1 John 4:8
God is LOVE
8 Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.
Genesis 1:27
Man and Woman are Made in the Image of God
27 So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.
Matthew 4:18-22
Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Matthew 22:36-40
Two Greatest Commandments
36 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”
37 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ 38 This is the first and greatest commandment. 39 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ 40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”
Matthew 28:16-20
The Great Commission
16 Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. 17 When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. 18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”
When Jesus was out choosing His Twelve Disciples, He saw Peter and his brother Andrew fishing... “Come, follow Me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.”...At once they left their nets and followed Him...Jesus was going to bring people together around the world through His teachings and His Way of living life...He would show His Way to His Disciples...And through Him and later His Disciples, Jesus would bring people together...The Great Commission would bring people together throughout the Roman Empire, which was most of the world during Jesus' time...And then later missionaries would continue to teach the world about Jesus and His Ways...Jesus message was about God and having people love each other as neighbors...
The atheist and non-believer Richard Dawkins says that "I am against religion because it teaches us to be satisfied with not understanding the world."...He also has said "Of course in science there are things that are open to doubt and things need to be discussed...But among the things that science does know, evolution is about as certain as anything we know."...And he further states that "The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity."...
I think people like to share things and like to have commonalities among themselves and their friends...I think atheists are this way...I think atheists share a common belief in science and as science proves more things related to evolution and as more scientific discoveries are made they feel good about that...Science can give some people a common storyline, that they can share in...Maybe through this common storyline of science the feel some purpose in life...
These statements are bold and I believe bring together non-believers who do not question evolution, but who do question a universe that was created by our Creator...I think these statements are a way of bringing people together that do believe in evolution and science...Science each year reveals to us more and more about the world...Science is a good thing...The more we know about science and nature, the more we will know about God...After all God created nature...For me, God and scientists are not on opposing camps...There is no one side of the fence labeled science, and on the other side of the fence, on labeled God...God and science are together as far as I am concerned, and the more we know about understanding the world, the better...Maybe we can help people more and more people health wise with more and more scientific discoveries...
Jesus is Divine...He gives life purpose...For believers we believe that man is made in the Image of God...And God is LOVE...God's Son is Jesus...Because we are made in the Image of God we tend to question things and seek Him...Love is the most powerful force in the universe and God is LOVE...Believers believe that faith and these things bring people together...