“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear” (1 Pet. 3:15) (part 3) All verses are from the NKJV unless noted.

Lesson 1: the cosmological argument for God (ps. 19:1) Lesson 2: the biological argument for God from the complexity of life (acts 17:25; ps. 139:14) Today: the argument for God from intelligence

3. Design: Information/Intelligence “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5) 1) Whatever Begins to Exist Has a Cause 2) Intelligence Began To Exist 3) Intelligence Has a Cause

Can intelligence exist without intelligent giver? – Must the giver of intelligence be intelligent? – Could non-intelligent matter produce intelligence ? – Bible affirms intelligence comes from the intelligent God (Job 32:8; Eccl. 2:26; 12:11; Is 50:4; Matt. 25:15; Jn. 3:27; Jas. 1:5; etc.) “But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding” (Job 32:8)

Life is built on information (ex., DNA) Life is built on information (ex., DNA) Information must have been input Information must have been input  Cannot arise out of non- information  Requires a sender Natural selection is limited to the information already contained in the genes Natural selection is limited to the information already contained in the genes Information must have a code for understandability Information must have a code for understandability Information-chains can be traced back to an intelligent source Information-chains can be traced back to an intelligent source  All life contains a code of information (DNA, RNA)  No human could be the sender of this code  Only one greater than man could have been the author of this information  God is the reasonable conclusion

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “For He spoke, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast” (Ps. 33:9) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 “Nor is He worshiped with men’s hands, as though He needed anything, since He gives to all life, breath, and all things” (Acts 17:25)

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFESPIRITUAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD” (Deut. 8:3) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFESPIRITUAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you— The sure mercies of David” (Is. 55:3) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFESPIRITUAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “You are already clean because of the word which I have spoken to you” (Jn. 15:3) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFESPIRITUAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) “It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life” (Jn. 6:63) “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4

GOD source of information PHYSICAL LIFESPIRITUAL LIFE “God said” (Gen. 1) Deuteronomy 8:3 Isaiah 55:3 John 15:3 John 6:63 “Without intelligent, creative input, lifeless chemicals cannot form themselves into living things”11 JOHN 1:1-4 James 1:18 Genesis 2:7 Psalm 33:9 Acts 17:25

My Thought…

“For every house is built by someone, but He who built all things is God” (Heb. 3:4) The Bible’s Intelligent Argument for God 1a. Every house is built by “someone” (Heb. 3:4) 1b. Every house is built through “intelligence” (Pr. 24:3) THEREFORE: Every house that is built is preceded by “someone intelligent” Every builder of a house has more honor than the house (Heb. 3:3) 1a. Every house is built by “someone” (Heb. 3:4) 1b. Every house is built through “intelligence” (Pr. 24:3) THEREFORE: Every house that is built is preceded by “someone intelligent” Every builder of a house has more honor than the house (Heb. 3:3) 2a. All things are built by God (Heb. 3:4) 2b. All things must be built through intelligence (Rev. 4:11) THEREFORE: All things “built” (created) are preceded by “Someone Intelligent” (Is. 40:28; Ps. 147:5) God has more honor than all things built (Rev. 4:11) 2a. All things are built by God (Heb. 3:4) 2b. All things must be built through intelligence (Rev. 4:11) THEREFORE: All things “built” (created) are preceded by “Someone Intelligent” (Is. 40:28; Ps. 147:5) God has more honor than all things built (Rev. 4:11) “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite” (Psalm 147:5)

Uncaused (chance) caused Impersonal (a non-personal force) personal not intelligent (matter) intelligent

“We already know that intelligent minds produce finely tuned devices. Look at the space shuttle. Look at the television set. Look at an internal combustion engine. We see minds producing complex, precision machinery all the time. …” “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.”

“…So postulating the existence of a supermind—or God—as the explanation for the fine-tuning of the universe makes all the sense in the world. It would simply be a natural extrapolation of what we already know that minds can do.” “Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.” Robin Collins, PhD, interviewed by Lee Strobel, (2004). The Case For A Creator, pp.145, 146. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan

The Fact of Intelligent Information Requires Intelligent Input! CONCLUSION:

1.Intelligence exists with God. 2.God required intelligent input. 3.If God did not require an intelligent source, then why would intelligence here require a source? Ignores the qualities that constitute the nature of God Ignores what distinguishes God from what is not God

Without A Creator-God  How did personality arise from impersonal matter?  How did intelligence arise from unintelligent matter?  How did emotion arise from unemotional matter?  How did life arise from non-living matter?

1. The Qualities Of The Bible Call For A God (2 Tim. 3:16, 17) 2. The Miraculous Life Of Jesus Calls For A Supernatural Being(1 Pet. 1:21) 3. The Cosmos Calls For A Creator (Ps. 19:1) 4. The Complexity Of Life Calls For A Super Mind (Ps. 139:14) 5. The Reality of Intelligence And Personality Calls For A Personal Divine Sender (Job 32:8)

So, if the evidence to believe is so compelling, why are there skeptics? ANSWER: – “He who believes in Him is not condemned; but he who does not believe is condemned already, because he has not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God. And this is the condemnation, that the light has come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil” (Jn. 3:18, 19)

Hear the Word of God--- Rom. 10:17 Hear the Word of God--- Rom. 10:17 Believing In Your Heart--- Heb. 11:6 Believing In Your Heart--- Heb. 11:6 Repenting Of Your Sins--- Acts 2:38 Repenting Of Your Sins--- Acts 2:38 Confess That Christ Is The Son of God--- Rom. 10:10; Acts 8:37 Confess That Christ Is The Son of God--- Rom. 10:10; Acts 8:37 Be Baptized Into Christ--- Gal. 3:26-29 Be Baptized Into Christ--- Gal. 3:26-29 Be Faithful Until Death--- Rev. 2:10; I Cor. 15:58 Be Faithful Until Death--- Rev. 2:10; I Cor. 15:58