The Reasons
Reason 1: Matter Demands a Maker
The Law of Cause and Effect, or the Law of Causality, states that every physical effect must have an adequate antecedent or simultaneous cause. The theory that atheistic evolutionists have advanced for several decades now is known as the Big Bang. Allegedly, approximately 14 billion years ago all of the matter and energy in the Universe was concentrated in a tiny ball of matter that exploded, causing the eventual formation of galaxies throughout the Universe. The obvious problem with this explanation is that even if the Big Bang actually happened, a person must still explain whence came the “original” ball of matter. Something simply cannot come from nothing.
Many atheists such as Stephen Hawking have stated that “Nothing caused the Big Bang”. This ‘explanation’, however, is completely illogical. If at one time in the past nothing existed, then nothing should exist today. A reasonable, naturalistic explanation for the origin of the “original” ball of matter that supposedly led to the Universe does not exist. One of the world’s leading atheists, Richard Dawkins, has basically admitted such. In fact, atheists have remarked on how illogical it is to gain something from nothing. According to them, the fact that it doesn’t make sense is partly why it is so interesting.
There is another law that supports creation: the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This law states that matter and energy become less usable over time, and has led most scientists to conclude that the Universe has not always existed. If it had, we would be out of usable energy. The fact is, the Universe had a beginning. At one time in the past, the material Universe did not exist. Then, at some point, matter came into existence. But since matter is not eternal and cannot create itself from nothing, then something outside of the material realm must have brought matter into existence.In short, matter demands a Maker. The evidence clearly indicates that the cause of the Universe is inexplicable without a supernatural Being. Without some type of eternal power, our Universe cannot exist, and the atheistic answer that our Universe created itself from nothing is the furthest thing from either a scientific or a rational explanation.
The Law of Cause and Effect, or the Law of Causality, states that every physical effect must have an adequate antecedent or simultaneous cause. The theory that atheistic evolutionists have advanced for several decades now is known as the Big Bang. Allegedly, approximately 14 billion years ago all of the matter and energy in the Universe was concentrated in a tiny ball of matter that exploded, causing the eventual formation of galaxies throughout the Universe. The obvious problem with this explanation is that even if the Big Bang actually happened, a person must still explain whence came the “original” ball of matter. Something simply cannot come from nothing.
Many atheists such as Stephen Hawking have stated that “Nothing caused the Big Bang”. This ‘explanation’, however, is completely illogical. If at one time in the past nothing existed, then nothing should exist today. A reasonable, naturalistic explanation for the origin of the “original” ball of matter that supposedly led to the Universe does not exist. One of the world’s leading atheists, Richard Dawkins, has basically admitted such. In fact, atheists have remarked on how illogical it is to gain something from nothing. According to them, the fact that it doesn’t make sense is partly why it is so interesting.
There is another law that supports creation: the Second Law of Thermodynamics. This law states that matter and energy become less usable over time, and has led most scientists to conclude that the Universe has not always existed. If it had, we would be out of usable energy. The fact is, the Universe had a beginning. At one time in the past, the material Universe did not exist. Then, at some point, matter came into existence. But since matter is not eternal and cannot create itself from nothing, then something outside of the material realm must have brought matter into existence.In short, matter demands a Maker. The evidence clearly indicates that the cause of the Universe is inexplicable without a supernatural Being. Without some type of eternal power, our Universe cannot exist, and the atheistic answer that our Universe created itself from nothing is the furthest thing from either a scientific or a rational explanation.
Reason 2: Life Demands a Life-Giver
Life does not pop into existence from nothing. Every scientist, whether theist or atheist, knows this observation to be true. The Law of Biogenesis supports this theory. Simply put, this law states that life comes from previous life. Scientists have stated how it is well known that life only comes from life of its same kind that came before. In his book titled Your Inner Fish, Neil Shubin, an evolutionist, stated that all life comes from a parent. Why is this so important? If live could not exist except from life, than how did life come to exist? Evolutionist and Harvard University Professor George Wald admitted that there ultimately are two options for life’s origin: (1) spontaneous generation and (2) to believe in a single, primary act of supernatural creation. There is no third option. Sadly, most modern biologists, having admitted the falsity of the spontaneous generation hypothesis, are unwilling to accept the alternative belief in special creation. Rather than follow the evidence where it ultimately leads, atheists would rather put their confidence in a theory that was disproven long ago. |
Reason 3: Design Demands a Designer
Everyday observation reveals and confirms the obvious fact that complex, functional design demands a designer. No honest, informed person can deny that the Universe is extremely fine-tuned and functionally complex. Consider just one example involving electrons and protons. Despite the differences in masses, electrons and protons, they have the same electrical charge. Scientists suggest that if the electrical charge of the electron were altered by one part in 100 billion, our bodies would instantly explode. Is such precision indicative of precise design? Most certainly.
Many scientists, including atheists, have remarked on how ordered, precise, and intelligent the universe is, despite the fact that, according to atheists, it all came together by random, spontaneous processes. The fact is, the universe is very well designed.
A good definition of “design” is a purpose and procedure using deliberate planning to achieve a goal. Even if a different definition does not involve detailed planning, a design is certainly not random. A design is the effect, not of time, chance, and unintelligent, random accidental explosions (what nonsense!), but of the purposeful planning and deliberate actions of an inventor or designer. Literally, by definition, design demands a designer; thus the designed Universe demands a Designer. Honest observation and rational thought should lead every truth-seeking individual to the same conclusion that the psalmist came to 3,000 years ago: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (19:1).
Since the Universe exhibits complex, functional design, and (by definition) complex, functional design demands a designer, then the Universe must have an intelligent designer. This argument for God is logically sound and observationally true. A person can know (without a doubt) that God exists if for no other reason than that the Universe’s design demands a Designer. “For every house is built by someone, but He Who built all things is God” (Hebrews 3:4).
Everyday observation reveals and confirms the obvious fact that complex, functional design demands a designer. No honest, informed person can deny that the Universe is extremely fine-tuned and functionally complex. Consider just one example involving electrons and protons. Despite the differences in masses, electrons and protons, they have the same electrical charge. Scientists suggest that if the electrical charge of the electron were altered by one part in 100 billion, our bodies would instantly explode. Is such precision indicative of precise design? Most certainly.
Many scientists, including atheists, have remarked on how ordered, precise, and intelligent the universe is, despite the fact that, according to atheists, it all came together by random, spontaneous processes. The fact is, the universe is very well designed.
A good definition of “design” is a purpose and procedure using deliberate planning to achieve a goal. Even if a different definition does not involve detailed planning, a design is certainly not random. A design is the effect, not of time, chance, and unintelligent, random accidental explosions (what nonsense!), but of the purposeful planning and deliberate actions of an inventor or designer. Literally, by definition, design demands a designer; thus the designed Universe demands a Designer. Honest observation and rational thought should lead every truth-seeking individual to the same conclusion that the psalmist came to 3,000 years ago: “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork” (19:1).
Since the Universe exhibits complex, functional design, and (by definition) complex, functional design demands a designer, then the Universe must have an intelligent designer. This argument for God is logically sound and observationally true. A person can know (without a doubt) that God exists if for no other reason than that the Universe’s design demands a Designer. “For every house is built by someone, but He Who built all things is God” (Hebrews 3:4).
Reason 4: Intelligence Demands an Intelligent Creator
Intelligence is defined as “the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge”. A person can easily determine, to a certain extent, the intelligence of a living thing. Man, obviously, is highly intelligent. Caterpillars, on the other hand, are not so intelligent. According to Atheist principles, a tiny ball of matter randomly exploded billions of years ago, formed the galaxies, and caused life to exist. Millions of years later, intelligent life exists. What humans have consistently observed in nature, however, is that intelligence demands previous intelligence. The reason that humans in the 21st century are intelligent is because our ancestors were intelligent. Dust does not give way to organized dust particles that have “the capacity to acquire and apply knowledge.” Water does not think. Neither “nothing” nor inorganic matter ever produces intelligent creatures. So how did the first intelligent creatures come to inhabit the Universe? Just as the first life demands a supernatural life Giver, so the first intelligent beings demand a self-existent, miracle-working Creator with intelligence. |
Reason 5: Mortality Demands a Mortal Law-Giver
Nearly all people say that there are things that are definitely “good” and things that are surely “bad”. Why is this important? It means that morality exists. In 1998, Philosophers Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl said “Those who deny obvious moral rules—who say that murder and rape are morally benign, that cruelty is not a vice, and that cowardice is a virtue—do not merely have a different moral point of view; they have something wrong with them.”
Just as two plus two can really be known to be four, every rational human can know that some things are objectively good, while other things are objectively evil. However, if there are some things that are good and others that are bad, mustn't there be some point of reference that these beliefs are based on?
Recognition by atheists and non atheists alike of anything being morally wrong begs the question: How can an one call something evil, or wicked? According to atheism, man is nothing but matter in motion. Humankind allegedly evolved from rocks and slime over billions of years. How could moral value come from rocks and slime? The fact that humans even contemplate morality testifies to the huge chasm between man and animals and the fact that moral value could not have arisen from animals. Only humans have moral values.
The moral argument for God’s existence exposes atheism as the self-contradictory, atrocious philosophy that it is. Atheists must either reject the truthfulness of the moral argument’s first premise (“If objective moral value exists, then God exists”) and illogically accept the indefensible idea that objective morality somehow arose from rocks and reptiles, or (2) they must reject the argument’s second premise (“Objective moral values exist”), and accept the insane, utterly repulsive idea that terrible things can never be condemned as objectively “wrong.”
If there is no God, then there is no objective basis to say that some things are right and others are wrong. Reason demands that objective good and evil can only exist if there is some real, objective reference point outside of nature.
Nearly all people say that there are things that are definitely “good” and things that are surely “bad”. Why is this important? It means that morality exists. In 1998, Philosophers Francis Beckwith and Gregory Koukl said “Those who deny obvious moral rules—who say that murder and rape are morally benign, that cruelty is not a vice, and that cowardice is a virtue—do not merely have a different moral point of view; they have something wrong with them.”
Just as two plus two can really be known to be four, every rational human can know that some things are objectively good, while other things are objectively evil. However, if there are some things that are good and others that are bad, mustn't there be some point of reference that these beliefs are based on?
Recognition by atheists and non atheists alike of anything being morally wrong begs the question: How can an one call something evil, or wicked? According to atheism, man is nothing but matter in motion. Humankind allegedly evolved from rocks and slime over billions of years. How could moral value come from rocks and slime? The fact that humans even contemplate morality testifies to the huge chasm between man and animals and the fact that moral value could not have arisen from animals. Only humans have moral values.
The moral argument for God’s existence exposes atheism as the self-contradictory, atrocious philosophy that it is. Atheists must either reject the truthfulness of the moral argument’s first premise (“If objective moral value exists, then God exists”) and illogically accept the indefensible idea that objective morality somehow arose from rocks and reptiles, or (2) they must reject the argument’s second premise (“Objective moral values exist”), and accept the insane, utterly repulsive idea that terrible things can never be condemned as objectively “wrong.”
If there is no God, then there is no objective basis to say that some things are right and others are wrong. Reason demands that objective good and evil can only exist if there is some real, objective reference point outside of nature.
Reason 6: The Bible’s Supernatural Attributes Demand a Supernatural Author
Christians do not believe that God exists simply because the Bible teaches that He does, nor do they believe that the Bible is the Word of God simply because the Bible claims to be inspired by God. Anyone can make claims about whatever they wish. Simply because a person claims to have revelation from a supernatural Creator does not make it so. If, however, the Bible possesses attributes that are super-human, then the Bible proves itself to be of supernatural origin and has indirectly proven the existence of the supernatural Author.
It is said that one of the main ways that atheism can be disproven is if the Bible were to be proven true and that it showed the ability to correctly prophecy to future events- events that are happening now or have happened in the past. The Bible does, in fact, contain numerous prophecies that are fulfilled centuries after they are announced down to the last detail, suggesting a supernatural writer. Perhaps the most well-known of these prophecies are the Messianic prophecies that are fulfilled by Jesus Christ. The argument given by many that the books with the prophecies were written only after they were fulfilled is complete nonsense. The books of the Bible were written as the events they tell of happened or soon thereafter. The first five books of the Bible, the Torah, are used by the Israelites and referenced during the later books of the Bible.
A prophecy to prove the Bible’s truthfulness and accuracy concerns a man named Cyrus and two nations: Babylon and the Medo-Persian Empire. Isaiah, who prophesied around 700 B.C., vividly described how God would destroy the powerful kingdom of Babylon. Writing as if it had already occurred, Isaiah declared Babylon would fall (21:9). He then prophesied that Babylon would fall to the Medes and Persians (Isaiah 13; 21:1-10) and that the “golden city” (Babylon) would be conquered by a man named Cyrus (44:28; 45:1-7). This is a remarkable prophecy, especially since Cyrus was not born until almost 150 years after Isaiah penned these words.
Not only did Isaiah predict that Cyrus would overthrow Babylon, but he also wrote that Cyrus, serving as Jehovah’s “anointed” and “shepherd,” would release the Jews from captivity and assist them in their return to Jerusalem for the purpose of rebuilding the temple. Isaiah's prophecies were recorded almost 200 years before Cyrus conquered Babylon (539 B.C.). [NOTE: Secular history verifies that all of these events came true. There really was a man named Cyrus who ruled the Medo-Persian Empire. He did conquer Babylon and assist the Jews just as Isaiah prophesied.]
This example and more show that the people of the Bible, who were able to prophesy so many wondrous things, are proof that they were men who were inspired by a higher Being. Logically, this points to the fact that a God exists. In short, the Bible’s supernatural attributes logically demand a supernatural Author.
Christians do not believe that God exists simply because the Bible teaches that He does, nor do they believe that the Bible is the Word of God simply because the Bible claims to be inspired by God. Anyone can make claims about whatever they wish. Simply because a person claims to have revelation from a supernatural Creator does not make it so. If, however, the Bible possesses attributes that are super-human, then the Bible proves itself to be of supernatural origin and has indirectly proven the existence of the supernatural Author.
It is said that one of the main ways that atheism can be disproven is if the Bible were to be proven true and that it showed the ability to correctly prophecy to future events- events that are happening now or have happened in the past. The Bible does, in fact, contain numerous prophecies that are fulfilled centuries after they are announced down to the last detail, suggesting a supernatural writer. Perhaps the most well-known of these prophecies are the Messianic prophecies that are fulfilled by Jesus Christ. The argument given by many that the books with the prophecies were written only after they were fulfilled is complete nonsense. The books of the Bible were written as the events they tell of happened or soon thereafter. The first five books of the Bible, the Torah, are used by the Israelites and referenced during the later books of the Bible.
A prophecy to prove the Bible’s truthfulness and accuracy concerns a man named Cyrus and two nations: Babylon and the Medo-Persian Empire. Isaiah, who prophesied around 700 B.C., vividly described how God would destroy the powerful kingdom of Babylon. Writing as if it had already occurred, Isaiah declared Babylon would fall (21:9). He then prophesied that Babylon would fall to the Medes and Persians (Isaiah 13; 21:1-10) and that the “golden city” (Babylon) would be conquered by a man named Cyrus (44:28; 45:1-7). This is a remarkable prophecy, especially since Cyrus was not born until almost 150 years after Isaiah penned these words.
Not only did Isaiah predict that Cyrus would overthrow Babylon, but he also wrote that Cyrus, serving as Jehovah’s “anointed” and “shepherd,” would release the Jews from captivity and assist them in their return to Jerusalem for the purpose of rebuilding the temple. Isaiah's prophecies were recorded almost 200 years before Cyrus conquered Babylon (539 B.C.). [NOTE: Secular history verifies that all of these events came true. There really was a man named Cyrus who ruled the Medo-Persian Empire. He did conquer Babylon and assist the Jews just as Isaiah prophesied.]
This example and more show that the people of the Bible, who were able to prophesy so many wondrous things, are proof that they were men who were inspired by a higher Being. Logically, this points to the fact that a God exists. In short, the Bible’s supernatural attributes logically demand a supernatural Author.
Reason 7: The Historical, Miracle-Working, Resurrected Jesus Demands a Supernatural Explanation
Human beings can do many amazing things, but there are certain actions that are humanly impossible. Humans cannot walk on water unassisted, give sight to the blind, instantly reattach severed ears with only their hands, or raise the dead. If ever such a “man” existed, his life would logically testify to the existence of a supernatural Being. People acknowledge the fact that if someone who could perform miracles and feats that were humanly impossible, atheism would be disproven forever. The fact is, Jesus is that person. He fulfilled precise prophecies and worked supernatural miracles, including coming back from the dead Himself- testifying that He was a supernatural being. Also, Jesus is a real, historical person. There are numerous secular documents that reference Jesus. Here is what Josephus, a historian who documented the history of the Jews, had to say in AD 93.
“About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. And when, upon the accusation of the principal men among us, Pilate had condemned him to a cross, those who had first come to love him did not cease. He appeared to them spending a third day restored to life, for the prophets of God had foretold these things and a thousand other marvels about him. And the tribe of the Christians, so called after him, has still to this day not disappeared.”
While atheists and others say that they would be convinced that Christianity was real if they met Jesus, they ignore the evidence about the Jesus who existed 2000 years ago.
Human beings can do many amazing things, but there are certain actions that are humanly impossible. Humans cannot walk on water unassisted, give sight to the blind, instantly reattach severed ears with only their hands, or raise the dead. If ever such a “man” existed, his life would logically testify to the existence of a supernatural Being. People acknowledge the fact that if someone who could perform miracles and feats that were humanly impossible, atheism would be disproven forever. The fact is, Jesus is that person. He fulfilled precise prophecies and worked supernatural miracles, including coming back from the dead Himself- testifying that He was a supernatural being. Also, Jesus is a real, historical person. There are numerous secular documents that reference Jesus. Here is what Josephus, a historian who documented the history of the Jews, had to say in AD 93.
“About this time there lived Jesus, a wise man, if indeed one ought to call him a man. For he was one who performed surprising deeds and was a teacher of such people as accept the truth gladly. He won over many Jews and many of the Greeks. He was the Messiah. And when, upon the accusation of the principal men among us, Pilate had condemned him to a cross, those who had first come to love him did not cease. He appeared to them spending a third day restored to life, for the prophets of God had foretold these things and a thousand other marvels about him. And the tribe of the Christians, so called after him, has still to this day not disappeared.”
While atheists and others say that they would be convinced that Christianity was real if they met Jesus, they ignore the evidence about the Jesus who existed 2000 years ago.