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When people stop believing in God, they don't believe in nothing—they believe in anything. ~ G. K. Chesterton

EXAMINING THE EVIDENCE FOR GOD’S EXISTENCE

“It is a dangerous thing to debate God’s existence in His presence. ” Soren Kierkegaard

IV. The Evidence For God Creating The Universe

The evidence for creation that the Bible offers… Remember The Teleological (meaning from design) Argument by William Paley (17431805) n Today “Intelligent Design” is the modern term for the same argument n Although the Bible technically doesn’t offer ID as proof, it does as offer it as overwhelming evidence of God creating the universe. n

The Bible on ID… n n New Testament – Romans 1: 19 -20 a. “Clearly seen” – GK. Clearly seen" - GK. Kathorao = denotes to discern clearly b. Oxymoron – invisible / clearly seen Psalm 19: 1 - "The heavens are telling. . . "

IV. What if God didn’t exist?

1. Then there would be no ultimate purpose to life My Uncle Jerry’s little joke…

Some quotes… The famous evolutionist George Gaylord Simpson stated, “The meaning of evolution is that man is the result of a purposeless and natural process that did not have him in mind. ” “Don't believe those who speak to you of super-terrestrial hopes. . . they are prisoners, whether they know it or not. ”

Humans have been made and hardwired by God for purpose and meaning Everything in nature and life shouts of meaning, purpose, and significance. n Examples: Nature, the human body, emotions, desire to be loved, needed, and to make a contribution, self preservation. n All of the above fits with a Creator in Whose image we have been made rather than atheism. n

The ultimate purpose in life is the glory of God. Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God. I Corinthians 10: 31 Whoever speaks, let him speak, as it were, the utterances of God; whoever serves, let him do so as by the strength which God supplies; so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belongs the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen. I Peter 4: 11

2. Then there would be no problem of evil, pain, and suffering. n n n Natural disasters – Hurricane Katrina Diseases - Cancer Man’s cruelty

The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. "Vanity of vanities, " says the Preacher, "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity. " Ecclesiastes 1: 1 -2

3. Then there would not be moral absolutes If there is no God, then I am God. Dostoyevsky No right or wrong or evil, just moral relativism There would not be ten commandments, only one. “Don’t get caught. ”

For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness, and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them, Romans 2: 14 -15

Atheism in the twentieth century produced… n n Adolph Hitler’s Germany Stalin’s Russia Mao’s China Pol Pot’s Cambodia

4. Then there is no ultimate justice “…because He has fixed a day in which He will judge the world in righteousness through a Man whom He has appointed, having furnished proof to all men by raising Him from the dead. ” Acts 17: 31

5. Then love would just be meaningless sentiment For, if there is no God, then one faces the problem of goodness, beauty, truth, all that is lovely in music and art, all that is admirable in character. Nothing would be special about being courageous rather than being a coward. All of it is just nothing.

6. Then there is no real value in relationships As humans we place tremendous significance on our relationships with family, friends and those we care for. Even though we seem made for relationship, it all ends up going nowhere if God doesn’t exist.

7. Then is no hope or after life Eternal annihilation is incongruent with man’s very nature. …remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, excluded from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers to the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. Ephesians 2: 12

8. Then is no free will If a powerful enough computer could be made, all of your choices, thoughts, and actions could be predicted. Criminals were only doing what they could only have done.

9. Then there is no sanctity of human life The problem with radio debates n Abortion, euthanasia, sex outside of marriage and assisted suicides are not wrong if there is no God. n

10. Then humans would not wrestle with the above issues