Why believe in God?
Why believe in Jesus?
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Why believe in God?
inheritedbelief
fine-tuning argument
Psalm 19:1 the heavens are telling the glory of God the firmament proclaims his handiwork
cosmicconstants
who adjusted it?
electromagnetic force constant cosmic constants electromagnetic force constant
1 x 10^40
electromagnetic force constant strong nuclear force constant cosmic constants electromagnetic force constant strong nuclear force constant
cosmic constants electromagnetic force constant strong nuclear force constant weak nuclear force constant gravitational force constant
where did this super condensed dime-sized ball of matter come from?
rolling a die 1 – 1 in 6 2 – 1 in 36 3 – 1 in 216 4 – 1 in 1,296 5 – 1 in 7,776 6 – 1 in 46,656
faith it takes more faith to think that all this came about by chance chance brought all this about than that there is a God a creator
anthropological argument
a longing for meaning and significance
a conviction that good overcomes evil
moral rational intentional persons moral rational intentional
Albert Einstein The eternal mystery of the world is its comprehensibility… The fact that it is comprehensible is a miracle.
s JesusChrist Jesus Christ is the incarnation of God
2 Peter 1:4 Through these he has given us his very great and precious promises, so that through them you may participate in the divine nature, having escaped the corruption in the world caused by evil desires.
changeseverything
So we are in week 2 of our series