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Why I Believe …. That Faith in God Is Most Reasonable #2. Two Revelations From God. Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power. The Bible: The Written Revelation. Unusual wisdom of the plan Prophecy: types/shadows imbedded History and accuracy Scientific foreknowledge
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Why I Believe… That Faith in God Is Most Reasonable #2
Two Revelations From God Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power The Bible: The Written Revelation • Unusual wisdom of the plan • Prophecy: types/shadows imbedded • History and accuracy • Scientific foreknowledge • Evidence of Jesus’ miracles, death, and resurrection
Two Revelations From God Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power The Bible: The Written Revelation “The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork. Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night reveals knowledge…
Two Revelations From God Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power The Bible: The Written Revelation “There is no speech nor language where their voice is not heard. Their line has gone out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world. In them He has set a tabernacle for the sun…
Two Revelations From God Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power The Bible: The Written Revelation “The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul; the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple; the statutes of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes…
Two Revelations From God Nature: Shows the Godhead’s Wisdom and Power The Bible: The Written Revelation “The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold; sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb. Moreover by them Your servant is warned, and in keeping them there is great reward.” {Psalm 19:7-11}
What Do Atheists Have? • Explanations that boil down to ACCIDENTS. • Endless efforts to create doubt in the Bible! I Don’t Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist!
Basic Questions Atheist Answers • Origin: Where did we come from? • Identity: Who are we? • Meaning: Why are we here? • Morality: How should we live? • Destiny: Where are we going? Accident Accidents Accident Whatever Nowhere Science and Human Wisdom Alone Cannot Answer These Questions
Divine Power Clearly Seen • A Beginning • Atheists must claim either that the universe has always existed or that it popped into existence without a cause. • The history of cosmology in the past century argues strongly that the universe had a beginning. Which Is It?
Some Historical Background • In 1859 biology, evolution was seen as a replacement for a Designer. • “Darwin made it possible to be an intellectually fulfilled atheist.” (Richard Dawkins) • Mutation and natural selectionare seen to be the cause of all apparent “design.” Charles Darwin
Darwin Is Under Fire Where His Theory Should Have Been All Along • A feature is“irreducibly complex”when: • It consists of a number of parts, none of which can be removed without destroying the function of the feature. • A common example is the mousetrap. This observation calls mutation and natural selection back into question.
Nature’s Destiny • Denton discusses the fitness (relative to life) of: • Water • Light • Elements and earth • Carbon • Nitrogen • Oxygen • DNA • Nanomolecules • Metals • The cell • He gives even more examples in the appendix of his book. Life could not just happen by accident!
