Can Christians Accept The Existance of Extraterrestrials?

Question

If civilizations existed on other planets could they been in cotnact with God and maybe have a Messiah?

Would this concept be against the Christian theology?

Answer 1

Oh come one, Bandicoot! I am an atheist and even I don't believe in that crap! There are NO space men, no flying saucers, no Vulcans, no Kilngons, we're all there is until I see proof.

I know an atheist who once went on and on about E.T.s and Roswell, etc., and I asked him why don't the flying saucers just land during the Superbowl so everyone knows they're real. He had to pause and think about it, then he said "Maybe they have a Prime Directive not to interfere like on Star Trek". I almost fell out of my chair in disbelief. It's all sci-fi!

Answer 2

Your IF`s , And`s , But`s , Maybe`s , Could`s , and Can`s are all example`s of all that an un-believer can muster to try and dispute the Bible ! It`s not against Christian beliefs`, as there is no mention in The Bible about the "existence" of life anywhere else in the universe except on The Earth !!!! Genesis 1 : 1.. In the beginning GOD created the Heaven and the Earth !.... { How complicated is that to understand ? } Psalm 33 : 6 - 15... By the Word of the Lord were the Heavens made ; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth ; He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap : He layeth up the depth in storehouses : Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him : For He spake , and it was done ; He commanded and it stood fast ; The counsel of the Lord standeth forever , the thoughts of His heart to all generations ; Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and the people whom He hath chosen for His own inheritance : The Lord looketh from Heaven ; He beholdeth all the sons of men : From the place of His habitation He looketh upon all the inhabitants of the earth !!!!!!!! Nope ; No UFO`s here !!

Answer 3

That one guy said that True Christians know other planets do not exists. Huh? Did I miss a science class sometime in the last 21 years? He knows this? Wow! Is that in the Bible somewhere?

It's a good question, and not mocking at all. I don't have the answer. I'm not a Christian. I just thought it absurd that he said Christians know there are no other planets. Maybe in the Bible God said "Thy planet shall be the only planet ever to have existed."

Answer 4

Hello, If those "Beings" from "Another Planet" (other than Planet Heaven) Pass the "Try the Spirits" TEST that is in the Bible, then I Personally would consider Them from Another Planet.
All I have to go on for That so far, is that Jesus Said that HE had other Sheep.
The Universe is Gigantic and I Personally don't Think GOD Almighty would Stop with just Earth in all of This. Not much in the Bible so far, about Extraterrestrials.
Now how Bout' This:
When you get Born-Again, you become a Citizen of Planet Heaven, you are Still "in This World" but Not of it!
Technically, I guess we become Extraterrestrials to the Earth at that Point. What ya Think bout' That?
Ditto.......................................

Answer 5

If you read through much of the Bible, you will see references to angelic being, spiritual entities that come from beyond the stars, even in some pictures, paintings etcetera, you will see what look like ufo's, so for Christians to believe in them or not is not really the issue, as half of religion seems to be based on that, so far as some clain Jesus was an alien and aliens helped Moses through the desert.
I think the real question would be if humanity as a whole can accept anything beyond our world.

With humanit's stupidity these days, I am frankly starting to question our own existence.

Answer 6

Sure, Christians are just as free as anyone else to speculate about what might be "out there"....
I am positive that, if there is other sentient life in the universe, that God would have been in contact with them.
I have a theory...suppose "the fall" was not limited to just this earth...suppose it was a "cosmic event"? Suppose God appeared in the flesh on every inhabited planet in the universe at the same time..."The Messiah" and His salvation, was also a "cosmic event".
It's just an idea of mine...

Answer 7

No, because if there were other species on other planets, John 3:16 would look a little something like this:

For God so loved the (zebulons), (E.T.) (star trek enterprise) and the world that he gave his only son, that if aliens, and humans believe in him, they will not perish, ( and not be blasted by phasers), but have eternal life.

Since, those aren't the actual words of the Bible, God wouldn't make another Bible for a species that doesn't exist. We are the only ones because of the real John 3:16.

If another species with actual thought processes, and eternal souls existed, they would be apart of the Bible. The mere idea that they exist contradicts the Bible since it is the unfalliable word of God, breathed by God himself into the authors. They would have recorded it in the Bible if there were "extra-terrestrials".

Edit:

For the people saying, why would God make a universe that large if it was just meant for Earth? Because God shows his power through his creation. Why do we buy big screen tv's when a small one will do? Because we can. Why does God make a enormous universe? Because HE CAN! It shows us his divine power, and shows who created us.

Answer 8

My person belief,there are many forms of life out there ,look at
the size of the universe,endless,God created them all.There are
hundreds of Bible stories that are clearly U.F.O.S.Jesus states
upon His return," I have sheep of another flock,them also I will bring" that is clear to me,do you know how tiny earth is.Not to
mention "aliens" have been here since man was writing on cave walls.If you look at Renaissance art,all the Holy paintings have some type of alien craft added over Jesus, over Mary.God is not
dead,He is a creator and making new worlds each day.

Answer 9

*As a former Christian, I can say yes this is agaisnt Christrian doctrine. However some churches teach there could be life on ohter planets, but if so, god created them as he did us and that Jesus is their saviour also.*

Personally, I think Jesus may have been concieved artificially with alien technology and the aliens as advanced as they were had no problem convincing the primitives of earth they were God.*

Answer 10

I believe in the possibility of extraterrestrials. But to speculate beyond that is pointless at this stage. On the other hand, science hasn't proven their existence. Since they haven't proven it, maybe they don't exist, huh?