The very existence of the universe itself is evidence that there is a God. Let’s think about this for a moment. There are only three options for the existence of the universe. One, that it has always been. Two, that it came into being by itself. Three, that it was created.
The first option, that the universe is eternal, has been utterly rejected by the scientific community. The motion of the galaxies, the background radiation echo, and other evidences all overwhelmingly point to the fact that the universe sprang into existence at a particular point in time, something scientists call the Big Bang.
Option two, that the universe created itself, is philosophically impossible. Of course, before the universe existed it would not have been around to do the creating. Obviously, a non-existent universe could not have done anything! It did not exist. We all know that nothing can not do anything. Nothing is nothing. It (if we could even call nothing an it!) cannot see, smell, act, think, or create. So option one and two can be thrown out on scientific and philosophical grounds.
Option three, that something or someone outside of the universe created the universe, is the only reasonable option.
Let’s imagine I am holding up a painting. When you see a painting, what proof do you need to establish the fact that a painter exists? Nothing else besides the painting itself. The painting is absolute proof that there was a painter. You do not need to see the painter to believe that he or she exists. The painting is all the evidence you need. It would not be there if the painter did not exist, and so it is with the universe. The existence of the universe itself proves absolutely that there is a creator.3
ON ATHEISM:
”I am persuaded that men think there is no God because they wish there were none. They find it hard to believe in God, and to go on in sin, so they try to get an easy conscience by denying His existence.”
-Charles H. Spurgeon 1834-1892;, British preacher.
From:
ONE MINUTE ANSWERS TO SKEPTICS’ TOP FORTY QUESTIONS
CHARLIE H. CAMPBELL
Copyright © 2005 Charlie H. Campbell
Want to read more on this topic? Check out your Sunday School quarterly Winter 2014 Unit 2, Session 2, Bible Studies for Life. You can also read an overview of it at Our Reach, just use the tools there to search or browse for it by name. How Can I Be Sure God Exists? Jan 26