isn't this in the ultimate sense an "act of faith?"
As the Bible "in the beginning" just assumes that God is real, exists, and that He created all things?
is it EVEN possible to "prove" that God exists?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by JesusFan, Dec 14, 2011.
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preachinjesus Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
It is not possible to prove (here I guess you from an objective, rationalist perspective rooted in foundations list claims of epistemological certainty) that God exists.
It is a faith statement and belief.
Just like all other aspects of metaphysical speculation. -
It is a logical observation that God exists. Even Darwin started with God and went on from there. God's descriptive being comes from scripture. As we go back mentally in time we come to nothing, but what created nothing? Where did the big bang come from?
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According to Romans 1, God has revealed Himself to all men through creation, even His very divinity, so that no one has an excuse. In other words, God doesn't believe in atheists.
Can I prove God exists? No. -
It will depend on what you establish and accept as criteria for proof.
To the committed agnostic or atheist who considers the universe in a PURE natural domain, most likely never, without the intervention of the Holy Spirit. -
FWIW, advances toward Higgs particle.
http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-higgs-boson-20111214,0,7076752.story -
Not "prove" in any rational sense of the word.
Provide accumulative arguments for, show demonstrations of, add in testimonials, and documentation of effects, and one can arrive at a very conclusive statement concerning the fact that God IS, but proof? Not that I have seen, nor do I think that a transcendent "wholly other" God will ever allow us to "prove" that He exists. He tells us plainly that we believe by faith, and that based on His revelation, His prophets, and His Son. -
Moses had hard evidence in addition to his faith.
I had a fella tell me one time, "I know there's a God. I just talked with him this morning."
Seriously, there is an element of faith, which God says is pleasing to him. -
The belief in God is, by definition, presuppositional. However, it is also logical.
If there were no First Cause, the fact that the universe exists violates the rules of physics that govern it.
Spacetime and energymatter cannot be eternal because they involve "progression," hence, the Kalaam argument.
Entropy also demands a point of origin; otherwise, how far back could energy and matter go into an indefinite measure?
The First Cause must be intelligent because the universe is full of information. Information can only come from information.
The First Cause must be self-aware because of the above, and humanity is self-aware.
The First Cause must be greater than anything caused, including the sum of all parts.
The First Cause must be infinite in essence; if He were finite in any respect, He would be defined by information attributed from the outside, violating the Kalaam argument.
The Scriptures comprise the most attested work of antiquity; therefore, according to legal argument (not necessarily scientific), they should be considered as authoritative (if not more so) than any other historical documentation.
These Scriptures claim to be from God. According to the rules of evidence, they must be accurate. They must also be inerrant and infallible.
Accordingly, the Scriptures proclaim Jesus Christ as the Son of God Who died, was buried, and rose from the dead. Therefore, this must be true according to the rules of evidence. -
None of us can prove that God exists, but by Him revealing Himself to us, we know that He does. The "naysayers" want something tangible to know that God does exist, so they have taken faith out of the picture. It takes God Himself, to reveal Himself to someone, to cause them to believe that there is one true and living God.
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Still trying to see how some view Universe as being eternal, self sufficient, when matter cannot be created/destroyed totally, and we have no scientific mechanism to support always being here, or for even life to have originated! -
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Unless the Lord Himself openned up your mind and mine, we would probably be saying similiar things that they do about God! -
We were speaking of whether or not God could be proven scientifically. My contention then, as is now, is that if we free "science" from the bonds of the arbitrary presumption of Naturalism, which says that if something is not material then it can't be known, then not only can He be proven, but is proven and men are accountable.
The reality is that God is proven, not that men love Him. -
To tell the truth, I think that many who claim God doesn't exist are simply trying to convince themselves that they are right. -
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righteousdude2 Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
It is My Opinion.....
Both take a lot of mental gymnastics, and for me, it makes so much heart and mind sense to believe my God not only exists, but lives in my heart. Once I was saved (46 years ago on Christmas Eve), I never had a doubt. Oh sure, the devil likes to throw in a wrench, but, as to HIs existence, all I have to do is look around, and I am more than subtly reminded that He is the creator and author of everything I see and know. :love2:
Finally - God is something like electricity. You can't see elctricity, but you can see and feel its presence and mere existance. Want to feel it, stick your finger in a light socket, and when you pick yourself up from the ground, you will no longer doubt the presence and power of electricity :laugh::thumbsup::laugh: "Hellow!" -
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