Why no alien life forms exist other than demons

There is an article on Foxnews.com called, "Proof of Aliens Could Come Within 25 Years, Scientist Says". Every time I see one of these articles I think of the myriad of alien movies I have seen in my lifetime. They all have some things in common as basic assumptions.

1. There are other planets with life on them
2. The life on those other planets have a sense of moral right and wrong
1. We see this in their defensiveness and deceptiveness (think V)
2. We see this in their aggressiveness and disregard for all life but their own (Think War of the Worlds)
3. We see this in our attempts to communicate with them or negotiate with them (Think ET, Close Encounters or Men in Black)
3. Man has the ability and responsibility to bring peace or resolution

The first assumption in the list above must be accepted in order to have a meaningful discussion about the potential of alien life. How does the first assumption on the list stack up in the light of scripture?

When does the Bible tell us that the sun, moon and stars were created? Genesis 1:14-19 tells us that it happened on the 4th day of creation.

Why did God create them? He created them to separate the day from the night and to be for signs and seasons, days and years. In other words they were all created for the earth.

Hebrews 2:10 tells us that all things were created by Jesus and for Jesus. This means that even the sun, moon and stars were created by Him and for Him. They were all created for God's glory. They do not have to be populated with life in order to magnify God. The shear size and expanse is enough to magnify His power and His infinite greatness.

The problem with a life on other planets conclusion is that the fall was part of God's plan. In Romans 9:22-24 Paul tells us that God is able to reveal His power, His patience and wrath to the vessels of His mercy because He has vessels of wrath on which these aspects of His nature can be displayed. Since the fall helps to reveal more about God and since the supposed life on other planets have a sense of moral right and wrong, then God would have to allow similar falls into sin to happen on other planets. A fall on another planet would require a similar sacrifice for another sentient non-human race. Yet Peter declares in 1 Peter 3:18 that Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God. To believe in alien life is to crucify Christ all over again. Scripture tells us that He died once for sins. So what are all these alien sightings? If there is any validity to them they are probably demonic in origin. There are others who have studied this extensively that have come to this very conclusion. You can find their books on Amazon.com. The central and most important thing about this discussion is to remember that Jesus is the reason for which all things were created. Man is not at the center, God is. Keep your eyes on Him and seek His face and you will find rest for your soul (Matthew 11:29).

How cereology conflicts with the Bible

There is a fun video on crop circles posted on yahoo's, Who Knew? section. The study of crop circles is called cereology. In order to be a cereologist I assume that you must take crop circles seriously or is that cereiously. Either way that means you believe that they are being done by aliens. The problem with the Bible here is found in Genesis 1:14-19. In this passage God claims to have made the sun, moon and stars for the earth on the fourth day of creation. The Bible tells us that the earth is the platform that God has created on which He has chosen to display His glory. Everything else in the universe is created to display God's glory on the earth. So what is the problem with a belief in aliens. Quite simply it assumes that the earth is not the central platform for the display of the glory of God. It sees the earth as one of many planets on which God created life for the sake of the display of His glory. This would mean potentially multiple deaths for Jesus as the Savior of multiple planets. It would also mean multiple potential fallen demons in different worlds. It starts to get ridiculous when you think about it. Cereously if you want to be a cereologist be my guest. As for me and my house we will continue to believe that God's word has been faithfully delivered and preserved by God and is accurate about what went on when He did His great work of creation.

The real question God or chance

An article featuring Stephen Hawking called, "Aliens may exist but contact would hurt humans: Hawking" explores the idea that Aliens if they do exist and do show up on our doorstep are probably looking for lunch. The reason that they would be here, according to hawking's discovery channel show, is to hunt for resources after draining their planet dry. From a God focused perspective my question is, "Where is God in this?" Of course I expect a resounding round of silence because there is no God in any of these conversations. The reason that aliens exist and might happen upon our planet is purely chance. What is chance anyway? Outside of a description for mathematical probability it is nothing. It is not a force any more than luck or the easter bunny. But supposedly against all odds everything has happened by chance. Hawking a brilliant man calls the statistical odds that aliens exist rational. It is just as rational when looking at the irreducible complexity of simple cells to statistically assume a designer of much higher intelligence than us created life as it is and put it in motion. This is the assumption behind all of the inspired writing in the Bible. Instead of looking at the vast expanse of the heavens and assuming aliens, David the Psalmist assumed God. Psalm 19 begins with “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.” Did God create the heavens so that we might fear an invasion of resource hungry aliens? No! God created the heavens to cause us to stand in awe and wonder in a way that only the heavens can make us do that. So if you get a chance wherever you happen to live go outside tonight and look at the heavens and ponder the vast greatness and grandeur of our Lord Jesus Christ the creator of Heaven and Earth (Genesis 14:19).