Why believe in God? Why believe in Jesus?

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Why believe in God?

Why believe in Jesus?

questions questions@occweb.org occweb.org/news-and-updates/sure/ 705.279.6267 paper

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