Does God Exist? Part I

 We live in a world where millions doubt the existence of God: 

We live in a world of science and technology in which people only accept what they can prove: see, measure, weigh or touch. Understandably, abstract concepts are accepted with caution. The world is crawling with religious cranks, weirdos and crackpots all claiming to be spokesmen of the Almighty God.


Belief in the existence of ‘spirit beings’ such as God are, therefore, treated with suspicion, disdain and often with amusement. Certainly the sophisticated western mind calls for more than nebulous unproved theories upon which to base faith. Nevertheless, were you to visit any country in the world, you would find that the majority of people believe that a supernatural Being (I'll call Him God) does exist. In other words, believers in a God of some sort outnumber unbelievers. Many people believe that there are thousands of gods, not just one: though they will readily agree that over and above the lesser gods is One Almighty God.

In this article I will give you three reasons why I believe God exists. The God of Israel is called Yahweh. That is His Name. So, when I use the terms God, the Almighty, the Eternal, the Lord, the Most High, Jehovah etc, I mean Yahweh the God of Israel.

The Marvels of Creation

My first reason for believing that God exists is the creation. Every week the manifold marvels of the natural world are seen on TV by millions of viewers. It would be difficult to find a person in the western world who does not secretly marvel at the wonders of nature. Films about plants, animals, insects, fish, birds, reptiles and other living organisms are legion. I spend hours watching them. Add to this endless array are other films about outer space and the wonders of the sprawling universe of which earth forms but a tiny part.

 Did the universe really begin with a big bang, as some claim, and then evolve over billions of years to its present complexity? Or was the universe created by God? There is no way anyone can prove evolution or creation: both possibilities must be accepted by faith. We humans cannot hang around for billions of years to prove by experiment and observation the claims of evolution. Neither are we able to command God to prove His existence and power by doing a miracle before our eyes. Jesus Christ classified the ‘demand for proof’ as a sign of disbelief, as spiritual adultery! The Bible tells us many things about the wise and the foolish, the just and the unjust, the faithful and the adulterous.

Consider these texts:

• Psalm 14:1: “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”
• Matthew 16:4:“A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas...” (meaning his Resurrection.)
• Habakkuk 2:4:“Behold, his soul which is lifted up is not upright in him: but the just shall live by his faith.”

But even though we are unable to prove creation by commanding God to reveal Himself, we still have enough evidence in nature to satisfy the thinking mind. Literally scores of inexplicable, natural marvels confront us every day: from the tiniest garden herb and insect to the giant galaxies that populate space. All these wonders, the small and the large, could hardly have happened of their own accord - even given trillions of years.

Molecular biologist Michael Denton writes in his book: Evolution, A Theory in Crisis: “Is it really credible that random processes could have constructed a reality, the smallest element of which - a functional protein or gene - is complex beyond ... anything produced by the intelligence of man?”

No it is not credible: and that is why many scientists are abandoning the theory of evolution in favor of special creation. The marvels of nature, all thinking minds will one day admit, have been designed and brought into being by an infinitely brilliant and powerful Being - Almighty God! There is only one logical explanation on hand for their existence: and that is special creation! The Bible supports this observation in the following verses:

• Romans 1: 20: “ 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:21: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.22:Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools.”
• Isaiah 42:5: “Thus saith God the LORD, he that created the heavens, and stretched them out; he that spread forth the earth, and that which cometh out of it; he that giveth breath unto the people upon it, and spirit to them that walk therein:”
• Isaiah 45:8: “Drop down, ye heavens, from above, and let the skies pour down righteousness: let the earth open, and let them bring forth salvation, and let righteousness spring up together; I the LORD have created it.”

God Made the Earth Man and the Heavens

• Isaiah 45:12: “I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, even my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded...” 
• Isaiah 45:18:“For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.”

The Wonders of the Natural World is enough to prove God Exist

Yes, witnessing the wonders of the natural world is our first reason for believing that God exists: and that He is the Creator of the heavens, the earth, the sea and the fountains of water. Those who dismiss this inevitable conclusion are classified in scripture as fools!
Psalm 14:1     “The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.”

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