One of the amazing
things about the Bible is that it never attempts to prove the existence
of God.
His
existence is just taken for granted. The first verse in the Bible
simply
says, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the
earth." In fact, His existence is so obvious that He
considers
anyone a fool who doesn't believe in Him. Psalm 14:1 says, "The
fool hath said in his heart, There is no God..."
This may
seem like an unfair action on God's part until one considers some of
the
obvious proofs for God's existence. The fool said "in his
heart" that there is no God. He didn't say it in his head because
he
hasn't really thought it through. When a man claims to be an
atheist, he
is simply rebelling in his heart. A thinking person can easily
see that
God has to exist:
THE
PROOF OF NATURE
Romans
1:20 says, "For the invisible things of him from the creation of
the
world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even
his
eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse".
Psalm
19:1-6 says, "The heavens declare the glory of God; and the
firmament
showeth his handiwork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto
night
showeth knowledge. There is no speech nor language, where their
voice is not heard. Their line is gone out through all the earth, and
their
words to the end of the world. In them hath he set a tabernacle for the
sun, Which
is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth
as a
strong man to run a race. His going forth is from the end of
the heaven,
and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the
heat
thereof."
Simply
stated, these verses tell us that you
can know that God exists by observing His creation. Since the
universe is
here, someone must have put it here. If there's a creation, then
there
must be a Creator.
Romans
1:20 says that you can see the invisible Creator by observing the
visible
creation. It says even His eternal power and Godhead.
The
Bible speaks of God being a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Did you
know that God has given us many pictures of the Trinity in
nature? Take
the sun for instance. It has three rays: alpha, beta, and
gamma.
Those are chemical rays, heat rays, and light rays, yet they're all
from one
sun. Take water for example. It can be a liquid, a frozen
solid or
a vapor. Human beings have a soul, a body, and a
spirit
(1 Thessalonians
5:23). Our soul pictures God the Father. Our body pictures
Jesus
Christ, Who was here in the flesh. Our spirit pictures the Holy
Spirit. Three parts! The whole universe in laid out in
threes! In fact, the universe has three parts: time, space, and
matter. Time has past, present, and future. Space has
length,
breadth, and height. Matter has energy, motion, and
phenomena.
Friend, the whole universe is made in God's image!
There
must also be a designer behind every design. If you have a car
that
works, then it is because someone designed that car. Someone
designed the
engine. Someone designed the transmission. Someone designed
the
body style. Someone designed the brake system. Someone
designed the
air conditioning system. Someone designed the tires.
It would
be foolish to think that no one designed it, but that all the parts
just came
together from nowhere and work together accidentally. If there's
a
design, (and there are millions of them in this universe) then there
must be a
designer.
THE
PROOF OF CONSCIENCE
This
is the undeniable fact that man has a moral conscience, unlike other
life
forms. Romans 2:15 says, "Which show the work of the law
written
in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts
the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;)" There
is
a law written upon the heart of man which tells him that certain things
are
evil. There isn't any place on earth where people do not have a
conscience about murder, theft, and rape. Anywhere you go, you will
find laws
that men have
established
to deal with such crimes. Man knows instinctively in his heart
that
certain things are wrong and worthy of punishment. The law is
written in
his heart. Well, who wrote the law in his heart? If there's
no God,
who told man that it's wrong to steal, murder, rape, and commit
adultery?
A
good example of this can be found in Genesis 20:1-5. A heathen
king named
Abimelech takes Sarah, the wife of Abraham, to be his own
wife. God
appears to Abimelech in a dream at night and sharply rebukes him for
this
sin. Abemelech then tells the Lord that he didn't know she was
Abraham's
wife. He then repents of this sin.
Now
think about that. Abimelech was a heathen who had no Bible, and
no
understanding of God and God's laws. Yet, he knew that adultery
was
evil. He didn't say, "Well, I don't understand. What's
wrong
with me having her for a wife?" He KNEW in his heart that he had
sinned. He knew because of conscience. The law was written
on his
heart. Who wrote it there, if there is no God?
THE
LIVING PROOF
Psalm
36:9 says, "For with thee is the fountain of life: in thy
light
shall we see light." Today, there are no new life forms
being
formed. All life comes from previous existing life. You
came from
your parents, and they came from their parents. No scientist has
been
able to produce life without getting it from other life. It just
can't be
done.
Apple
trees come from apple seeds, which come from apples, which come from
apple
trees. There is no question about which came first, the chicken
or the
egg. The chicken came first. Life comes from life.
Dogs come
from dogs. Cats come from cats. Rats come from rats, and
bats come
from bats. Since no one today can produce life without previous
life,
would it not stand to reason that life originally came from one
all-powerful
and all-living Life Source?
THE
PROOF OF CONGRUITY
Congruity
is the relation of agreement between things. That is, congruity
is what
you have when all the pieces of your puzzle fit together and give you
one
complete picture. In a 1000 piece puzzle, you may have 999 pieces
together, but it isn't complete without the last piece. When you
pick up
the last piece, and you can see that it fits, you are glad and
satisfied that
your project is complete. You have congruity. It all fits
together.
Well,
the acceptance of God as Creator works much the same way. Without
God,
nothing really makes sense. Evolution has too many problems to
have
congruity. It's only when we accept God's existence that things
start
adding up and making sense. When we accept God's existence and
His
revelation of Himself (the written word), the picture starts becoming
clear. Evolution can't explain why people suffer, but God
can.
Evolution can't explain why men can't have peace, but
God can.
Evolution can't give you inner peace and promise you eternal joy, but
God
can. Evolution can't "even the score" and grant fairness to all
men in the end, but God can.
When
you really think about it, the existence of God is the most logical
thing you
could imagine! He has all the answers. He can solve all the
problems. He can meet every need. God is the "missing link"
that brings everything together and gives meaning to life. As the
wise
King Solomon so rightly said, "Let us hear the conclusion of the
whole
matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the
whole duty
of man. For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every
secret
thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil."
(Ecclesiastes
12:13-14)
THE
SCRIPTURAL PROOF
This
is the fact that the Bible professes to be GOD'S revelation of Himself,
and no
one has ever proven otherwise. You say, "Well, I don't believe
the
Bible, so it isn't proof to me." You're wrong. Sooner or
later, you will have to realize that you can't discard the Bible that
easily. There are some stubborn facts that you must face if
you're an
honest person. It's only fair to allow the Bible to stand as a
witness to
God's existence if the Bible itself is proven to be a reliable
source. So
the issue is trust. Can we trust the Bible?
Well,
there are millions and millions of Christians who have placed their
trust in it
and have found that it never let them down. There are millions
who have
found great joy and fulfillment by claiming its promises and obeying
its
commandments. Isn't that worth something? When you say, "I
don't believe the Bible", you are saying that millions of Christians
have
lived a lie. Isn't it true that they found more joy and purpose
in the
Bible than you've found in anything else? Isn't that worth
something?
A
person who doesn't believe the Bible doesn't know enough about it to
realize
the foolishness of such a claim. Suppose I said, "I don't believe
George Washington ever lived." Wouldn't that be rather
foolish? The record of history proves that He did live, so I
would be
expressing my ignorance of American History. If you don't believe
the
Bible, please don't tell anyone, for you'll only be expressing your
ignorance.
What
do I mean by this? Friend, do you realize how accurate the Bible
has been
in the past? Take the life of Jesus Christ alone. Did you
know that
Genesis 3:15 prophesied the birth of Jesus Christ 4000 years in
advance?
Did you know that Isaiah 7:14 prophesied His virgin birth 700 years in
advance? Did you know that His nationality, His family, and the
city of
His birth were all foretold hundreds of years in advance? Did you know
that His
agony and death on Calvary was prophesied hundreds of years in
advance?
Did you know that Psalm 22:1 (1000 B.C.) actually told us what Christ
would say
while on the cross? If you take all the prophecies about the life and
death of
Christ, and then figure the statistical probability of them all coming
to pass,
do you know what the chances are? Have you ever thought
about it?
One scientist stated that the chances are 1 out of 10 to the 157th
power. That’s one chance out of ten with one hundred and fifty
seven
zeros after it! You’d win the lottery while being struck by
lightning for
the millionth time before you could beat those odds! I would say
that the
Bible is a pretty reliable source. Wouldn't you? If the
Bible
proclaims the existence of God, then we should give it some serious
consideration. We'd be "fools" not to.
WOULD
YOU LIKE TO BE SAVED?
Friend,
God is real, and His word is real. His Son, the Lord Jesus
Christ, is
also real, and only through His finished work at Calvary can you be
saved and
have eternal life. Do you know Jesus as your Lord and
Saviour?
If
you've never received the Lord Jesus Christ as your Saviour, why not do
so
right now? Jesus said that salvation is a new birth, a spiritual
birth
from God (John 3:3). The salvation of your soul is entirely a
spiritual
matter. No amount of outward physical acts, such as church
attendance, receiving
sacraments, confession or being baptized can save you. You MUST
be born
again. You must come to know the Lord Jesus Christ personally in
your own
heart. Friend, you need more than a religion: you need a
relationship.
John
1:12 tells us how this personal relationship with Jesus Christ is
established: "But
as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of
God, even
to them that believe on his name." You must RECEIVE Jesus
Christ! He's the one who bled and died for your sins! He's
the one
who was buried, and then arose again after three days for your
justification! Jesus Christ is the one who is currently seated at
the
right hand of God, waiting for you to trust Him alone to save
you. Acts
4:12 tells us, "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there
is
none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."
No church, no preacher, no priest, and no creed can save you. You
can
only be saved by the Lord Jesus Christ. Will you trust Him
today?
"For whosoever shall call upon the
name of the Lord shall be saved." (Rom. 10:13)
why not pray in the privacy of your heart this prayer: “Dear God, I thank you for forgiving me of all my sins. (Only need to name the sins that you can remember). For this day I am trusting in Jesus Christ as my Saviour. Therefore I thank you for giving me the gift of everlasting life in Heaven. In Jesus’ name I pray, Amen”.
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