The Existence of God

considers the God to be the most important figure in its religion. God can be defined as a being conceived as the perfect, omnipotent, omniscient originator and ruler of the universe, the principal object of faith and worship in monotheistic religions (1). There are many people that do not believe in any religion. People who do not believe in a religion have no reason for believing in a God. People who do not believe in a God and argue against the existence of God are proving something that is completely false. There is a God for numerous reasons.

This paper's purpose is to prove the existence of God. There are ten main reasons that are presented in this paper that show the actuality of God. It also shows counter-arguments to the competing positions (the presence of evil). It also gives anticipatory responses to possible objections to the thesis.

The first reason focuses on the belief of faith. The following passage is taken from the Bible. It has excellent meaning because it shows that everyone has faith. Having faith is the first sign that shows everyone believes in a religion. There are two good definitions of religion. The first is belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe. The second is a personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship. The passage shows that everyone has an institutionalized system that has belief. The passage is as follows, "Everyone believes in something. No one can endure the stress and cares of life without faith in God. Atheists cannot prove there is no God. Pantheists cannot prove that everything is God. Pragmatists cannot prove that what will count for them in the future is what works for them now. Nor can agnostics prove that it is impossible to know one way or the other. Faith is unavoidable, even if we chose to believe only in ourselves. What is to be decided is what evidence we think is pertinent, how we are going to interpret that evidence, and who or what we are willing to believe in." (Luke 16:16)(4) The passage is great proof that there is a God. It shows that everyone has faith. Faith is a big aspect in religion. With every religion, there is likely to be a single holy being, a god.

Many atheists have used science as a way to disapprove the existence of God. Science is not an accurate way of disapproving the existence of God(2). Scientific method is limited to a process defined by what is measurable and repeatable. By definition, it cannot speak to issues of ultimate origin (creation), meaning, or morality. For such answers, science relies on the values of personal beliefs of those who use it. Science itself offers no moral guidance or values to govern our lives. All science can do is show us how natural law works, while telling us nothing about its origins.

Some have assumed that an evolutionary explanation of life would make God fiction. This overlooks some problems. Even if we assume that scientists will someday find enough "missing links" to confirm that life appeared and developed gradually over great periods of time, unsolved theories would still show the need for a creator. As a result, many scientists who believe in evolution also believe that the universe in all of its immensity and complexity did not "just happen." Many feel compelled to acknowledge the possibility or even likelihood of an intelligent designer (God) who provided the ingredients for life and set in motion the laws by which it developed.

The next two passages are both taken from the Bible. They focus on how humanity has denied the existence of God only to prove to itself that there is and always will be a God. The two passages are, "Mankind has been described as incurably religious. In unguarded moments of trouble or surprise, in prayer or in profanity, references to deity persist. Those who would dismiss such thoughts as bad habits or social vices are left with unanswerable questions. Denying the existence of God does not dispel the mysteries of life. Attempts to exclude God from the language of civil life does not eliminate the persistent longing for more than this life has to offer." (Ecclesiastes 3:11) There is something about truth, beauty, and love that make our hearts ache. Even in our anger with a God who would permit injustice and pain, we draw upon a moral conscience to argue that life is not as it ought to be (Romans 2:14-15). Man in the past has conceived the idea that God did not exist. He has believed that idea and tried to defend his theory. His theory failed because with no God, many mysteries of life remain unsolved.

There is evidence that proves the existence of God through witnesses throughout the time the Bible was written. People have witnessed miracles. On the first reading, the opening words of the Bible seem to assume the existence of God. Genesis, however, was written at a point of time in history. Moses wrote about miraculous events that were said to have been witnessed by millions of Jews and Egyptians. From the departure of the Jews to the coming of Messiah, God rests His case on events witnessed in real time and locations. Anyone who doubted the claims could visit real places and people to check out the evidence for themselves.

Israel and the Jewish followers are often used as an argument against God. Many find it difficult to believe in a God who would be partial to a "chosen people." Others find it harder to believe in a God who would not protect his "chosen nation" from the boxcars, gas chambers, and ovens of Auschwitz and Dachau. The events of World War 2 and the slavery of Jews in ancient Egypt show much suffering to Jews. A question that is brought up is, why would God let his "chosen people" suffer? The answer is from the beginning of the Old Testament history. Israel's future was prewritten. Together with other prophets, Moses predicted not only Israel's possession of the land but also her unparalleled suffering and dispersion throughout the whole earth, her eventual repentance and then finally her last-days restoration (Deuteronomy 28-34; Isaiah 2:1-5; Ezekiel 37-38).

Many who doubt the existence of God have reassured themselves with the thought, "If God wanted us to believe in Him, He would appear to us." God has appeared to us. He appeared to us as Jesus. According to the Bible, that is what God has done. Writing in the 7th century BC, the prophet Isaiah said that God would give His people a sign. A virgin would bear a son who would be called "God with us" (Isaiah 7:14; Matthew 1:23). Isaiah said this Son would be called, "Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace" (Isaiah 9:6). The Prophet also said that this child would die for His people's sins before seeing His life prolonged and honored by God (Isaiah 53). According to the