It All Adds Up

The good news is that Fermat's Last Theorem was finally solved.

The bad news is that this development probably will never have the slightest impact on your life! It has seemed to have had an impact on the life of Andrew Wiles who claimed in 1995 to have solved the 358-year old brain-buster posed in 1637 by Pierre de Fermat, a 15th Century Frenchman.

The theorem, just in case you are interested, stated that no three positive integers a, b, and c can satisfy the equation a to the nth power + b to the nth power = c to the nth power, for any integer value of n greater than two. The real issue here, however, is, "WHO CARES?!"

Now, I should admit that my high school algebra, geometry, and trigonometry grades were very good; however, for several decades now I have been busily attempting to prove that the "new math" is a communist-inspired plot, so my views on this subject may not be completely objective. Still, I really wonder about a world where so many people spend so much time attempting to answer questions that nobody is asking!

It certainly makes me think of the crowd that the Apostle Paul faced on Mars Hill. They basically just wanted to hear some new thing (Acts 17:15-34 - especially note vs. 18-21). Paul shared with them about the death and resurrection of God's Son, Jesus Christ and some did believe on Him, but the majority laughed and went back, no doubt, to debating such idiotic and nonsensical ideas as the possibility of a peanut butter that would not stick to the roof of your mouth.

I could never have solved Fermat's Last Theorem. If I knew his first one, I doubt that I could have solved it either. I can, however, tell you that Jesus Christ is the Unknown Factor that makes sense of and is the perfect solution for every equation in our troubled lives! Whatever the question, Jesus Christ is the best answer! Let Him work it all out (Rom. 8:28; Phil.1:6).

It All Adds Up,
Pastor David Blevins