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Year Faith
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2012-2013

16 December 2012

How can you prove that God exists? In a world where science holds precedent over faith and the believe it when I see it mentality overwhelms the masses, is it possible to have a sound argument for the existence of God? Our Catholic faith says yes. We can know God with certainty through human reason. God Was, Is, and Always Will Be We ask ourselves: Who am I? Where did I come from? How did I get here? Where am I going? Is there something bigger than me? So naturally we are inclined to ask, is there a God? Knowledge that God exists does no just come from our faith filled understanding but can be determined also by our reason. Here are 3 points that can help us find God through reason:

1. God as Creator
A chain of dominos are put in motion by something or someone who pushes the first domino over. The universe is like a chain of dominos, it had to be put in motion by someone...that someone is God. We do not move by ourselves. A body cannot move without a mind and a soul. God, being outside of creation, outside of the universe, is the primary mover. He begins all creation simply by the virtue that all things must have a start instigated by something.

The noblest power of man is reason. The highest goal of reason is the knowledge of God. 2. God Always Existed - St. Albert the Great In order for us to exist
Mans faculties make him capable of coming to a knowledge of the existence of a personal God...the proofs of Gods existence, however can predispose on to faith and help one to see that faith is not opposed to reason. Catechism par. 35

there must be a God who exists by His own nature. There must be a God who sparked existence, who had no parents, who just always was. If God would have had parents then He would have been created and therefore not the primary mover. He is selfsustaining, one who has always been. He beginning and He is the cause of everything that exists.

3. God Creates From Nothing

Everything eventually dies. Since everything has a limit to its existence, i.e. a flower, a loaf of bread, a human life, it must lead us to the conclusion that there was a time when everything was not in existence. If the universe just always was and there is no God then once everything died nothing new would be created. He creates from nothing and holds us into existence by His very desire. He is the grand creator of all things.

Challenge
Contemplate what you have read here and pray for a strengthened understanding of Gods presence in your life. Where does God fit into your daily life? How can you share this reality with others?