"Unless you assume a God, the question of life's purpose is meaningless" (Bertrand Russel, atheist philosopher).
"What you see neither indicates the total absence of God, nor His manifest presence, but rather the presence of a hidden God" (Blaise Pascal, Christian philosopher).
Note that the existence of God is "open-ended" and God is only pleased with faith--both choices require faith. (Heb. 11:6).
1) The Bible assumes it unapologetically and does not try to offer proof (Gen. 1:1).
2) People suppress it (Psa. 14:1).
3) God hides Himself and one must seek Him (Jer. 29:13; Isa. 45:15; 55:6).
4) Changed lives prove the validity of testimony and the veracity of the witness is often validated by martyrdom--people usually tell the truth on their deathbed!
5) There is a God-shaped hole in man's heart (He is made to be fulfilled in Him alone), says Pascal.
6) There is anthropological proof because belief is universal and all primitive peoples believe in a god or deity.
7) Cosmological evidence citing the law of causality (cause and effect) which needs a so-called first cause or ultimate causation (Heb. 3:4).
8) Ontological evidence--where did we get this idea from--it is like a tug or a moving of the tide (Rom. 1:19)--no one is without excuse (Rom. 1:20).
9) The moral compass of man like a mathematical table, not like social evolution (Rom. 2:15).
10) Teleological proof means that there is order, purpose, harmony, and intelligence (design), which point to a designer or grand thinker or author. If things are in order, someone had to put them that way!
11) The Big Bang implies that the cosmos had a beginning, so who pulled the trigger? There must be a "Beginner."
12) The personhood of man proves God must be a person, for He must be greater than us, as His "offspring" (Acts 17:29).
13) Can't prove a universal negative--that He doesn't exist (can't even prove there are no little green men!).
14) Infinite time plus chance is bogus reasoning and is called "junkyard mentality" This is like hoping a blind person can solve Rubik's Cube (would take 1.35 trillion years). (Even if the whole universe were filled with junkyards and a tornado went through all of them, a 747 would not be assembled by chance, and this is an analogy).
15) There is more evidence for than against--it is the hardness and unwillingness of the heart that doesn't want to believe; there is plenty of evidence and sound evidence at that.
16) Atheism can't account for Big Bang, the universe's fine-tuning, anthropic design of earth, the origin of life, the resurrection of Christ, the Bible's confirmation, changed lives, DNA, biogenesis, et al.
17) Archeology has never controverted the Bible though many have tried to disprove it and failed.
18) Miracles and prophecy of the Bible are consistent and unaccountable by any other explanation.
19) Pascal's wager says that you are wiser to bet there is a God and find out you are wrong than take your chance that there isn't one and end up in hell--there's a lot to lose!
20) The moral argument shows that God cares a lot about right and wrong and ethics and where did fair play, good faith, altruism, goodwill, integrity, et al., come from?
Creation implies a creator; design, ipso facto a designer; order, ergo an Orderer; and art, therefore an artist! This is plain logic and common sense: if you found a watch, wouldn't you say someone made it? "God doesn't believe in atheists," some have well said. Norman Geisler said, "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist!" There is more evidence for God than against--in fact, what evidence is there really that there is no God?
You can experience Christ personally and God challenges you: "Taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psa. 34:8). It takes faith; if you could rationalize God or prove Him, it wouldn't take faith and He would be not worthy of our worship!
Finally, it is not egotistical to assert that there is a God, and Jesus is the only way to Him because He made that claim and we just take His word for it--it is not us saying it!
Soli Deo Gloria!
"What you see neither indicates the total absence of God, nor His manifest presence, but rather the presence of a hidden God" (Blaise Pascal, Christian philosopher).
Note that the existence of God is "open-ended" and God is only pleased with faith--both choices require faith. (Heb. 11:6).
1) The Bible assumes it unapologetically and does not try to offer proof (Gen. 1:1).
2) People suppress it (Psa. 14:1).
3) God hides Himself and one must seek Him (Jer. 29:13; Isa. 45:15; 55:6).
4) Changed lives prove the validity of testimony and the veracity of the witness is often validated by martyrdom--people usually tell the truth on their deathbed!
5) There is a God-shaped hole in man's heart (He is made to be fulfilled in Him alone), says Pascal.
6) There is anthropological proof because belief is universal and all primitive peoples believe in a god or deity.
7) Cosmological evidence citing the law of causality (cause and effect) which needs a so-called first cause or ultimate causation (Heb. 3:4).
8) Ontological evidence--where did we get this idea from--it is like a tug or a moving of the tide (Rom. 1:19)--no one is without excuse (Rom. 1:20).
9) The moral compass of man like a mathematical table, not like social evolution (Rom. 2:15).
10) Teleological proof means that there is order, purpose, harmony, and intelligence (design), which point to a designer or grand thinker or author. If things are in order, someone had to put them that way!
11) The Big Bang implies that the cosmos had a beginning, so who pulled the trigger? There must be a "Beginner."
12) The personhood of man proves God must be a person, for He must be greater than us, as His "offspring" (Acts 17:29).
13) Can't prove a universal negative--that He doesn't exist (can't even prove there are no little green men!).
14) Infinite time plus chance is bogus reasoning and is called "junkyard mentality" This is like hoping a blind person can solve Rubik's Cube (would take 1.35 trillion years). (Even if the whole universe were filled with junkyards and a tornado went through all of them, a 747 would not be assembled by chance, and this is an analogy).
15) There is more evidence for than against--it is the hardness and unwillingness of the heart that doesn't want to believe; there is plenty of evidence and sound evidence at that.
16) Atheism can't account for Big Bang, the universe's fine-tuning, anthropic design of earth, the origin of life, the resurrection of Christ, the Bible's confirmation, changed lives, DNA, biogenesis, et al.
17) Archeology has never controverted the Bible though many have tried to disprove it and failed.
18) Miracles and prophecy of the Bible are consistent and unaccountable by any other explanation.
19) Pascal's wager says that you are wiser to bet there is a God and find out you are wrong than take your chance that there isn't one and end up in hell--there's a lot to lose!
20) The moral argument shows that God cares a lot about right and wrong and ethics and where did fair play, good faith, altruism, goodwill, integrity, et al., come from?
Creation implies a creator; design, ipso facto a designer; order, ergo an Orderer; and art, therefore an artist! This is plain logic and common sense: if you found a watch, wouldn't you say someone made it? "God doesn't believe in atheists," some have well said. Norman Geisler said, "I don't have enough faith to be an atheist!" There is more evidence for God than against--in fact, what evidence is there really that there is no God?
You can experience Christ personally and God challenges you: "Taste and see that the LORD is good" (Psa. 34:8). It takes faith; if you could rationalize God or prove Him, it wouldn't take faith and He would be not worthy of our worship!
Finally, it is not egotistical to assert that there is a God, and Jesus is the only way to Him because He made that claim and we just take His word for it--it is not us saying it!
Soli Deo Gloria!
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