The
Existence of God
1.
The Design of the Universe
"We
have only to see a few letters of the alphabet spelling our name in
the sand to recognize at once the work of an intelligent agent. How
much more likely, then is the existence of an intelligent Creator
behind human DNA, the colossal biological database that contains no
fewer than 3.5 billion "letters" - the longest "word"
yet discovered?" –John
Lennox,
God
and Stephen Hawking: Whose Design Is It Anyway?,
p. 75.
“Discoveries
of the last half of the 20th century have brought the scientific
community to the realization that our universe and our planet in the
universe are so remarkably unique that it is almost impossible to
imagine how this could have happened accidentally, causing many
agnostic scientists to concede that indeed some intelligent creative
force may be required to account for it.” –Dr.
Walter Bradley,
Professor, Mechanical Engineering, Texas A & M
“When
you analyze all of the most current affirmative evidence from
cosmology, physics, astronomy, biology, and so forth...the positive
case for an intelligent designer becomes absolutely compelling.”
–Jonathan
Wells
2.
The Hiddenness of God
"Either
God exists, or he does not...Let us weigh the gain and the loss in
betting that God exists...If you win, you win everything; if you
lose, you lose nothing. Do not hesitate then, to gamble on His
existence." –Blaise
Pascal,
French scientist and theologian, quoted in Harold Sala, Why
You Can Have Confidence in the Bible,
p. 159
"The
chief reason people do not know God is not because He hides from them
but because they hide from Him." –John
Stott
“God
maintains a delicate balance between keeping his existence
sufficiently evident so people will know he's there and yet hiding
his presence enough so that people who want to choose to ignore him
can do it. This way, their choice of destiny is really free.” –J.P.
Moreland
