Discovering God with my friends

I grew up with learning evolution and thought creation was superstition. I never compared the difference between creation and evolution before I became a Christian because I had faith in evolution. When I became Christian, a lot of things were still very confusing to me. At first, I just ignored them, because they were too hard for me to figure out. For example,  how old the earth is, and how the dinosaur died out. Recently, I have three Chinese students who study the Bible with me. Now they are asking me questions I struggled before, but still do not know the answer.

We decided to go to the discover center to find out the truth with the help of Dr. Daiqing, a Chinese pastor who is very knowledgeable. Eight of us went there and asked tons of questions. For example, how old is the earth? Why can people at the beginning in the Bible live 900 years old?  How were the animals able to live in the ark for one year? Next, we watched a series of short DVDs together to look at the facts.

I think everyone had their own answers and choose to believe or not. I am the only Christian among these Chinese students. I understand that it is very confusing for them because the things we were talking about are totally opposite with what we learned. No matter how strong the evidence is, it is hard for us to abandon the things we know, no matter whether they are true or not. One of my friends told me, “Sometimes, we do not want to believe God. If we abandon our old values, it would seem like we need to deny our own history.” Yes, it is very hard to change people’s minds. However, I believe that God will work on my friends’ heart.

We have been study the Bible every Wednesday for several months. We started with the Mark. I explain lots of things that I learned from our classes.  I am really happy that I can share what I know with others. Also, because of them, I have encouragement for learning more and grow stronger. I can tell they know more and more about the Books, but I really hope that their hearts are transforming. Plant, water, and let God make them grow.

Discover center