My statement of faith brings together the visible and the invisible. The past, present, and future. It bridges the gap between the cosmos and the unseen spirit world which scientists have been searching for since time immemorial.
What is the cosmos? Who made it? When? What is its purpose? Why is there war and wickedness in the earth? Why does mankind sin? Is there a God? How do we know? Does He care for His Children? Has He communicated with humanity? Is God good? Will there ever be an end to pain and suffering? How will regeneration come about? Does God know how difficult it is to be a man or woman? Has God ever suffered as mankind has suffered? Can God feel pain, heartache, rejection, fear, poverty, hunger, disease, torture, and even DEATH? What is true love? Is mankind capable of true love. Has God given us an example of how to live and love?
In fact, God has Authorized the preservation of that knowledge necessary to understand the world in its past, present, and future state; the reasons for why the world was as it was, is as it is, and will be in the future and eternity; and God Himself has Authorized that knowledge that explains how it is that God really does understand what it is like to be a man, to live as a man, and to die as a man. You say, "Impossible." No, it is not impossible. The answers and solutions to all of these questions are contained in an expanded understanding of my Statement of Faith.
It is the second part of my statement that contains the highest possible wisdom regarding the reason for the cosmos, the creation, the human race, and God's personal purpose for creating humanity. Are you ready for this? Okay, here it is:
I Believe that the Holy Scriptures are God's Authorized Biography, and
I Believe that the Lord Jesus Christ is God's Authorized Autobiography
That's it. It's all in there. It'll come to you. Just meditate on it a few years!
In the Love of God,
L. Ray Smith