Daniel Desrochers 11/5/13

Dr. Kwame

God is real

As a believer in Christianity it strikes me when someone is an atheist. When you break down the Bible, there are sixty six books and two sections, the Old and New Testament. In these books it talks about the outlook of being a Christian in a sinful world. The most common belief is that we evolved from apes and came from a big bang. If people really believed in logic and sense, they would know that there had to be something outside of the cycle to start the cycle such as God.

If you believe in logic and common sense, this should be simple. Atheists believe that we came from the big bang. If you believe that theory, then quantum physics comes into play. Think about a Newton’s cradle, the balls do not just move on their own. They need an outside source to start the cycle. Once again logic shows this that there can’t be an infinite amount of causes. There has to be one thing that caused the cycle outside of the cycle. The big bang theory then is proven wrong, because the matters and atoms were a part of the cycle therefore you would need some supernatural being outside the cycle to start it such as God. A settlement of this common argument is shown that science and logic prove creationism.

My hypothesis on this subject is that not everyone will except that there is a God because it says so in the Bible. The Bible states in the end time’s people will still deny Christ until the very end. The bible says though when Jesus comes back every knee will bow and every tongue will confess He is God. My predication is based on the facts that the Bible gives me about this subject. After reviewing this topic for years this is the conclusion I have come to about God being real.

It is common for people to not believe in a God because of all the things that go on today. Yet it is easy for people to believe in a God because of all the things that go on today. It’s a cup half full/half empty; it’s all in your perspective. The opposing view could never believe in a God because of all the hurt and death. Some say the bible cannot be trusted and is just a book of stories that man put together. If you look in the bible shows that it is a legitimate act of literature. Before 500 B.C. the prophet Daniel said that Israel's long-awaited Messiah would begin his ministry 483 years after the issuing of a decree to restore and rebuild Jerusalem (Daniel 9:25-26). He then said that the Messiah would be "cut off," killed, and that this event would take place prior to a second destruction of Jerusalem. Abundant documentation shows that these prophecies were perfectly fulfilled in the life (and crucifixion) of Jesus Christ. The decree regarding the restoration of Jerusalem was issued by Persia's King Artaxerxes to the Hebrew priest Ezra in 458 B.C., 483 years later the ministry of Jesus Christ began in Galilee. (Remember that due to calendar changes, the date for the start of Christ's ministry is set by most historians at about 26 A.D. Also note that from 1 B.C. to 1 A.D. is just one year.) Jesus' crucifixion occurred only a few years later, and about four decades later, in 70 A.D. came the destruction of Jerusalem by Titus (Fulfilled prophecy, Dr. Hugh Ross). Dr. Hugh Ross has a full website about prophecies that became true in the bible. This also falls under a historical approach.

Another common belief that if there was not a God that we all evolved. Views following that we evolved is that the world in millions of years old. If that was true and it takes thousands to millions of years for an animal to evolve, where all the fossils showing the species switching? Take species A. he is going to evolve into species B.. If it takes millions of years where are all the species showing the process from A to B. There are none and if species really did evolve like atheists believe then there should be tons of them.

When speaking with atheists some think they know about the bible. Having conversations with them in the past, one guy said “well is God is so loving then why did he take everything away from Lot.” I then proceeded to ask him if he knew what happened to Lot after everything that took place, he answered no. This atheist is one who is very firm in his belief. People hear stuff and just repeat it. If you look at the relationship with a child and their parents, you’ll see that political views and religious views are commonly the same. People have to know their facts. I typically do not get in to an argument over something I do not really know about yet everybody seems to know everything about the bible. People, who are against the bible, typically do not know their facts.

While at work I talk with an atheist. We talked about every aspect of the Christian life and how it works. Even though I proved to him he can’t believe the big bang theory and logic at the same time, he still pushed the conversation away. No matter how you look at it God has installed us all with morals. Who was the one to say killing is bad? In our hearts we know right and wrong it is how God made us. If you really think about it where did right and wrong even come from? Did it come from the fish in the ocean we supposedly came from? Was it when we turned into monkeys? God put them in us, there is no other answer. The law is even based off Gods law. Like it or not a lot of laws are based off the Ten Commandments. Well then someone may say yeah but killing is wrong everyone knows that. How does everybody know that then? It’s because were created with a sense of right and wrong by God.

Next time when you’re home and the sun is setting take a look outside. Do you really think all of that was created by accident? We barely know ten percent of what’s in the ocean you think that all happened by accident? Look at pictures of space we still barely know anything about it. Yet it is so amazing and complex how can that all be made on accident, by some residual matter that one day combusted. Our cells, our skin are held together by something called laminin (picture on back page). It’s the shape of the cross. The thing that holds us together is in the shape of a cross. Think about that? Did that happen on accident too? Nasa had the Hubble telescope pointed toward the center of the universe and caught in the center of a galaxy was a cross (see back page). God is everywhere if everyone just honestly took a step back from life they would be able to see that.

Therefore there is ample evidence that there is a God. If you believe science and logic. Then a God should exist in your mind. It’s funny because Darwin himself, the founder of the theory of evolution, as he looked into an eye of a fly Darwin said there is no way this happened by accident. There is a God, look around and see how fortunate you are. The Bible holds substantial evidence that it is true. There are a lot of prophecies that have come true through the years and ones that are coming true today.

“How Do We Know the Bible Is True?” byRobert Velarde

http://www.focusonthefamily.com/faith/the_study_of_god/how_do_we_know_the_bible_is_true.aspx

“Fulfilled Prophecy: Evidence for the Reliability of the Bible” By Dr. Hugh Ross

http://www.reasons.org/articles/articles/fulfilled-prophecy-evidence-for-the-reliability-of-the bible August 22, 2003

NASA has provided a photo from the Hubble Telescope aimed directly towards the center of the universe