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But since most of these systems are following what we call natural laws, it could seem that He put these massive cosmological systems in place, running on automatic, so that He doesn't have to personally care.
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Yes, the universe does follow natural laws, but there is no evidence that these natural laws have been set in motion, like the old "Clock maker" metaphor, without being constantly maintained by the Creator.
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Does he intervene in these systems, to personally involve Himself in caring for me? I like to think so. When everything else fails, where else do I have to turn?
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God requires that we know Him by faith in this age. This faith needs to be tested and proved thru trials which result in the glory of God and bring shame to His enemy.
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Does the Bible prove he cares? Well it proves He cared during Biblical times. Intervention into natural law systems happened all the time in Biblical times.
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The Bible "proved" nothing during Biblical times. The Bible recorded actual events of God's miraculous salvation, which provided evidence of His reality. When Jesus performed endless miracles before their eyes, nothing was "proved."
The Jewish leaders rejected the overwhelming evidence ("He is of age, ask him" -- John 9.14-41) before their eyes, and still they wanted Him dead.
The Pharisees only wanted "more proof" -- the age old excuse not to believe.
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If such interventions happened today, such that happened back then, then no one would question if God cares.
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The end times will be accompanied by endless signs, all foretold in scripture, yet they will still refuse to believe.