Is God Real?
The question of the existence of God has been on the minds of people throughout human history.
To answer this, we will look at four key ways that God has shown us that He exists, using the acronym “CCSS.” Creation / Conscience / Scripture / Savior.
CREATION:
Having God as the creator of the universe is the best explanation for the beginning. The universe always had to have something that created it; it could not have been designed out of anything.
Secondly, the more we learn from science, the more we see how elegant and finely tuned creation is for the earth to sustain life and how even a single shift in design calculations could be catastrophic.
Here are just six examples of our fine-tuned universe that point to the existence of an intelligent creator.
- If the strength of gravitational attraction were slightly different, life on earth would not be possible.
- If our moon were significantly larger, its gravitational pull would be higher ,causing tidal waves that would engulf the land.
- If the earth had more than one moon, the tides would be unstable.
- If the earth were significantly closer to the sun, our atmosphere would be too hot to survive.
- If the earth were significantly away from the sun, we would freeze to death.
- The earth has just about enough oxygen (that is 21 percent of the atmosphere) for creatures to be able to breathe. If there were a higher percentage of oxygen (above 25%,) things would catch on fire easily. If there were a lower percentage of oxygen (less than 15%), living beings would suffocate.
- Jupiter, a giant planet with a powerful gravitational pull, attracts asteroids and comets that otherwise might strike earth.
In short, everything about our earth and the universe seems tailor-made for living things to exist. Are these and a host of other similar factors the result of a random cosmic coincidence, or was an intelligent designer involved?
CONSCIENCE:
Everyone is born with foreknowledge of right and wrong inbuilt within us by God Himself.
The moral law written on our conscience cries out that there is a Lawgiver (Romans 2:11-16).
SCRIPTURE AND SAVIOUR
The content of Scripture includes various prophecies about Jesus that were full filled and the salvation work of Jesus on earth, which can also be attested and explained historically.
When read in conjunction, the above facts provide grounds for believing that there is something beyond ourselves; there is God.
Christians believe this God revealed Himself to us through the person of Jesus Christ as recorded in the sacred scriptures.
From the first verse in Genesis and throughout the Bible, the presence of God is definite. The Bible never tries to defend or explain the existence of God, in fact, it says the following about those who do not believe:
Psalm 14:1 (NKJV)
The fool has said in his heart,
“There is no God.”
They are corrupt,
They have done abominable works,
There is none who does good.
Before anyone gets offended reading the above verse, there is a difference between those who do not accept the existence of God as an undeniable fact and those that are still trying to seek Him earnestly. There is a difference between foolishness and having an honest doubt.
To conclude, ask yourself this.
What more evidence do I require apart from what has already been given to me to believe in God?
God does not need to prove Himself to us. Yet, He has made himself known in the flesh and has given us the freedom to follow Him.
Think of this?
If God would write on the moon, “I AM JESUS, WORSHIP ME,” this phenomenon would have resulted in everyone worshiping God; however, this would only be through fear and not by faith and love.
God does not enforce Himself on us; rather, He reveals Himself through creation, and our conscience and through His son Jesus.
If you doubt the existence of God, give yourself a moment tonight in prayer and the word of God; ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
The fool says in his heart, 'there is no God.'
Pslam 14:1 (NIV)
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