Catholic Teens 11-28-06
Hey All—
What are the odds that creation came about “by chance” or apart from God?
Some people claim all life was created “by chance” through a bunch of chemicals and ingredients coming together “just perfectly.” This claim is hard to back up based on the odds alone. Take a look at this:
The “Odds of Life Created by Chance”
“The very simplest life form…would be comprised of 239 protein molecules, each of these containing an average of 445 amino acids of at least 20 different types and all 445 precisely slotted into position. The probability that such a simple creature would come together by chance (and none so simple has been found yet to exist) would be 1 x 10 to the 137,915 power. “Furthermore…each amino acid must first be activated by a specific enzyme, multiple special enzymes are required to bind messenger RNA to ribosomes before synthesis can begin or end, and with the exception of glycerine, only amino acids with left handed configurations can be used in protein synthesis. When you take all of these factors into account, the chance that a simple form of life could arise spontaneously by chance is: 1 x 10 to the 15,000,000,000 power.”-Hugh Ross, Genesis One: A Scientific Perspective, as cited in The Journal/ August 2006
-Put another way, the odds of everyone coming together so perfectly to create and sustain life “by chance” is equivalent to finding one needle in the middle of the solar system…that’s not a haystack, but the entirety of the whole solar system.
Question O' The Week:
“Can you become a Angel? And if you can how?”
-Nope. It’s a common mistake, incidentally, that traces its roots to the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”. “Every time a bell rings….an angel gets its wings” at least according to Hollywood. J
Angels are purely spiritual beings. They are completely different from humans. In fact, they existed before God created Adam and Eve. The role of an angel is to be God’s messengers, help you and me get to Heaven, and do battle against the devil and the spiritual forces of evil.
Similarly, angels are not cute little things. They are imposing and powerful beings. In fact, whenever an angel appears in the Bible, the person generally responds in fear—because the angel is so powerful.
So while we don’t become angels, we should be glad they’re helping us on our way to Heaven! And we can thank them, both in our prayers now and in heaven—especially our guardian angel!
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Intentions:
-For our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, especially on his trip to Turkey.
-For the upcoming visit to St. John Vianney Seminary that Fr. Sakowski is leading this weekend for young men, as they discern if God is calling them to the priesthood.
-For Cheryl, a parishioner who has been having eye problems, along with a spot they found on her brain, which they haven’t diagnosed yet.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:
The next meeting is Sunday night, December 3rd, 6-8PM. We’ll be making Christmas cards for our parishioners in the nursing homes. Mark your calendars!
Look for meetings to be held the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating that.
What are the odds that creation came about “by chance” or apart from God?
Some people claim all life was created “by chance” through a bunch of chemicals and ingredients coming together “just perfectly.” This claim is hard to back up based on the odds alone. Take a look at this:
The “Odds of Life Created by Chance”
“The very simplest life form…would be comprised of 239 protein molecules, each of these containing an average of 445 amino acids of at least 20 different types and all 445 precisely slotted into position. The probability that such a simple creature would come together by chance (and none so simple has been found yet to exist) would be 1 x 10 to the 137,915 power. “Furthermore…each amino acid must first be activated by a specific enzyme, multiple special enzymes are required to bind messenger RNA to ribosomes before synthesis can begin or end, and with the exception of glycerine, only amino acids with left handed configurations can be used in protein synthesis. When you take all of these factors into account, the chance that a simple form of life could arise spontaneously by chance is: 1 x 10 to the 15,000,000,000 power.”-Hugh Ross, Genesis One: A Scientific Perspective, as cited in The Journal/ August 2006
-Put another way, the odds of everyone coming together so perfectly to create and sustain life “by chance” is equivalent to finding one needle in the middle of the solar system…that’s not a haystack, but the entirety of the whole solar system.
Question O' The Week:
“Can you become a Angel? And if you can how?”
-Nope. It’s a common mistake, incidentally, that traces its roots to the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life”. “Every time a bell rings….an angel gets its wings” at least according to Hollywood. J
Angels are purely spiritual beings. They are completely different from humans. In fact, they existed before God created Adam and Eve. The role of an angel is to be God’s messengers, help you and me get to Heaven, and do battle against the devil and the spiritual forces of evil.
Similarly, angels are not cute little things. They are imposing and powerful beings. In fact, whenever an angel appears in the Bible, the person generally responds in fear—because the angel is so powerful.
So while we don’t become angels, we should be glad they’re helping us on our way to Heaven! And we can thank them, both in our prayers now and in heaven—especially our guardian angel!
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Intentions:
-For our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, especially on his trip to Turkey.
-For the upcoming visit to St. John Vianney Seminary that Fr. Sakowski is leading this weekend for young men, as they discern if God is calling them to the priesthood.
-For Cheryl, a parishioner who has been having eye problems, along with a spot they found on her brain, which they haven’t diagnosed yet.
-For all the other intentions you hold in your hearts, we pray to the Lord.
Lord, hear our prayer.
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Announcements:
The Youth Group, Generation JPII:
The next meeting is Sunday night, December 3rd, 6-8PM. We’ll be making Christmas cards for our parishioners in the nursing homes. Mark your calendars!
Look for meetings to be held the 1st & 3rd Sunday of each month
God bless you!
Phil Lawson
For more information on St. Peters check out the parish website: www.saintpetercatholic.com
Catholic Teens is a weekly email from Phil Lawson to Catholic Teenagers. To receive these weekly reflections, send an email to lawsphil@gmail.com. On the other hand, if you’d like to be removed from this list, please send an email indicating that.
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