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1. Does God Exist?

2. If So, What Kind of God Is He?

3. Is The Bible Reliable?

4. When Was Creation?

5. How Long Did Creation Take?

6. Is ‘Evolution’ Even Possible?

7. Is The ‘Big Bang’ Possible?

- “Intelligence of Design” ‘Intelligent Design’ vs. ‘Big Bang’/ ‘Evolution’

(Blind Faith vs. Science/Intelligence)

1. Does God Exist?







A. Matter – where did everything come from?

B. Design – how did things get this way?

C. Ethics – why is there a ‘right’ and ‘wrong’?

1. DOES GOD EXIST?

ANSWER:

1. SINCE everything that has a beginning has a maker..

2. IF evidence supports a beginning to the universe..

3. THEN the universe had a Maker. [GOD]

1. DOES GOD EXIST?

A. MATTER – Where Did Everything Come From?

If we find out a beginning…

we find out there’s a maker.

ANSWER:


2. IF evidence supports a beginning to the universe..


1. DOES GOD EXIST?


1. Laws of Thermodynamics

- The laws teach that the UNIVERSE is running out of usable energy and that it can’t create more. Therefore it will one day run out completely. (eg, car)

*If the universe had ‘no beginning’, it would’ve run out of energy by now because it would need an infinite supply of energy to support an eternal universe. But it doesn’t.

There is a limited supply of energy in the Universe,

therefore, there must be a limited age - ie, a beginning!

Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe:

2. Expanding Universe

- The Universe has been observed to be constantly expanding.

- Therefore, if you go back in time and run the universe in

reverse, it’ll eventually arrive at a single point., or dot.

- So this means, at one point in the past there was nothing.. and

then SUDDENLY the universe exploded into existence [the

beginning], and has been expanding ever since!


3. Theory of Relativity

- According to the Theory of Relativity - time, space and matter are all co-related. That is, if there is a beginning to one, there must be a beginning to all three.

- The Theory of Relativity is extremely reliable and very exact – and according to the Theory of Relativity, there was definitely a beginning for all three – time, space and matter.


ANSWER:


2. SINCE evidence supports a beginning to the

universe..


1. DOES GOD EXIST?


The Atheist will ask:

“IF GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE..

then… WHO CREATED GOD?”


“IF GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE..

then… WHO CREATED GOD?”

A: No one.

God hasn’t been proven to have had

a beginning.


The Believer should ask:

“IF NATURE HAD A BEGINNING.. then..

HOW CAN THE LAWS OF NATURE

CAUSE THE BEGINNING?”


“IF NATURE HAD A BEGINNING.. then.. HOW CAN THE LAWS OF NATURE CAUSE THE BEGINNING?”

A: It can’t.

Nothing can create itself since it would need

to exist first in order to bring itself into existence.





1. DOES GOD EXIST?

ANSWER:

1. SINCE everything with a design had a designer..

2. IF evidence supports a design to the universe..

3. THEN the Universe had a Designer. [GOD]

1. DOES GOD EXIST?

B. DESIGN – How Did Things Get This Way?

If we see a design…

we know there’s a designer.

ANSWER:


2. IF evidence supports a design to the universe..

3. THEN the Universe also had a Designer. [GOD]

1. DOES GOD EXIST?


1. Gravitational Force

- If GRAVITY in the universe was altered by .000000000

00000000000000000000000000001%, a star like our sun

would not be able to exist.

If the sun didn’t exist, obviously neither would we.

Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe:

2. Expansion Rate

If the universe had expanded at a rate one millionth more slowly than it did, the universe would have collapsed on itself.

If it had expanded faster, then no galaxies would have formed.

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3. Carbon Dioxide Level

If the CO2 level on earth were higher, we would all burn up. .

If the level was lower, we’d all suffocate.


There are 122 total known Anthropic Constants that make life on earth possible.

- Distance of Sun ‘there’s one chance in 1x10138 that the

- Speed of Light universe could exist apart from a Designer.’

- Water Vapor Levels - Astrophysicist Hugh Ross

- Jupiter’s Orbit (there are 1x 1070 atoms in the entire universe!)

- Thickness of Earth’s Crust

- Time of Earth’s Rotation

- Distance of Stars from Each Other

- Tilt of the Earth’s Axis

- Oxygen Level

- Rate of the Universe’s Expansion - etc..



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ANSWER:


2. SINCE evidence supports a design to the universe..

3. THEN the Universe had a Designer. [GOD]

1. DOES GOD EXIST?





1. DOES GOD EXIST?

ANSWER:

1. SINCE every law has a law giver..

2. IF evidence supports a Moral Law exists in humans..

3. THEN there is a Moral Law Giver. [GOD]

1. DOES GOD EXIST?

C. ETHICS – Why Is There A Right and Wrong?

ANSWER:


2. IF evidence supports a Moral Law exists in humans..


1. DOES GOD EXIST?


1. Justice

- People everywhere, even in remote tribes, agree that killing innocent people is wrong and that punishing such a murderer is just. (they don’t need to be taught this)

- We also sit in judgment of our own nation’s laws and share our opinion of whether the laws are just or unjust. (we often don’t agree with what we’re taught)

- Where does this sense of justice INSIDE all people

come from?

Evidence for a MORAL LAW in humans:

2. Excuses

- Why do we make excuses for our actions that aren’t against any law? (we weren’t taught that it’s wrong) (Eg, If we break plans, we give an excuse. If we bump into someone,

we give an excuse. If we forget something, we give an excuse.)

- By doing so, we acknowledge that we believe that a certain behavior is expected of us and is appropriate.

- Where does this belief INSIDE us come from?


3. Reaction

- Why do people react so strongly to ‘unfair’ situations if there is no law against it? (they have no law as support) (If someone breaks plans, we react. If someone bumps into us, we react. If someone forgets something, we react.)

- By doing so, we acknowledge that we believe that a certain behavior is expected of others and is appropriate.

- Where does this belief INSIDE us come from?


ANSWER:


2. SINCE evidence supports a Moral Law exists in

humans..


1. DOES GOD EXIST?


1. Does God Exist?







2. WHAT KIND OF GOD IS HE?

1. ETERNAL

– Since He created time.

2. SPIRIT

– Since He created matter.

3. NON-SPATIAL (Infinite)

– Since He created space.

4. SELF-EXISTENT

– Since everything came from Him.

The GOD (Cause) of the

Universe must be:

5. ALL POWERFUL

– Since He created the Universe out of nothing.

6. INTELLIGENT

– Since He designed an incredibly complex universe.

7. MORAL

– Since He put a moral law inside all people.

The GOD (Cause) of the

Universe must be:

1. Does God Exist? • MATTER – If everything we observe with a beginning has a cause, then since

the Universe had a beginning, it had a Cause/Creator. [GOD]

• DESIGN – If everything we observe with a design has a designer, then since the Universe has a complex design, it has an Intelligent Designer. [GOD]

• ETHICS – If every moral law we observe has a Law Maker, then since every human has a moral law inside them, there must be a Moral Law Giver. [GOD]

2. What Kind Of God Is He?

- Eternal - Infinite - All-Powerful - Moral

- Spirit - Self-Existent - Intelligent

SUMMARY

1. Does God Exist?







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