The Existence of God
Evidence
Bible Portion: Isaiah 40:12-31
Memory Verse: Isaiah 40:28-29
Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the Lord, The Creator of the ends of the earth, neither faints nor is weary. His understanding is unsearchable. He gives power to the weak. And to those who have no might, He increases strength.
1. Order of the Univers
a) The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the works of his hands (Ps. 19:1-3). The universe witnesses the existence of God. The order, beauty, and the perfection of the universe reveal the source of power behind its creation. The Greek philosophers had given the name for the universe was 'cosmos' which means the structure which has been perfectly ordered. Suppose you have got a watch from an open place and it denotes seconds, minute, hour, day and date. Can you guess that it is accidental? Do you believe one saying that the watch is made when some iron bars put together? No one can deny the fact that power works behind it. The universe is made wonderfully than a mere watch. Let us think of the Milky Way, which is a part of a vast universe.
It has the planets, including each and every satellite. They run in the orbits given for them with the force of gravity.
He commands the sun, and it does not rise; He seals off the stars; 8 He alone spreads out the heavens, And treads on the waves of the sea; 9 He made the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south; (Job 9:7-9)
The earth, in its imaginary axis, rotates itself and revolves the sun. Consequently, days and nights, seasons, and years have resulted in orderly. The earth becomes habitable for men. If the system undergoes a minor change, the consequences will be hazardous.
b) Is the structure of the human body wonderfull?
We can see each other and do works because of the work of the cells in the brain. The eyes are big cameras. The self-ordered lens snaps the colors and works for many hours continually.
c) The protection of the atmosphere of the earth's surface is wonderful. The air covers the earth in a length of 500 mils like a heavy bag. It burns out comets coming to earth every day. It controls the atmospheric heat, and it contains the water vapor for sufficient rain. It has the gases filled for living beings. The gases are mixed appropriately. This is the handiwork of God.
d) One who studies the systematic arrangement of the universe, including the planet, earth, cannot deny the creator. The earth's size, its distance from the sun, and the density of population are systematically ordered.
II Testimony of the conscience
Every human being possesses the understanding of God, who is eternal, omnipotent, and perfect. So, ethics is inherent in men. One, who believes in God sincerely, will be satisfied with moral conscience.
III. The cosmological argument of life and the universe
Behind everything, there is a reason or a cause. It is scientific law. As we think about the formation of life and the universe, there is a cause. Atheists profess that there is no cause of beginning if the universe. Dr. Oparin, the Russian evolutionist, wrote a book titled 'The Origin of Life' He admitted that there is no origin of life. The scientists hold the atheistic view raised the arguments related to the origin of heavenly bodies in the form of earth, moon, planets, and satellites, they also agreed with the origin of the universe. The first cause must be the one who is thoughtful, determined, and creative.
IV. Teleological Argument of Life and the Universe
Atom is the smallest part of an element. It contains a nucleus, protons, and electrons. From the electrons of a cell to planets in the Milky Way are moving. Science theorizes the fact that a moving thing needs power behind it. It needs to produce certain new qualities that it did not have earlier. When we think about it we can come to the conclusion that there is a power who had initiated all the movements is God.
V. Gradation Arguments
All over the universe, we can see a gradation step by step. We evaluate the progress in terms of good, better and the best. This gradation can be seen in goodness, wisdom, power, and lawmaking. There is the best in perfection, the greatest lawmaker, and the most powerful one. God is the intellect who has had the above-mentioned qualities.
VI. Theory of evolution
The chief device atheists use against the existence of God is the theory of evolution. It was formed with illusions. It has not been proved scientifically.
God cannot be understood with man's knowledge. It needs a revelation of God. But one, who keeps a sincere endeavor to find God, can understand God as a reality. Some views related to God is beyond reason, but they are not against it. The reason is not the way to God. It is a guide towards the ultimate reality. Religions follow certain superstitions.
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