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Follow on Google News | Reasons (Part 1) Does God Exist And Was The Universe CreatedIn this stimulating message we discover four strong reasons that confirm the existence of God and six evidences for creation. Simple, yet convincing. Equip yourself to share Christ with those who do not believe.
By: All Peoples Church & World Outreach Isaiah 40:28 We see three eternal attributes of God in the verse: Infinite in TIME Infinite in POWER (or strength, energy) Infinite in UNDERSTANDING As human beings, we are finite. So really in attempting to know God, it is the finite that is trying to wrap its arms (or brain) around what is infinite. Genesis 1:1 Exodus 20:11 Genesis 2:1,2 There are at least two kinds of people who oppose this truth.: ATHEIST : An atheist is one who denies the existence of God. AGNOSTIC : An agnostic is one who believes it impossible to know anything about God or about the creation of the universe and refrains from commitment to any religious doctrine. As Alex McFarland states :"God is big enough to handle our questions" and "God is not intimidated by the depth of our scrutiny". Do You Really Know It All? Atheism requires "omniscience" Truth Exists An agnostic states that you cannot know for sure whether God exists or not. Essentially, the agnostic states that truth is not knowable. The problem is that they take this statement itself as "truth", which in their own terms, is a questionable statement. The Case for the Existence of God #1, Cause and Effect whatever has come into existence was caused to come into existence by something else. The universe came into existence. So, what caused it to come into existence? Every effect must have a cause. An effect without a cause is an impossibility. For example, if a ball comes flying into this audience would you accept it if I said it "just happened", that the ball just appeared out of non-materiality and flew across and dropped here. None of us would believe that. We would most likely go out to see if some kids were playing and accidently threw the ball in. We would go looking for the cause. A, Whatever has a beginning, has a cause behind it. B, The universe had a beginning. C, Therefore, the universe has a cause behind it, for its existence. #2, Creation Attests to a Creator; Design calls for a Designer Romans 1:20 Psalm 19:1-3 #3, Morality and Rationality The fact that humans beings are born with a innate sense of morality (right and wrong) and rationality (ability to use logic to reason, establish as truth/fact, etc.) points to something more than a chance happening. How can lifeless matter produce consciousness (mind), morality and rationality? #4, Experiencing Supernatural Phenomena We see answers to prayer and supernatural healing happen. Deliverance - we see manifestation of demons. These cannot be explained away as psychological phenomena. We see demons cast out and people being restored to well- being. This indicates the presence of demons. If demons are real, how much more is Jesus, in whose name these demons are cast out! The Case for Creation The following have been summarized from "The Case for a Creator" (Lee Strobel) We will look at 6 validations that point to an intelligent design and an act of creation: There has never been a time in history when the hard evidence of science was more confirmatory of belief in God than today. We believe as Stephen Meyer states, "Science done right, points us to God". #1, Evidence from Cosmology #2, Evidence from Physics #3, Evidence from Astronomy #4, Evidence of Biochemistry #5, Evidence from Biological Information #6, Evidence from Consciousness For detailed notes please visit apcwo.org Response Time Psalm 14:1 Romans 1:18-22 1 Corinthians 1:20,21 Man, in an attempt to be intelligent, often misses God or sometimes even willfully suppresses the truth and refuses to acknowledge the Creator God. A Personal God If we embrace that God exists and this God created everything, then we must take this one step further and understand that God must atleast be "personal" and "relational" God wants to be personal with us. He wants to relate to us, creatures He made in His own image. References: Content for this sermon has been taken from the following resources: 1, Alex McFarland, The 10 Most Common Objections to Christianity 2, The Case For A Creator, Lee Strobel 3, www.carm.org https://vimeo.com/ End
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