Well, just yesterday [read yesterday’s blog] I was talking about God and science and people who question God because of their belief in science. But last night at church, Mark started a three part series on “The Quest for God”. He began with the question: “Do you believe in God?”. At that moment, I knew God was talking to me. Mark gave several reasons for why God does exist:
>>> Look at the world, its intricacy indicate that someone must have created it.
Other talk about the big bang theory and how a large mass exploded into atoms etc, but where does the large mass actually come from? …… GOD
My thoughts: Yea. Things just can’t be there. Someone has to make, someone must be the ‘alpha’ to create the universe, it can’t just exist on it’s on.
>>> The world has beauty, design and harmony.
Eg. Look at a watch. Is it’s clockwork and intricacy the result of an explosion in the metal factory or was it the result of a intelligent being (human).
My thoughts: Good point, Mark. In addition, as I’ve said before, look at our human bodies, as if evolution can create our complex human body (boil ppl should know)
>>> Inside everyone is a sense of right and wrong. Where does it come from? ……GOD. It was God who gave us the sense of right and wrong.
My thoughts: Nice angle. We didn’t think of that Grace. Interesting…
>>> Many people sense God
My thoughts: Just like miracles. Miracles are acts of God, people can be witness to miracles, hence showing that God does exist.
How awesome does God works. When you ask him about things, he answers!! Woot!!
Bye bye
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6:36 pm
Hmmm, they're good points I guess. If God made the beginning, I want to ask him about dinosaurs =]
I'm not quite sure what the second bit is about. I think there are things that can reflect beauty and harmony as a result of human creation. If an artist paints something, does it have to be because God guided him to paint it? Or can't it just be inspiration of God, or just something normal.
One could argue that a sense of right and wrong is not from God. As a child, you have no sense of right or wrong. So it is your parents who teach you what is right or wrong. Of course, as you grow up, your independence will force you to make those kind of decisions your right, but they will be based on what you experience and learned from the past. But then I guess you could argue that those independent decisions are guided by God, thus gone around the circle again. Not too sure about that one.
Interesting and enlightening. Might write something in my own blog. Thanks Dimsim =]
5:38 pm
begs the underlying question: who created God?