authority over earth, free will to choose Him, and responsibility for our choices. We turned away from God, stayed selfish, hurt ourselves, and each other. The Word says our nature, esp wanting to be our own gods, is why it’s hard to seek or follow God. He’s an everlasting, pure being seeking moral perfection. He’s a judge that must punish crime. He’ll punish it forever in what’s like a lake of fire. Ezekiel says He wishes none to perish but to turn from their evil ways. He’s a loving Father who wants His children redeemed. His character requires the solution to enact justice for humanity’s sin and give mercy to those who turn away from theirs. Our choices determine the rest. He sends (becomes) Jesus Christ. Jesus lives a perfect life, merits the ability to ask for anything, offers His own life on the cross to serve our sentence for us (absorbs God’s wrath), is raised from the dead three days later, given all authority, and offers saving forgiveness and eternal life to all who surrender to Him. God who seeks a relationship with His beloved children reconciles us through faith in Christ. He does what we couldn’t with our own deeds since they’re stained with selfishness. God shows His goodness and grace by giving a gift to unworthy people who He keeps with Him forever in peace and joy. All tears wiped from all eyes. On the faith part, He doesn’t expect you to believe nonsense or pick the one story that would work. Jesus gave us the Gospel with a command to share exactly that. Hebrews says His Word is “living and active.” Isaiah says He empowers it to have an effect on you that no other work has where you are deeply convicted that it’s true. He says be willing to seek Him, have a humble attitude, ask Him to tell you the truth, and read the Gospel. God does the work from there at His pace. Read the Gospel on my site in that way and you’ll find Him. The “Impact” section proves His Word did exactly what He said it would do. The stuff on science, etc will appear here when I get time. Let no “apologist” fool you. The main way people believe is hearing His Gospel with a humble, God-seeking heart. Believing the Bible is so against our nature that His Word says even our faith is His work in us drawing us to Him. He supernaturally grants the ability to believe it which the Bible says we don’t naturally have. He just loves us that much.