What Dr. Hawking has proven in his denial of the after-life and of heaven, is his own inability to conceive of any aspect of human life beyond the mere physical.
There is a God. What he’s told us about himself is there reliably in his word. We begin with him, not with ourselves making up tests for him to pass to satisfy us.
The fruit of the Spirit must be seen in us or we are a living contradiction to the message we bring.
The history of attacks on the Bible is filled with errors which later were corrected and the facts found to fit in with what the Scriptures said. It was the critics understanding of the facts that turned out to be wrong.
We should always be ready to clarify and explain the grace that has made us confident in our salvation.
Questions can be a wonderful opportunity for the believer to explain what God has done and made known to us. Though challenging, finding realistic and honest answers to sincerely raised questions should not discourage even the most uneducated Christian from being a faithful witness.
