I am a Christian n I very much believe in God. What do u really understand by my topic? or post? Do u relly think I'm outrightly asking God to come down? I don't know how you understand my post but i was referring to the atheists, they are increasing so it's like trying to put the atheists to shame. Don't u communicate with God n sometimes hope for the impossible?
I don't know what meaning u put to my post but of cause I'm not directly asking God to come down or what u think/understand

1. Ok i get you now but why would you bother if someone believes God exists or not? If you believe He does then why not let Him handle the so called atheists. Thats why you call Him God!!!

2. Hope for the impossible!!! Yes i do but then the impossible have to be something real. Let the atheist increase oh infact let them multiply, let their hearts gnash at them cause thats what i feel is happenin. It shouldn't bother you at all. Just let your own faith in Him be true and firm!

Sorry i went hard on you but i felt your request was Extreme!!!

fellow:


@poster

I do not know your religious beliefs and if you actually do believe in God or not but if you are a christian well i must say i am ashamed of you. Why should God come down to prove His Being? If you really are a true christian then you would realize what you just asked him to do is outrightly stupid, if you are not then i understand your plight,

Why are yu lashing out at Monicaa? what is wrong in wishing for something? even in your bible tales, didn't Elijah ask God to prove himself to the prophets of Baal? It is fanatics like you who make religion much worse than it already is, ready to pillage and plunder without any backing for their actions except for some funny beliefs passed down through hearsay and political manipulations and which have never been proven or verified by anybody.

fellow:


@ y'all atheists

I have read your various comments on this issue and i would like to point out some simple observations. If you people do not believe in God, why then do you talk about his inconsistencies and ignore the consistencies? Why do you bother about the story of creation/the tower/Noah and the Ark tales if you believe that their is no God? why do you even read about him in the first instance? Why not just regard the whole bible as a folktale (not just a part of it) and ignore its content?

Why not take up the issue with God Himself? Oh i get it He doesn't exist so that means your facts/opinions/ideas about Him should not even come up at all, The hell most of you people write God as God and not god, Why?

You are being quite myopic and not making much sense here, possibly the only book you read and comment about in your life is your bible? no wonder why you beleive so much in it,  (brainwashing you see). I would suggest you pick up other books and expand your understanding of what goes on around you.
By the way, I've written God as god now so you know I'm not scared of the sky falling on my head though I'm sure yu'll come up with some balderdash.

fellow:

The reason this thread has gone on for too long (32pages ) is because some christians are taking the pains to defend their religion. If they had ignored y'all and your comments maybe it would have been a forgotten thread and you would have looked elsewhere for the very answers that plague your souls,

Why didn't you take your own advice and not contribute at all? better my soul be plagued by a search for a true answer rather than selling myself short beleiving in bogus tales.

duduspace:

You are being quite myopic and not making much sense here, possibly the only book you read and comment about in your life is your bible? no wonder why you beleive so much in it,  (brainwashing you see). I would suggest you pick up other books and expand your understanding of what goes on around you.
By the way, I've written God as god now so you know I'm not scared of the sky falling on my head though I'm sure yu'll come up with some balderdash.

Ah hA Ah hA. You got me laughing here. I wouldn't want to start with you brova. I just feel if you have so much disdain for God, why not just let Him be?

Like i said earlier, regard the whole bible as a folktale and ignore it. I guess thats my best advice to you!!!

You have the moral right to lash out at God yet your best song of 2007 was a gospel song, Olori Oko by Infinity?

I really see no issue to take up with you dude. Good Night!!!

@ Poster: Just as some have said God does not have to come down to prove Himself. To who by the way? I believe He exists cos i feel His presence very strongly in my life.

@ Dios: You claim the Bible is a book full of jewish folklores that have erased our history. Pray is Science synonymous with African history? People just come up and talk rubbish in the name of rationalisation. Charles Darwin said human beings evolved over time. So, why haven't we evolved into something else? Say machines? I hope u are not a Scientologist? Cos even in advanced society including America, the publicity secretary of Scientology (Tom Cruise) is considered "nuts".

fellow:

Ah hA Ah hA. You got me laughing here. I wouldn't want to start with you brova. I just feel if you have so much disdain for God, why not just let Him be?

Like i said earlier, regard the whole bible as a folktale and ignore it. I guess thats my best advice to you!!!

You have the moral right to lash out at God yet your best song of 2007 was a gospel song, Olori Oko by Infinity?

I really see no issue to take up with you dude. Good Night!!!

And so what? another of your hasty religious assumptions I guess, I appreciate the music for what it is (good music infused with a lot of traditional african percussion and local wood/wind instruments). You might possibly not expect me to listen to it but I do keep an open mind about things and I listen to all types of music that catches my fancy.

I appreciate it just the same way Angelique Kidjo's "Voodoo Child" is one of my favorite songs for the past decade and does that make me a voodoo worshipper? besides, who says that I'm lashing out at God? I'm only saying that the God/Gods of the various religions in the world are creations of men and not the real God (if he exists at all).

I also see no issue to take up with you at all except if you choose to create one.

Czarskit:

I remember watching a movie in which people doubted the existence of GOD,
They rather worshipped a white dude as their god. THe whole stuff went on and on until it was finally taken to court.
The man-god was present and the sought the presence of GOD as well, who never came. But he got to save all those who believe in him.
The idea of such a flick is to help maintain the faith of believers and it has surely helped me to attain an "unshakable faith" in GOD.

I won't plead with anyone to believe in GOD neither will I ask GOD to come down (how stupid a statement) to prove HIS presence. I only hope that he opens your eyes to see the truth.
People have been touched by sighting of angels/heavenly beings, seems there's a website which documents such stories. You might want to search for it if you're interested.

GOD exists, BELIEVE it or Not.

Quit posting.

fellow:

@poster

I do not know your religious beliefs and if you actually do believe in God or not but if you are a christian well i must say i am ashamed of you. Why should God come down to prove His Being? If you really are a true christian then you would realize what you just asked him to do is outrightly stupid, if you are not then i understand your plight,

@ y'all atheists

I have read your various comments on this issue and i would like to point out some simple observations. If you people do not believe in God, why then do you talk about his inconsistencies and ignore the consistencies? Why do you bother about the story of creation/the tower/Noah and the Ark tales if you believe that their is no God? why do you even read about him in the first instance? Why not just regard the whole bible as a folktale (not just a part of it) and ignore its content? It beats my imagination that you would take time to do an awful lot of research on biblical flaws because you want to prove the fact that God doesn't not exist. Why go through all the stress? I do not believe in the likes of Sangos/Obatalas despite the fact that they MIGHT be real and i would not (for all the money in the world) go digging up the archives just because i want to prove their non-existence. It makes no sense!!!

I just think the reason why you all do and say all these gibberish about God is because you are DAMN scared. If not why not face your own beliefs and ignore what other people say, Its not as if you are been forced to believe!!!
Why not take up the issue with God Himself? Oh i get it He doesn't exist so that means your facts/opinions/ideas about Him should not even come up at all, The hell most of you people write God as God and not god, Why?

@bindex

I can see you are a muslim but a very poor one at that. You say God is not real but then shout Allahs name across board. Who is Allah? Who is Prophet Issa? If you are a versed muslim you would know that prophet Issa - Jesus - , according to your hadith (which most muslim would never read) is coming back to this Earth. Have you ever read that? If you have, what is He coming to do? The only major difference between muslims and christians is none other than the place of Jesus (Prophet Issa) in Gods domain. Muslims believe Jesus (Prophet Issa) is a normal prophet like others before Him while christians believe He's more than that,

I just see all these as desperate measures from desperate souls. People trying to find justification where there is none. They all want concrete believe so that they don't rot in hell,

The reason this thread has gone on for too long (32pages ) is because some christians are taking the pains to defend their religion. If they had ignored y'all and your comments maybe it would have been a forgotten thread and you would have looked elsewhere for the very answers that plague your souls,

Why would I be scared of your god, that'll be like a grown a$$ man who's scared of the boogeyman. On the contrary, YOU are the scared one. YOU are scared of the "lake of fire"

Mosetra:

@ Poster: Just as some have said God does not have to come down to prove Himself. To who by the way? I believe He exists cos i feel His presence very strongly in my life.

@ Dios: You claim the Bible is a book full of jewish folklores that have erased our history. Pray is Science synonymous with African history? People just come up and talk rubbish in the name of rationalisation. Charles Darwin said human beings evolved over time. So, why haven't we evolved into something else? Say machines? I hope u are not a Scientologist? Cos even in advanced society including America, the publicity secretary of Scientology (Tom Cruise) is considered "nuts".

I didn't say that!!!!!! I said y'all are to obsessed with kike folklores to even care about your own history. I don't know what darwin has to do with this but since you dragged his evolution theory into it, I'll indulge you. WHY HAVEN'T WE EVOLVED INTO SOMETHING ELSE? WELL, AIN'T YOU STILL WAITING FOR YOUR KIKE SAVIOUR?
Scientology? WTF? They are just as deluded as you people.

may ALMIGHTY GOD IN HEAVEN have mercy on those of you who doubt him or doudt his existentense that you know that god is a consuming fire please please please and please i warn if you dont have any thing reasonable to say about God keep your thoughts to your self because if he should start wit you who will you turn to please all you who talk rubbish about God repent heis faithful and just he will forgive you of you sins

33 pages and still no God.

The injustice that's about to be done to this world has been justified by religion so one man is coming to kill human beings amd because he's god we'll just sit back and watch him do all that cause we think he created us? Listen people, the complexity of this universe goes way beyond a being saying let there be light and there was light. !!!!! I HATE YOU ALL. BLACK MUSLIMS AND CHRISTIANS!!!!!.

Religion is playing a game on your spirituality

Your history and ancestors are no longer important, all that matter is what the imaginary god said. What will happen to people who died before these religions reached Africa? Look at Chinese people, they are neither Christians or Muslims, they are simply worshiping what their ancestors left behind and they have advanced alot. Let's be objective when we look at things sometimes.

Nice one.

You know, Earth is one of billions of stars that make up the Milky Way,our galaxy. The Milky Way is one of billions and billions of galaxies that make up the universe. Some scientists believe there isn't a universe,but a multiverse, and this universe is merely one in an infinite number of universes.

Time doesn't end. It never began, and will never cease. It's eternal. Infinite.
Now take someone who works with such measures of time and space and who knows what else. What form would such a creature take, to relate physically with us?

Well, it seems, a human form. The bible isn't a conspiracy by modern Christians. It's a collection of scrolls thousands of years old,penned by different people in different ages,most of whom do not claim divine inspiration or authorship. And these men talk about God and what they witnessed him do.  With the exception of Genesis, they're eye-witness accounts in the main.
These people say God came down in the person of Christ.

The writer of 1 John (1-3) wrote
That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked at and our hands have touched—this we proclaim concerning the Word of life. The life appeared; we have seen it and testify to it, and we proclaim to you the eternal life, which was with the Father and has appeared to us. We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, 

They saw God and they're telling everybody about it. You may believe their account or not , you may experiment to see if what they say is true or not.

But, what form would you want him to take? You must have some idea. How would God show himself that would convince you of his existence once and for all? It would be interesting to know.

Mad_Max:

Nice one.
How would God show himself that would convince you of his existence once and for all? It would be interesting to know.

Many many many things oh! LOL
For starters he should start speaking for himself, that would be a very very very very very very very very very good start

LMAO Why is God silent?

Why hasnt he shown himself yet?

This topic is priceless LOL

Here is the formula:

If there were no God, there will be no atheists, since there are atheists therefore God is, was and is to come, the Almighty.  (Rev.1:8 )  QED

In my humble opinion, it seems to me like Christians are trying to save Atheists being thrown into the lake of fire, and Atheists are trying to save Christians from wasting their whole lives believing in said lake of fire.

This is mankinds humanity to man.

We need to realise that the various concepts of God began with and are based on the creation myths of early bronze age civilizations first attempts to comprehend and understand the origins of life, the universe, and the immensely powerful forces of nature.

Peace

Chrisbenogor:

Many many many things oh! LOL
For starters he should start speaking for himself, that would be a very very very very very very very very very good start

Heyyyy. I like that one.
You know something odd? Do you know Christians aren't supposed to believe in something of which they've no proof?I sort of thought Faith meant trusting blindly in something you cant see and don't know for sure. Can you believe the scripture writers say Faith isn't that at all, that Faith means you have personal PROOF of the intangible?It says so in Hebrews 11.

1Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

3Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear.

And Romans 10:17 says:Faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Since the Greek word for 'Word' (logos) also means Thought or Consciousness, I guess faith coming by hearing the 'word' of God doesn't mean hearing your pastor preach.  Hearing the word, not studying or reading or looking at it. Most interesting,since you'd like him to 'speak'. And you know, the guy's sort of a serial 'individualist'. He only talks to people individually, probably cause no one else is hearing or seeing or talking or making choices or living your life for you. So if you want Faith (Proof of the intangible/incorporeal/spiritual/what is hoped for or desired) you're going to have to hear him with your own senses.

You want him to speak for himself? Then try talking to the guy. Talk to the guy for a few minutes everyday, if you aren't too chicken. Just say whatever the hell is on your mind. Talk about your day or the state of the world or whatever.Sure you'll feel silly and self-conscious at first,but you'll soon get the hang of it. I bet you're going to hear someone speak before the year runs out.(Nooo,not the psychiatrist)

Go on,Chrissy,I double-dare ya!
Go Chris go! Go Chris go! Go Chris go!

OLAADEGBU:

Here is the formula:

If there were no God, there will be no atheists, since there are atheists therefore God is, was and is to come, the Almighty. (Rev.1:8 ) QED

Well said!!

Bottomline here is this,,even if all MEN be a liar and they fail you in there words and Actions,God still exist.More so it might please you to note CHRISTIANITY is not a RELIGION its rather a RELATIONSHIP you build and continue to build with God from now till eternity.Even people with greater scientific postulations are coming to believe the existence of GOD.A recent pool in d USA came out with a shocking result that over 80% Americans now believe in the existence of God whilst 64% disapproves the concept/theory of evolution.So what you guys are trying to believe in is been jettisoned in the developed world.check out these links http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/12/beliefs-in-god-ufos-prevail/ ,http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=982
The truth here is that you have s great opportunity to discover God by studying HIS word and probably fellowship with christians with like minds.Mankind would continue to search for TRUTH till the end of age.You need not go to far its all in the Bible irrespective of man's effort to talk it down!
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REAL TRUTH:

Bottomline here is this,,even if all MEN be a liar and they fail you in there words and Actions,God still exist.More so it might please you to note CHRISTIANITY is not a RELIGION its rather a RELATIONSHIP you build and continue to build with God from now till eternity.Even people with greater scientific postulations are coming to believe the existence of GOD.A recent pool in d USA came out with a shocking result that over 80% Americans now believe in the existence of God whilst 64% disapproves the concept/theory of evolution.So what you guys are trying to believe in is been jettisoned in the developed world.check out these links http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/dec/12/beliefs-in-god-ufos-prevail/ ,http://www.harrisinteractive.com/harris_poll/index.asp?PID=982
The truth here is that you have s great opportunity to discover God by studying HIS word and probably fellowship with christians with like minds.Mankind would continue to search for TRUTH till the end of age.You need not go to far its all in the Bible irrespective of man's effort to talk it down!
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So if God exists where is He? If you can't see him how can u explain his existance? Pls define the word existance for me?

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tpia:

after 33 pages of the same question repeated in different forms depending on the upbringing of the asker, we're still back where the thread started from?

Yes OH! And God still no wan show his face! I wonder why? It could be that he dosen't exist at all!!

Monicaa:

I believe in God and have faith but with the way people (atheists) talk, I wish God could actually come down and talk n put them to shame.

Come down from where?,the sky?,his throne? If you say he is in heaven, that is still containing him in some place or something, making him less than himself. If you christians claim that your God is everywhere at the same time, he is already omnipresent, so he dont need to come down here. If you claim that your God is omnipresent How can your God come down to a place or travel to place where he is suposed to be already?.

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Atheist
Abeg make orna con give me fact that there is no GOD
And Mind You


"If There Is A GOD I NEED ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN!"

Am Alone:

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Atheist
Abeg make orna con give me fact that there is no GOD
And Mind You


"If There Is A GOD I NEED ABSOLUTELY NO SIGN!"

If God did exist {or could prove his existance} we wouldn't be having this argument about whether he exists. So therefore God don't exist.

manmustwac:

If God did exist {or could prove his existance} we wouldn't be having this argument about whether he exists. So therefore God don't exist.

1. God is not beholden to accede to your demands to come show Himself to you face to face before you believe.

2. You have a RIGHT not to believe in God, just dont expect to be allowed into his abode because you have consciously chosen your path.

3. Your conclusion is based on what?

davidylan:

1. God is not beholden to accede to your demands to come show Himself to you face to face before you believe.

He's supposed to show himself to the masses if he's omniposent and truly exists

davidylan:

3. Your conclusion is based on what?

REALITY!

manmustwac:

He's supposed to show himself to the masses if he's omniposent and truly exists

On what basis? Why show himself to the uninterested? you dont have to belief . . . you're doing just fine.

manmustwac:

REALITY!

I dont think you understand what "reality" really is. Reality is not that narrow piece of the world we choose to focus on.

davidylan:

On what basis? Why show himself to the uninterested? you dont have to belief . . . you're doing just fine.

But he showed himself to the uninterested according to the bible so many times, he went ahead with his mighty sword of slaughter against the enemies of his people. He even made the stars in the sky to fight along side his chosen men in battles. I wonder why he can't do these things any more. When men were primitive god was all over them addressing them through public speeches as it is written in some parts of the bible, but since when men became advanced and more knowledgeable god ran away.

I dont think you understand what "reality" really is. Reality is not that narrow piece of the world we choose to focus on.

Reality is the ability of your god to make the stars in the sky to fight along side his chosen men . Sweet reality.

bindex:

But he showed himself to the uninterested according to the bible so many times, he went ahead with his mighty sword of slaughter against the enemies of his people. He even made the stars in the sky to fight along side his chosen men in battles. I wonder why he can't do these things any more. When men were primitive god was all over them addressing them through public speeches as it is written in some parts of the bible, but since when men became advanced and more knowledgeable god ran away.


Reality is the ability of your god to make the stars in the sky to fight along side his chosen men . Sweet reality.

Kai Shegen kaya. . . . .

Where is he/she/it oooooooooooo. . . . .

Does God exist? Here are six straight-forward reasons to believe that God is really there.


By Marilyn Adamson

Just once wouldn't you love for someone to simply show you the evidence for God's existence? No arm-twisting. No statements of, "You just have to believe." Well, here is an attempt to candidly offer some of the reasons which suggest that God exists.

But first consider this. If a person opposes even the possibility of there being a God, then any evidence can be rationalized or explained away. It is like if someone refuses to believe that people have walked on the moon, then no amount of information is going to change their thinking. Photographs of astronauts walking on the moon, interviews with the astronauts, moon rocks, all the evidence would be worthless, because the person has already concluded that people cannot go to the moon.

When it comes to the possibility of God's existence, the Bible says that there are people who have seen sufficient evidence, but they have suppressed the truth about God.1 On the other hand, for those who want to know God if he is there, he says, "You will seek me and find me; when you seek me with all your heart, I will be found by you."2 Before you look at the facts surrounding God's existence, ask yourself, If God does exist, would I want to know him? Here then, are some reasons to consider,

1. Does God exist? The complexity of our planet points to a deliberate Designer who not only created our universe, but sustains it today.
Many examples showing God's design could be given, possibly with no end. But here are a few:

The Earth, its size is perfect. The Earth's size and corresponding gravity holds a thin layer of mostly nitrogen and oxygen gases, only extending about 50 miles above the Earth's surface. If Earth were smaller, an atmosphere would be impossible, like the planet Mercury. If Earth were larger, its atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, like Jupiter.3 Earth is the only known planet equipped with an atmosphere of the right mixture of gases to sustain plant, animal and human life.

The Earth is located the right distance from the sun. Consider the temperature swings we encounter, roughly -30 degrees to +120 degrees. If the Earth were any further away from the sun, we would all freeze. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional variance in the Earth's position to the sun would make life on Earth impossible. The Earth remains this perfect distance from the sun while it rotates around the sun at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph. It is also rotating on its axis, allowing the entire surface of the Earth to be properly warmed and cooled every day.

And our moon is the perfect size and distance from the Earth for its gravitational pull. The moon creates important ocean tides and movement so ocean waters do not stagnate, and yet our massive oceans are restrained from spilling over across the continents.4

Water, colorless, odorless and without taste, and yet no living thing can survive without it. Plants, animals and human beings consist mostly of water (about two-thirds of the human body is water). You'll see why the characteristics of water are uniquely suited to life:

It has an unusually high boiling point and freezing point. Water allows us to live in an environment of fluctuating temperature changes, while keeping our bodies a steady 98.6 degrees.

Water is a universal solvent. This property of water means that thousands of chemicals, minerals and nutrients can be carried throughout our bodies and into the smallest blood vessels.5

Water is also chemically neutral. Without affecting the makeup of the substances it carries, water enables food, medicines and minerals to be absorbed and used by the body.

Water has a unique surface tension. Water in plants can therefore flow upward against gravity, bringing life-giving water and nutrients to the top of even the tallest trees.

Water freezes from the top down and floats, so fish can live in the winter.

Ninety-seven percent of the Earth's water is in the oceans. But on our Earth, there is a system designed which removes salt from the water and then distributes that water throughout the globe. Evaporation takes the ocean waters, leaving the salt, and forms clouds which are easily moved by the wind to disperse water over the land, for vegetation, animals and people. It is a system of purification and supply that sustains life on this planet, a system of recycled and reused water.6

The human brain, simultaneously processes an amazing amount of information. Your brain takes in all the colors and objects you see, the temperature around you, the pressure of your feet against the floor, the sounds around you, the dryness of your mouth, even the texture of your keyboard. Your brain holds and processes all your emotions, thoughts and memories. At the same time your brain keeps track of the ongoing functions of your body like your breathing pattern, eyelid movement, hunger and movement of the muscles in your hands.

The human brain processes more than a million messages a second.7 Your brain weighs the importance of all this data, filtering out the relatively unimportant. This screening function is what allows you to focus and operate effectively in your world. The brain functions differently than other organs. There is an intelligence to it, the ability to reason, to produce feelings, to dream and plan, to take action, and relate to other people.

The eye, can distinguish among seven million colors. It has automatic focusing and handles an astounding 1.5 million messages -- simultaneously.8 Evolution focuses on mutations and changes from and within existing organisms. Yet evolution alone does not fully explain the initial source of the eye or the brain -- the start of living organisms from nonliving matter.

2. Does God exist? The universe had a start - what caused it?
Scientists are convinced that our universe began with one enormous explosion of energy and light, which we now call the Big Bang. This was the singular start to everything that exists: the beginning of the universe, the start of space, and even the initial start of time itself.

Astrophysicist Robert Jastrow, a self-described agnostic, stated, "The seed of everything that has happened in the Universe was planted in that first instant; every star, every planet and every living creature in the Universe came into being as a result of events that were set in motion in the moment of the cosmic explosion, The Universe flashed into being, and we cannot find out what caused that to happen."9

Steven Weinberg, a Nobel laureate in Physics, said at the moment of this explosion, "the universe was about a hundred thousands million degrees Centigrade, and the universe was filled with light."10

The universe has not always existed. It had a start, what caused that? Scientists have no explanation for the sudden explosion of light and matter.

3. Does God exist? The universe operates by uniform laws of nature. Why does it?
Much of life may seem uncertain, but look at what we can count on day after day: gravity remains consistent, a hot cup of coffee left on a counter will get cold, the earth rotates in the same 24 hours, and the speed of light doesn't change -- on earth or in galaxies far from us.

How is it that we can identify laws of nature that never change? Why is the universe so orderly, so reliable?

"The greatest scientists have been struck by how strange this is. There is no logical necessity for a universe that obeys rules, let alone one that abides by the rules of mathematics. This astonishment springs from the recognition that the universe doesn't have to behave this way. It is easy to imagine a universe in which conditions change unpredictably from instant to instant, or even a universe in which things pop in and out of existence."12

Richard Feynman, a Nobel Prize winner for quantum electrodynamics, said, "Why nature is mathematical is a mystery, The fact that there are rules at all is a kind of miracle."13

4. Does God exist? The DNA code informs, programs a cell's behavior.
All instruction, all teaching, all training comes with intent. Someone who writes an instruction manual does so with purpose. Did you know that in every cell of our bodies there exists a very detailed instruction code, much like a miniature computer program? As you may know, a computer program is made up of ones and zeros, like this: 110010101011000. The way they are arranged tell the computer program what to do. The DNA code in each of our cells is very similar. It's made up of four chemicals that scientists abbreviate as A, T, G, and C. These are arranged in the human cell like this: CGTGTGACTCGCTCCTGAT and so on. There are three billions of these letters in every human cell!!

Well, just like you can program your phone to beep for specific reasons, DNA instructs the cell. DNA is a three-billion-lettered program telling the cell to act in a certain way. It is a full instruction manual.14

Why is this so amazing? One has to ask, how did this information program wind up in each human cell? These are not just chemicals. These are chemicals that instruct, that code in a very detailed way exactly how the person's body should develop.

Natural, biological causes are completely lacking as an explanation when programmed information is involved. You cannot find instruction, precise information like this, without someone intentionally constructing it.

5. Does God exist? We know God exists because he pursues us. He is constantly initiating and seeking for us to come to him.
I was an atheist at one time. And like most atheists, the issue of people believing in God bothered me greatly. What is it about atheists that we would spend so much time, attention, and energy refuting something that we don't believe even exists?! What causes us to do that? When I was an atheist, I attributed my intentions as caring for those poor, delusional people, to help them realize their hope was completely ill-founded. To be honest, I also had another motive. As I challenged those who believed in God, I was deeply curious to see if they could convince me otherwise. Part of my quest was to become free from the question of God. If I could conclusively prove to believers that they were wrong, then the issue is off the table, and I would be free to go about my life.

I didn't realize that the reason the topic of God weighed so heavily on my mind, was because God was pressing the issue. I have come to find out that God wants to be known. He created us with the intention that we would know him. He has surrounded us with evidence of himself and he keeps the question of his existence squarely before us. It was as if I couldn't escape thinking about the possibility of God. In fact, the day I chose to acknowledge God's existence, my prayer began with, "Ok, you win, " It might be that the underlying reason atheists are bothered by people believing in God is because God is actively pursuing them.

I am not the only one who has experienced this. Malcolm Muggeridge, socialist and philosophical author, wrote, "I had a notion that somehow, besides questing, I was being pursued." C.S. Lewis said he remembered, ", night after night, feeling whenever my mind lifted even for a second from my work, the steady, unrelenting approach of Him whom I so earnestly desired not to meet. I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all of England."

Lewis went on to write a book titled, "Surprised by Joy" as a result of knowing God. I too had no expectations other than rightfully admitting God's existence. Yet over the following several months, I became amazed by his love for me.

6. Does God exist? Unlike any other revelation of God, Jesus Christ is the clearest, most specific picture of God revealing himself to us.
Why Jesus? Look throughout the major world religions and you'll find that Buddha, Muhammad, Confucius and Moses all identified themselves as teachers or prophets. None of them ever claimed to be equal to God. Surprisingly, Jesus did. That is what sets Jesus apart from all the others. He said God exists and you're looking at him. Though he talked about his Father in heaven, it was not from the position of separation, but of very close union, unique to all humankind. Jesus said that anyone who had seen Him had seen the Father, anyone who believed in him, believed in the Father.

He said, "I am the light of the world, he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life."15 He claimed attributes belonging only to God: to be able to forgive people of their sin, free them from habits of sin, give people a more abundant life and give them eternal life in heaven. Unlike other teachers who focused people on their words, Jesus pointed people to himself. He did not say, "follow my words and you will find truth." He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father but through me."16

What proof did Jesus give for claiming to be divine? He did what people can't do. Jesus performed miracles. He healed people, blind, crippled, deaf, even raised a couple of people from the dead. He had power over objects, created food out of thin air, enough to feed crowds of several thousand people. He performed miracles over nature, walked on top of a lake, commanding a raging storm to stop for some friends. People everywhere followed Jesus, because he constantly met their needs, doing the miraculous. He said if you do not want to believe what I'm telling you, you should at least believe in me based on the miracles you're seeing.17

Jesus Christ showed God to be gentle, loving, aware of our self-centeredness and shortcomings, yet deeply wanting a relationship with us. Jesus revealed that although God views us as sinners, worthy of his punishment, his love for us ruled and God came up with a different plan. God himself took on the form of man and accepted the punishment for our sin on our behalf. Sounds ludicrous? Perhaps, but many loving fathers would gladly trade places with their child in a cancer ward if they could. The Bible says that the reason we would love God is because he first loved us.

Jesus died in our place so we could be forgiven. Of all the religions known to humanity, only through Jesus will you see God reaching toward humanity, providing a way for us to have a relationship with him. Jesus proves a divine heart of love, meeting our needs, drawing us to himself. Because of Jesus' death and resurrection, he offers us a new life today. We can be forgiven, fully accepted by God and genuinely loved by God. He says, "I have loved you with an everlasting love, therefore I have continued my faithfulness to you."18 This is God, in action.

Does God exist? If you want to know, investigate Jesus Christ. We're told that "God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life."19

God does not force us to believe in him, though he could. Instead, he has provided sufficient proof of his existence for us to willingly respond to him. The earth's perfect distance from the sun, the unique chemical properties of water, the human brain, DNA, the number of people who attest to knowing God, the gnawing in our hearts and minds to determine if God is there, the willingness for God to be known through Jesus Christ. If you need to know more about Jesus and reasons to believe in him, please see: Beyond Blind Faith.

If you want to begin a relationship with God now, you can.
This is your decision, no coercion here. But if you want to be forgiven by God and come into a relationship with him, you can do so right now by asking him to forgive you and come into your life. Jesus said, "Behold, I stand at the door [of your heart] and knock. He who hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him [or her]."20 If you want to do this, but aren't sure how to put it into words, this may help: "Jesus, thank you for dying for my sins. You know my life and that I need to be forgiven. I ask you to forgive me right now and come into my life. I want to know you in a real way. Come into my life now. Thank you that you wanted a relationship with me. Amen."

God views your relationship with him as permanent. Referring to all those who believe in him, Jesus Christ said of us, "I know them, and they follow me; and I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand."21

So, does God exist? Looking at all these facts, one can conclude that a loving God does exist and can be known in an intimate, personal way. If you need more information about Jesus' claim to divinity, or about God's existence, or if you have similar important questions, please email us.



About the Author: As a former atheist, Marilyn Adamson found it difficult to refute the continuously answered prayers and quality of life of a close friend. In challenging the beliefs of her friend, Marilyn was amazed to learn the wealth of objective evidence pointing to the existence of God. After about a year of persistent questioning, she responded to God's offer to come into her life and has found faith in Him to be constantly substantiated and greatly rewarding.

(1) Romans 1:19-21
(2) Jeremiah 29:13-14
(3) R.E.D. Clark, Creation (London: Tyndale Press, 1946), p. 20
(4) The Wonders of God's Creation, Moody Institute of Science (Chicago, IL)
(5) Ibid.
(6) Ibid.
(7) Ibid.
( Hugh Davson, Physiology of the Eye, 5th ed (New York: McGraw Hill, 1991)
(9) Robert Jastrow; "Message from Professor Robert Jastrow"; LeaderU.com; 2002.
(10) Steven Weinberg; The First Three Minutes: A Modern View of the Origin of the Universe; (Basic Books,1988); p 5.
(11) omitted
(12) Dinesh D'Souza, What's So Great about Christianity; (Regnery Publishing, Inc, 2007, chapter 11).
(13) Richard Feynman, The Meaning of It All: Thoughts of a Citizen-Scientist (New York: BasicBooks, 1998), 43.
(14) Francis S. Collins, director of the Human Genome Project, and author of The Language of God, (Free Press, New York, NY), 2006
(15) John 8:12
(16) John 14:6
(17) John 14:11
(18) Jeremiah 31:3
(19) John 3:16
(20) Revelation 3:20
(21) John 10:27-29