4 PROOFS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD OUR

4 PROOFS FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

OUR APOLOGETIC Is the Bible the Word of God? Is Jesus God? Does God Exist? Does Truth Exist?

OUR SYLLOGISM Premise 1: If A then B Premise 2: A Conclusion: Therefore B

1) COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT Premise 1: Everything that had a beginning had a cause Premise 2: The Universe had a beginning Conclusion: The Universe had a cause

S. U. R. G. E. § Second Law of Thermodynamics § running out of usable energy § Universe is expanding (Red shift) § Cant have always been expanding. § Radiation afterglow (radiation heat from big bang explosion) § Radiation we expect from such an explosion § Great Galaxy Seeds § very precise temperature variations in the radiation afterglow that allowed galaxies to form in early universe § Einstein’s theory of General Relativity § Time space and matter are co-relative and must have a beginning

IF EVERYTHING NEEDS A CREATOR WHO CREATED GOD?

2) TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT Premise 1: Everything that has a designer Premise 2: The universe has a highly complex design Conclusion: The Universe has a designer

ANTHROPIC PRINCIPLE • The Goldilocks Zone 1. Our galaxy type 7. Distance of moon 2. Our position in the galaxy 8. Size of moon 3. Parent star type 9. Seismic activity 4. Age of Parent star 10. Position of Jupiter 5. Distance from the sun 11. Distance of Jupiter 6. Rotation 12. Quantity of sulfur http: //www. reasons. org/articles/design-and-the-anthropic-principle

WHAT ABOUT EVOLUTION?

CLOSE FISTED VS OPEN FISTED ISSUES

WHAT ARE THE CHRISTIAN VIEWS? • Strict Creationism • God made things as they are now. • New Earth • Earth is 6, 000 years old • • Theistic Evolution • The day may not be 24 hour period • Evolution is guided by God • Old Earth • Earth is over 6, 000 years old. • Typically 13. 6 Billion years old

MACRO VS MICRO EVOLUTION • Micro evolution is change within a species • Galapagos finches • Macro evolution is change from one species to another • Never has been observed or even shown within the fossil record. • Homology (the similarity between species in structure and DNA) is used to support evolution what are flaws in using this to prove evolution? • Common designer

THE PROBLEMS WITH NATURALISM • Origin of life • Can’t explain complexity • Information contained in single • No way to simulate cell ameba that Life originated evolutionary process from • Fossil record • Cambrian explosion • Trees not tree • No lab evidence

THE PROBLEM OF THE ORIGIN OF LIFE • DNA information in the first life • Principle of uniformity • Chicken and the egg DNA vs Proteins • Science is an observation

PROBLEMS OF NATURALISM (NATURE IS ALL THERE IS) • The Laws of Logic • Our ability to reason • The Laws of Mathematics • Information • The Law of Causality • Beauty • Reliability of senses • Morality

3) MORAL ARGUMENT Premise 1: Every Law has a Law Giver Premise 2: There is a Universal Moral Law Conclusion: There must be

PROBLEMS WITH MORAL RELATIVISM • Cannot define culture • Cannot improve culture • Cannot judge culture

WHAT HAVE WE UNCOVERED? • Spaceless • Intelligent • Timeless • Uncaused • Immaterial • Personal • Powerful

2) KALAM COSMOLOGICAL ARGUMENT Premise 1: If A then B Premise 1: An infinite number of days has no end Premise 2: A Premise 2: Today is the last day of History Conclusion: Therefore B Conclusion: Therefore, there were not an infinite number of days before today. (the universe had a beginning)