The Existence of God

Introduction

To begin our study in the bible doctrine, we ought to begin with God.
We are constantly challenged by atheist, skeptics and hecklers to prove there is a God.

It is difficult for natural man to believe in something he cannot see, touch or feel, 1 Corinthians 2:14.

The problem for the Christian is solved in the first verse of the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth," Genesis 1:1.

The Bible is not a textbook that attempts to prove the existence of God
- The Bible opens with a positive fact that God does exist. It did not occur to any writer of the Bible to prove this fact.
The Bible plainly states that it is the fool who denies the existence of God.

Psalms 14:1 "The fool hath saith to his heart, There is no God."
Anyone with any intelligence would acknowledge the evident fact of a living God.
The greatest proof apart from the Scripture of the existence of God is our daily fellowship with Him in prayer.
I know that there is a God because I talked to Him today and He heard and answered the prayer of my heart though it was only whispered silently.

Proof from the Scripture

Psalms 19:1 "The Heaven declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. "The beauty and glory of the heavens speak loudly saying, "God exist."

Romans 1:20 goes farther and suggests that creation even teaches about the eternal power of the Godhead, "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 excuses."
The man who accept Scripture will readily acknowledge the existence of God.

Proof from the Conscience

Man is born with a universal belief in a supreme being; no tribe has yet been discovered that lacks this. They know that some Being create and controls

Romans 2:15 "Who show the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and between themselves their thoughts accusing or else excusing them. "The existence of God is written in the human conscience.

Acts 17:23 "For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, To the Unknown God." Conscience told them that there was a God even they did not know him personally.

Some atheist may claim that their conscience does not tell them about God.

It is doubtful if genuine atheist can be found, for at best they are men who have silenced their conscience by blatant unbelief.

Some men are so blind that they may deny the existence of the sun in the sky, but that does not alter the fact that the sun exists, rises and sets each day.

None are so blind as those who refuse to see. The honest man will find that the inner still small voice says that God exist and is alive today.

Men deny the existence of God not because they cannot find Him, but because they are afraid to face the responsibility of being accountable to Him after death.

Atheism is one of the devil's tools to put men to sleep without accepting salvation.

If there is no God then I am not responsible to anyone and I can live and die as i please.

But in the quieter moments of reflection the conscience of every man whisper, "There is a God," and only fools deny it. To look up into the heavens and say that there is no God, simply because we cannot see Him, is as ridiculous as seeing a plane and saying that the plane is pilotless because we cannot see the pilot.

Few of us have ever seen our brains, yet we believe that we posses them because of centralized control systems in the body. Because we see creation, we believe in God.

Conclusion

Atheism, which is only giant doubt and unbelief, can only lead to darkness and despair for the one accepting it.
Acceptance of the Genesis 1:1, "In the beginning God," leads a sincere seeker into the path of a fuller revelation of God Himself.
Hebrew 11:6 "He that cometh to God must believe that He is [exist]."
Let us comes as children in simple faith, based on the revelation of God in Scripture and nature, believing and trusting Him completely.

Source: One hundred Bible Lessons
By: Alban Douglas