tailieunhanh - Evidence for God from the Design

There are many ways that scholars and theologians have argued for the existence of God, but when we examine the world around us, perhaps the most conclusive argument grows from the reality of the intricacy of our universe. The argument we are about to study should give you sure footing in your faith. It should remind you that your faith is not built on emotion or blind commitment, but on the sure footing of reason and evidence. When we love God with all our minds, we honor and worship Him. Our faith is not an empty hope. It is. | Evidence for God from the Design The Teleological Argument njPT Sure Foundations There are many ways that scholars and theologians have argued for the existence of God but when we examine the world around us perhaps the most conclusive argument grows from the reality of the intricacy of our universe. The argument we are about to study should give you sure footing in your faith. It should remind you that your faith is not built on emotion or blind commitment but on the sure footing of reason and evidence. When we love God with all our minds we honor and worship Him. Our faith is not an empty hope. It is a certain and sure reality from which hope abounds. In our last argument the Cosmological Argument we talked about the ridiculous and weak defenses that many of us have given when challenged to defend our faith in the existence of God. We often resort to trite sayings and clichés. One of them we discussed was this simple argument form the natural evidence The Nature is Pretty Argument 1 Check out that tree. Isn t it pretty 2 Therefore God exists. Now that may sound like a silly argument on its face but when we examine it closely it really isn t all that crazy. When we look at the universe in its incredible glory and think about the order and structure that exists across the galaxies we can t help but be astonished and amazed. The laws of physics the incredible complexity and the enormity of distance should leave us in awe and urge us to consider the possibility that a vast and powerful God must be responsible for something so marvelous. And as we look inwardly and examine the detailed complexity of the human specimen we ve got to be honest and recognize that there is more than a small possibility that an incredibly creative and powerful God is once again at work. The Teleological Argument As we look at the shape and nature of the universe and of all the biological life that exists here on earth we have to come to grips with the powerful argument from the apparent .