"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth his handywork.
Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.
There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard."
Again Paul writes in Romans 1:19,20
"Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them.
For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse"
Existence itself is a powerful argument for the reality of God. It trumpets His power and Godhead to all men on earth. And the testimony of existence leaves us all without excuse before Him.
Most every side of the God debate can agree on one thing. There are only a limited number of options to explain the existence of everything. In fact, there are only four possibilities to explain the existence of everything.
1. It is only an illusion.
2. It created itself out of nothing.
3. It is self existent and eternal.
4. It was made by one who is self existent and eternal.
Those are your only options. Which is most reasonable? Lets briefly look at each option.
1. It is only an illusion.
Is this reasonable? A few would argue that it is, but most of us will never buy into this. Creation is obviously not an illusion. The fact that you are conscious is evidence that your existence is real. As Descartes said, "I think, therefore, I am. If you still have any doubts, just stick your hand into an open flame and hold it there for a couple of minutes. It will cure all your doubts.
2. It created itself out of nothing.
That is certainly the most popular thesis of our current age. But is it reasonable? It is an established fact of science that energy cannot be created or destroyed. And no one has ever observed matter and energy appearing from nothing.
3. It is self existent and eternal.
This was the most popular explanation a few decades ago. But, few hold to this view today. It is beset by problems. The Second law of Thermodynamics tells us that if the universe had always existed, it would have long ago turned to mush. Entropy simply leaves no room for an eternal, self existent universe. So we are only left with number 4. It was made by one who is self existent and eternal.
Four and only four options. It leaves one with a lot to think about........
