I started this question within my church small group and it really stirred everyone up. It seems people really feel strongly about this. I would prefer any answers to be backed up by scripture. Many felt that if intelligent alien life did exist, that the Bible would be false.
2007-10-24 22:51:49 · 12 answers · asked by dorkkvader 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
No.
Because Jesus, God's ONLY begotten son, died for US.
To pay for OUR sins.
This implies that if aliens existed, they are without need of Jesus' sacrifice........considering that Jesus; Father in heaven, Almighty God Jehovah [ Exodus 6;3] created the TOTAL universe, one part of which would be the aliens home.
If they existed, could they be sinless.
Could they have gone through this before us?
the answer is NO.
Jesus died ONLY ONCE to remove sin. Not multiple times.
(1 Peter 3:18) Why, even Christ died once for all time concerning sins, a righteous [person] for unrighteous ones, that he might lead YOU to God, he being put to death in the flesh, but being made alive in the spirit.
So no aliens.
2007-10-24 23:01:58 · answer #1 · answered by pugjw9896 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Not being much of a Bible reader I don't know for sure - but surely if God sent Jesus to redeem our sins then either
a) aliens would also need a saviour unless
b) they never sinned
Also, as God made man "in his own image" then these aliens would perhaps not be 'little green men' but would look just like us, but be from somewhere else - unless of course God got a bit more creative with their design.
The Bible doesn't say anything really specific (to my knowledge) on any such thing.
Speaking from a scientific and mathematical point of view, it is nearly IMPOSSIBLE that there isn't life in the galaxy elsewhere. There are billions upon billions of stars in the milky way, divide this by the stars with planets, then by planets suitable for life and even with the most conservative inputs there should still be millions of extra solar life forms. Life on Earth seems to have started pretty much as soon as it was able to, why not elsewhere? The trouble is they're almost certainly an awful long way away.
In addition, if God has this absolutely colossal universe (and it really is pretty vast) then why would he only create life on one infitesimally tiny bit of it?
2007-10-24 23:12:05 · answer #2 · answered by Mordent 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There are untold amounts of intelligent alien life which God has made.
These are examples of two of them:
Galatians 3:19
Wherefore then serveth the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; and it was ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.
Genesis 3:24
After he drove the man out, he placed on the east side of the Garden of Eden cherubim and a flaming sword flashing back and forth to guard the way to the tree of life.
2007-10-24 23:05:12 · answer #3 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There obviously is room but GOD only created life on earth. Think, if there were really intelligent life out there why havent they made themselves more obvious? Sure there are sightings here and there but if they'd really existed they would want to make themselves known by landing and shaking hands with the world! What about UFO sightings? Are we really aware of everything our own government is doing or experimenting on?
2007-10-24 23:57:19 · answer #4 · answered by Luv4Nevaeh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would actually explain a lot, despite the fact that it would change the nature of what we call 'God.'
I see no reason, other than tradition, to say from a Christian standpoint that there cannot be life outside of our planet.
I actually see it harder from the naturalist standpoint: the statistical likelihood of life progressing to the point that it has on our planet is staggering. There is a billions to one chance against it ever happening ANYWHERE in the universe. To suggest that it happened not only here but somewhere else in the universe just makes evolution twice as unlikely. And for the record, this is not an attack on Atheistic evolution, just statistics and probability.
2007-10-24 22:59:59 · answer #5 · answered by SDW 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't see anything in the Bible that would be a problem for intelligent alien life. Is there any intelligent life on earth?
2007-10-24 22:57:49 · answer #6 · answered by supertop 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Yes I believe there are Aliens. I doubt there would be anything in the bible about it. You are allowed to think outside that man made book you know.
2007-10-24 23:11:01 · answer #7 · answered by xanadu88 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the begining there was man...
its the opening line in the bible that says there is no other life on this galaxy of ours.
do i agree with it?
i dont think so i think there is life out there and before you know it nasa is gonna find it.
im christian and ill tell you it will create a huge huge blunder in the bible if they do find life off earth. im kinda anxiouse to see what happens. peopel get bent out of shape about it becuase if there is life outside of earth then anyone who isnt christian can state that as a fact as to why the bible is not truthful.
and so thats why people get mad when anyone brings up this idea.
dont forget im christian and i believe there is life outside of earth. im not sure why everyone else doesnt want to believe that though
2007-10-24 23:02:31 · answer #8 · answered by monizk 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The problem here laddie is that the bible was written by humans who had a totalitarian view of themselves. The world was created for them, the universe was created for them. In truth, it is totally naive ti think that in such an infinitely immense space, that we are alone.
2007-10-24 23:02:54 · answer #9 · answered by Judo Chop 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is focused on earth, and doesn't mention other planets at all.
SDW: I disagree. I think that, considering there are probably billions of billions of planets in the universe, it is highly unlikely that just one planet in existance supports life.
2007-10-24 22:59:51 · answer #10 · answered by Tom :: Athier than Thou 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋