Three explanations for the universe -The Scientific Case For The Existence of God  It is eternal, has always existed  Not eternal, created itself.

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Three explanations for the universe -The Scientific Case For The Existence of God  It is eternal, has always existed  Not eternal, created itself from nothing  Not eternal, created by something/someone

The universe declares the existence of God  His handiwork, Psa. 19:1-6  No excuse, Rom. 1:20

God made all things, Gen. 1:1-27  Material universe, Gen. 1:1  Light, Gen. 1:3  Atmosphere, Gen. 1:6  Seas, dry land, plants, Gen. 1:9-12

God made all things, Gen. 1:1-27  Sun, moon, stars, Gen. 1:14-16  Fish, birds, etc., Gen. 1:20, 21  Animals, Gen. 1:24, 25  Man, Gen. 1:26, 27

God made all things in six days, Gen. 1:1  Moses, Ex. 20:11; 31:17  Jesus, Mk. 10:6

Atheists claim the universe is from nothing or is inexplicable  “…man is the product of causes which had no prevision… the outcome of accidental collocations of atoms… only on the firm foundation of unyielding despair, can the soul’s salvation… be safely built” - Bertrand Russell

Atheists claim the universe is from nothing or is inexplicable  “the world has not existed forever; that it began abruptly, without apparent cause, in a blinding event that defies scientific explanation” -Dr. Robert Jastrow

Atheists claim the universe is from nothing or is inexplicable  Life is the result of evolution  Universe is billions of years old

2 nd Law of Thermodynamics  “Material things are not eternal”  Universe is breaking down  Evolution says it is getting more complex  Psalm 102:25, 26

Fine tuning of the universe  Robert Collins, PhD on Gravity - Interview in The Case For The Creator Universe Degrees of strength force Move gravity by 1 inch – life not possible

Fine tuning of the universe  Job 38:31

Law of Biogenesis -The Scientific Case For Creation  “Life comes only from preceding life of its own type or kind.”  Louis Pasteur & Rudolph Virchow  Genesis 1:11, 12

Biochemistry & irreducibly complex systems -M. Behe, PhD interview in The Case For The Creator  System that requires all parts to function

The Law of Cause & Effect -The Scientific Case For Creation  “Some cause must be greater than, and superior to, the Universe itself”

The Law of Cause & Effect -The Scientific Case For Creation  “The latest astronomical results indicate that at some point in the past the chain of cause and effect terminated abruptly. An important event occurred—the origin of the world—for which there is not known cause or explanation” – Dr. Robert Jastrow

The Law of Cause & Effect -The Scientific Case For Creation  Don’t worry a hippo will appear in your car  Stonehenge  The universe  Hebrews 3:3, 4