Christianity and worldly philosophy both acknowledge that our existence is complex and much is unknown. They differ in the explanations which they offer to account for what is known and what is unknown and in what might be done to improve it. Unfortunately, the world justifies itself with worldly things and often omits those things that provide thinking souls with alternatives.
Redshift of light, for example, is defined as the measurable change in the frequency of light due to the relative motion of the light source – the faster the source moves, the greater the frequency shift.
A lot of contemporary astronomical ideas like the age and size of the universe, black holes, expanding universe and even the Big Bang are all have their basis that one phenomenon – the redshift of light.
The thing that usually gets left out of the definition is that (according to Einstein) redshift can also occur when a beam of light passes through a field of gravity. Not only is the frequency of the light changed, but the beam also gets bent so its source may not actually be where it appears to be. A field of gravity surrounds every particle in the universe that has mass. The more massive a particle (a particle can range in mass from an atom to a star to a galaxy), the greater the gravity field – the greater its effect on a light beam. Physicists also tell us that there may be a great deal more mass in the universe than they have accounted for. In fact, they believe over 90% of the mass of the universe is unaccounted for!
If that’s true, then the redshift of light we see may not always be due to the velocity of the light sources – rather it may be caused by gravity fields. There are billions upon trillions of stars and galaxies that we can actually see and if they represent only a tiny fraction of the mass that’s out there – mass that’s undetectable that we cannot see or even know where it is – then the gravitational fields of all that mass must have a huge effect on the light passing through it.
If that’s the case, the universe may not be expanding at all. It might be exactly the same size it has been since creation. There may be no such thing as a black hole and may never have been a Big Bang. In fact, because of the bending of light, we may have no idea where the distant stars really are or even just how far away they might be.
When astronomers are asked about this, the answer they give usually goes like this, “The effects of motion and gravity are totally different – we know what we’re talking about.”
It takes no skill in celestial mechanics to see the problem in that response. What do you think? See Job 38:1-11
Each of us is a unique spiritual being residing in a physical body. That physical body is born individually, it dies individually and the spirit it contains stands before God every moment as an individual being. No matter how large a group we find ourselves in, our relationship with God is one on one. Therefore our worship and each of our styles of worship must be accordingly unique. That concept is developed and expanded in the book “Worshiping Alone” available on Amazon or Barnes and Noble. If you haven’t read it, please consider doing so.
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