God and Creation

TRUTH

IS THERE TRUTH?

WHAT IS TRUTH?

“We must not forget that…very many people, while not claiming to have the gift of faith, are nevertheless sincerely searching for the ultimate meaning and definitive truth of their lives and of the world. This search is an authentic ‘preamble’ to the faith, because it guides people onto the path that leads to the mystery of God. Human reason, in fact, bears within itself a demand for ‘what is perennially valid and lasting.’ This demand constitutes a permanent summons, indelibly written into the human heart, to set out to find the One whom we could not be seeking had He not already set out to meet us. To this encounter, faith invites us and it opens us in fullness.” Apostolic Letter Porta Fidei (The Door of Faith) – Pope Benedict XVI, Oct 2011

Does God Exist?

There is no God

The Human Person

Saint Anselm Archbishop of Canterbury 1093 to 1109 Philosopher Influenced: St. Bonaventure St. Thomas Aquinas William of Ockham Developed Philosophical Statement Called: “The Ontological Argument For the Existence of God

The Wager God Does Not Exist God Exists You Believe God Exists You Don’t Believe God Exists

The Wager Great!! You’re Safe God Really Exists God Does Not Exist You Believe God Exists You Don’t Believe God Exists

The Wager God Really Exists God Does Not Exist You Believe God Exists Great!! You’re Safe Things are Not looking Good You Don’t Believe God Exists

The Wager You’re in Big Trouble God Really Exists God Does Not Exist You Believe God Exists Great!! You’re Safe Things are Not looking Good You Don’t Believe God Exists You’re in Big Trouble

The Wager God Really Exists God Does Not Exist You Believe God Exists Great!! You’re Safe Things are Not looking Good You Don’t Believe God Exists You’re in Big Trouble Things are Not looking Good

St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. 3 Ways we can Know God: Divine Revelation Philosopher, Theologian, Doctor of the Church Born 1225 – died March 7, 1274 3 Ways we can Know God: Divine Revelation Revelation and Reasoning Reasoning Alone

St. Thomas Aquinas, O.P. His Arguments on the Existence of God Philosopher, Theologian, Doctor of the Church Born 1225 – died March 7, 1274 His Arguments on the Existence of God

St. Athanasius Bishop of Alexandria; Confessor and Doctor of the Church; born c. 296; died 2 May, 373. “For if the movement of the universe were irrational, and world rolled on in random fashion, one would be justified in disbelieving what we say. But, if the world is founded on reason, wisdom and science, and is filled with orderly beauty, then it must owe its origin and order to non other than the Word of God.”

Cause and Effect

THE FIRST CAUSE

SPACE and TIME

THE CREATION

The Creation In The Beginning…..

The Holy Bible

the First Book of the Torah; “bereishit” The First Word in the First Book of the Torah; Hebrew word– meaning: “In the beginning…” (The First Story)

The Framework And Delivery

The Second Account Of The Creation Story