Who is God? God’s Attributes

What do you know about God? God is the Creator, how do we know? –Genesis 1, “In the beginning God…” 3 Biblical ideas –New Earth Creation- 6 days –Old Earth Creation- 6 ages –Theistic Evolution- God used evolution The Point: God did it!

How do we prove that God did it? To an atheist? –Don’t use the Bible –Use reason and science. –To an Atheist science is their God.

Mousetrap Irreducibly complex = –Many parts –Need all parts to work

Molecular Machines: Bacterial Flagellum

Irreducibly Complex Needed –right parts –right number of parts –right instructions By chance? Or design?

What does the world tell us about God? Molecular Machines –Bacteria Flagellum is like finding a mousetrap. It’s irreducibly complex. –What does this tell us about God? Expanding Universe –What does this tell us about God? Good and Bad –What does this tell us about God?

Christian God Intelligent Caring Mighty Complex Thoughtful Loving

The Whip-crossview

Why Seven Days? Evidence –Most science is against this view –Shrinking Sun Problems –Light without sun? –Deception of God? Did Adam have a belly-button? Freedom –Yom= day or age