The argument for the existence of God is something that has been with me since I was at school. I remember studying the issue first in R.E. lessons and then later on as part of Theology A-Level. At the time of studying it I was immersed in the kind of mind-set that couldn’t fathom how people could not see the obvious existence of God. In looking at the intellectual defenses for God’s existence and the arguments against them, I was left with the impression that we as people really invest our time and efforts in rather futile things.
As I’ve grown I appreciate the role of apologetics and the opportunity to engage different views with where we come from in terms of our beliefs. Yet the reassuring factor for me is the implicit assumption of God’s existence in the Bible. It’s not something to be argued about. It’s not something requiring any extended period of rationalising and reasoning. On the contrary, it takes effort to actually leave this assumption and assert something else in the place of God.
I recall the door-to-door stuff I used to do about the gospel and coming across the woman who refused to talk about God because if he existed he wouldn’t have taken her uncle. In as much as feel compassion for people with that devastating sense of loss, it is intriguing how they expect the existence of God to express itself and when he doesn’t meet those requirements, they’re happy to reject Him. That in itself is not a refutation of god’s existence, it’s a rejection to engage with any heavenly being that doesn’t meet their needs.
I remember coming across this song in my early teenage years and liking it immensely. I’m of the opinion now watching the video and hearing the message in the song that it will appeal to those who already believe, but to those that do not as yet, it will only stir some sort of thinking about the issue. The power of the gospel goes beyond arguments about God’s existence and hit the heart of our reaction to the truth revealed by Him, that is why the power of the gospel rests in the miracle of the cross that opens our eyes to the glories that God displays in His glorious creation.
To an extent, then I’m still of that thinking back in my teenage years that the existence of God isn’t even worth arguing about in the sense that my innate being – whether by nature or nurture – accepts His existence as implicit and on which everything else is sourced. I still struggle contemplating life without God even in my most rebellious, independent and stubborn phases. On top of this when I consider the reality of the life and mission of Jesus Christ and the amazing effect it’s had on my life, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that there is a God.
For His Name’s Sake
Shalom
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