Isn't it cute how little kids often ask the question, "Who made this?" or "Where did this come from?"

It is natural for children, or any of us, to ask questions like this. In fact, humans have been asking these kinds of questions since the beginning of time. Even Miley Cyrus is seeking answers to these questions.

A few years ago, the pop singer tweeted a photo of theoretical physicist Lawrence Krauss, along with the word "beautiful." On the photo is one of his quotes that reads, "You are all stardust. You couldn't be here if stars hadn't exploded, because the elements (carbon, nitrogen, oxygen, all things that matter for evolution) weren't created at the beginning of time. They were created in stars. So forget Jesus. Stars died so you can live."

I looked up this physicist online and found an interview he gave for his new book, "A Universe from Nothing." In it, he wrote, "In particular, no- thing is unstable. Nothing can create something all the time due to the laws of quantum mechanics, and it's fascinatingly interesting …"

Did you catch that he believes it's possible for NOTHING to create something? I want to challenge you with this because beliefs have consequences. If Krauss, and others like him are correct, then the logical answers to the big questions of life are as follows:

Origin: Where did I come from? Nowhere. I am an "accident of quantum mechanics." (Thus a highly evolved germ.)

Meaning: Life has no meaning. Since I'm a random evolutionary accident, since no one designed me for anything, I have no inherent purpose. This means I get to make up my own purpose for my life! (More on this in a moment.)

Morality: There is no inherent wrong or right because there is no creator. Morality, then, is a human-made invention which those in power decide to enforce, but of course, this changes over time. (Yet, if there is no such thing as evil, why does our pesky conscience still convict us of our bad behavior?)

Destiny: Finally, we are back to nothing. If nothing created me, it's not hard to figure out what happens to me when I die right? NOTHING! I simply cease to exist. (This is convenient because I now don't have to worry about being held accountable for my behavior!)

If these answers to the "big questions of life" help you sleep at night and bring comfort to your heart and soul, so be it. If this gives you a way to understand cancer, pain, your buddy committing suicide, someone stealing from you, raping your child, 58 lives lost in Las Vegas, and your own pending death, then great. I support your right to believe in nothing. However, if you find your "answers" lacking, let me offer a Christian biblical worldview for answers to these questions.

Origin: The Bible says in the beginning GOD created. God always has been, always will be; he knit you together in your mother's womb. He knows the number of hairs on your head. He made you and this incredibly ordered, logical, amazingly complex world, which screams of DESIGN so strongly that every child sees it and has to be "taught" in school that nothing made them.

Meaning: God created you to know him, to have a right relationship with him and to enjoy him forever. Talk about having meaning in life! In fact, God so loved you, he came down in the person of Jesus Christ and died on the cross and rose again from the dead to pay the debt that your sin has earned you: eternal punishment.

Morality: God sets the standard. There are no cultural norms that are above HIS standards. This is why we can say, "Yes, there is evil; yes, there is sin; yes, there is wrong doing." If there is no God, then evil doesn't exist because there is no ultimate standard.

Destiny: When you die, the Bible says your soul -- who you are in thought, personality and being -- exists forever and ever in one of two places. You will be either in heaven by the grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ or in hell, justly punished for your sins.

Case Study: The Las Vegas shooting, where 58 lives were taken and almost 500 others were wounded -- If we believe that nothing made us and thus nothing can determine our purpose or morality in life, what basis do we have for condemning the man who caused such carnage? Some would say "because he harmed others." Ah, but you are assuming there is such a thing as harm, wrong and sin.

If there is no God, none of these exist.

Besides, why should we mourn the deaths of 58 highly evolved germs? I don't hold a funeral for the thousands of germs that die on my hands every time I wash them. Death should be irrelevant to us if we believe the stars made us, and we are being logical in our application of these beliefs.

Now, I recognize that many who deny God still rightly condemn the killings and mourn the loss of life. I do not believe they are being heartless, but I do believe they are not getting these views from their own belief system. What they believe about the origin and purpose of life simply cannot allow them to be outraged. What they do not realize is they are acting like theists when they call the Las Vegas shooting wrong and mourn the loss of innocent life.

Because, if we believe God made us in his image and this same God calls us to not commit murder for this is a grievous sin, only then do we logically and rightly condemn the man who slew those souls in Las Vegas. I believe that only from a God-centered belief system can we ever give human beings true dignity and respect, even if we disagree with these same people's actions or lifestyles. Germs and star dust simply don't deserve dignity and respect, so why not kill them?

You see, what you believe really matters. I challenge you to be consistent and logical in applying what you say you believe. But, if in doing so you suddenly realize your belief system is lacking, now is the time to investigate the claims of the Bible.

Don't listen to the lies that there is no evidence for God! People who say this do so because they do not want to answer to God for their sins, so they find ways to explain away the need for God. But, for those truly seeking God, the evidence readily available will convince you.

If you want more information on this, on the Bible, and how to know Jesus Christ in a personal way, contact me or come to one of our Fort Knox Christian worship services. We will be glad to share with you the good news. Again, I believe in freedom of choice. Choose today what you will believe, but always ask the question, "Is it true?" and "What are the consequences of my beliefs?"

I believe my faith is reasonable and true and has wonderful consequences. That's why I believe God, and not stars, created me.