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ISTHEREAGOD?
DoesGodexist?Herearesixstraightforward
reasonstobelievethatGodisreallythere.
ByMarilynAdamson

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Justoncewouldn'tyouloveforsomeonetosimplyshowyoutheevidence
forGod'sexistence?Noarmtwisting.Nostatementsof,"Youjusthaveto
believe."Well,hereisanattempttocandidlyoffersomeofthereasons
whichsuggestthatGodexists.
Butfirstconsiderthis.WhenitcomestothepossibilityofGod'sexistence,
theBiblesaysthattherearepeoplewhohaveseensufficientevidence,
buttheyhavesuppressedthetruthaboutGod.1Ontheotherhand,for
thosewhowanttoknowGodifheisthere,hesays,"Youwillseekmeand
findmewhenyouseekmewithallyourheart,Iwillbefoundbyyou."2
BeforeyoulookatthefactssurroundingGod'sexistence,askyourself,If
Goddoesexist,wouldIwanttoknowhim?Herethen,aresomereasons
toconsider...

1.DoesGodexist?Thecomplexityofourplanetpointstoa
deliberateDesignerwhonotonlycreatedouruniverse,but
sustainsittoday.
ManyexamplesshowingGod'sdesigncouldbegiven,possiblywithno
end.Buthereareafew:
TheEarth...itssizeisperfect.TheEarth'ssizeandcorrespondinggravity
holdsathinlayerofmostlynitrogenandoxygengases,onlyextending
about50milesabovetheEarth'ssurface.IfEarthweresmaller,an
atmospherewouldbeimpossible,liketheplanetMercury.IfEarthwere
larger,itsatmospherewouldcontainfreehydrogen,likeJupiter.3Earthis
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theonlyknownplanetequippedwithanatmosphereoftherightmixtureof
gasestosustainplant,animalandhumanlife.
TheEarthislocatedtherightdistancefrom
thesun.Considerthetemperatureswings
weencounter,roughly30degreesto+120
degrees.IftheEarthwereanyfurtheraway
fromthesun,wewouldallfreeze.Anycloser
andwewouldburnup.Evenafractional
varianceintheEarth'spositiontothesun
wouldmakelifeonEarthimpossible.The
Earthremainsthisperfectdistancefromthe
sunwhileitrotatesaroundthesunata
speedofnearly67,000mph.Itisalsorotatingonitsaxis,allowingthe
entiresurfaceoftheEarthtobeproperlywarmedandcooledeveryday.
AndourmoonistheperfectsizeanddistancefromtheEarthforits
gravitationalpull.Themooncreatesimportantoceantidesandmovement
sooceanwatersdonotstagnate,andyetourmassiveoceansare
restrainedfromspillingoveracrossthecontinents.4
Water...colorless,odorlessandwithouttaste,andyetnolivingthingcan
survivewithoutit.Plants,animalsandhumanbeingsconsistmostlyof
water(abouttwothirdsofthehumanbodyiswater).You'llseewhythe
characteristicsofwaterareuniquelysuitedtolife:
Ithaswidemarginbetweenitsboilingpointandfreezingpoint.Water
allowsustoliveinanenvironmentoffluctuatingtemperaturechanges,
whilekeepingourbodiesasteady98.6degrees.
Waterisauniversalsolvent.Thispropertyof
watermeansthatvariouschemicals,
mineralsandnutrientscanbecarried
throughoutourbodiesandintothesmallest
bloodvessels.5
Waterisalsochemicallyneutral.Without
affectingthemakeupofthesubstancesit
carries,waterenablesfood,medicinesand
mineralstobeabsorbedandusedbythe
body.
Waterhasauniquesurfacetension.Waterinplantscanthereforeflow
upwardagainstgravity,bringinglifegivingwaterandnutrientstothetopof
eventhetallesttrees.
Waterfreezesfromthetopdownandfloats,sofishcanliveinthewinter.
NinetysevenpercentoftheEarth'swateris
intheoceans.ButonourEarth,thereisa
systemdesignedwhichremovessaltfrom
thewaterandthendistributesthatwater
throughouttheglobe.Evaporationtakesthe
oceanwaters,leavingthesalt,andforms
cloudswhichareeasilymovedbythewindto
dispersewaterovertheland,forvegetation,
animalsandpeople.Itisasystemof
purificationandsupplythatsustainslifeon
thisplanet,asystemofrecycledandreusedwater.6
Thehumanbrain...simultaneouslyprocessesanamazingamountof
information.Yourbraintakesinallthecolorsandobjectsyousee,the
temperaturearoundyou,thepressureofyourfeetagainstthefloor,the
soundsaroundyou,thedrynessofyourmouth,eventhetextureofyour
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keyboard.Yourbrainholdsandprocessesallyouremotions,thoughtsand
memories.Atthesametimeyourbrainkeepstrackoftheongoing
functionsofyourbodylikeyourbreathingpattern,eyelidmovement,
hungerandmovementofthemusclesinyourhands.
Thehumanbrainprocessesmorethana
millionmessagesasecond.7Yourbrain
weighstheimportanceofallthisdata,
filteringouttherelativelyunimportant.This
screeningfunctioniswhatallowsyouto
focusandoperateeffectivelyinyourworld.
Thebrainfunctionsdifferentlythanother
organs.Thereisanintelligencetoit,the
abilitytoreason,toproducefeelings,to
dreamandplan,totakeaction,andrelateto
otherpeople.
Theeye...candistinguishamongsevenmillioncolors.Ithasautomatic
focusingandhandlesanastounding1.5millionmessages
simultaneously.8Evolutionfocusesonmutationsandchangesfromand
withinexistingorganisms.Yetevolutionalonedoesnotfullyexplainthe
initialsourceoftheeyeorthebrainthestartoflivingorganismsfrom
nonlivingmatter.

2.DoesGodexist?Theuniversehadastartwhatcausedit?
Scientistsareconvincedthatouruniverse
beganwithoneenormousexplosionof
energyandlight,whichwenowcalltheBig
Bang.Thiswasthesingularstartto
everythingthatexists:thebeginningofthe
universe,thestartofspace,andeventhe
initialstartoftimeitself.
AstrophysicistRobertJastrow,aself
describedagnostic,stated,"Theseedof
everythingthathashappenedintheUniversewasplantedinthatfirst
instanteverystar,everyplanetandeverylivingcreatureintheUniverse
cameintobeingasaresultofeventsthatweresetinmotioninthe
momentofthecosmicexplosion...TheUniverseflashedintobeing,andwe
cannotfindoutwhatcausedthattohappen."9
StevenWeinberg,aNobellaureateinPhysics,saidatthemomentofthis
explosion,"theuniversewasaboutahundredthousandsmilliondegrees
Centigrade...andtheuniversewasfilledwithlight."10
Theuniversehasnotalwaysexisted.Ithadastart...whatcausedthat?
Scientistshavenoexplanationforthesuddenexplosionoflightand
matter.

3.DoesGodexist?Theuniverseoperatesbyuniformlawsof
nature.Whydoesit?
Muchoflifemayseemuncertain,butlookatwhatwecancountonday
afterday:gravityremainsconsistent,ahotcupofcoffeeleftonacounter
willgetcold,theearthrotatesinthesame24hours,andthespeedoflight
doesn'tchangeonearthoringalaxiesfarfromus.
Howisitthatwecanidentifylawsofnaturethatneverchange?Whyisthe
universesoorderly,soreliable?
"Thegreatestscientistshavebeenstruckbyhowstrangethisis.Thereis
nologicalnecessityforauniversethatobeysrules,letaloneonethat
abidesbytherulesofmathematics.Thisastonishmentspringsfromthe
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recognitionthattheuniversedoesn'thaveto
behavethisway.Itiseasytoimaginea
universeinwhichconditionschange
unpredictablyfrominstanttoinstant,oreven
auniverseinwhichthingspopinandoutof
existence."11
RichardFeynman,aNobelPrizewinnerfor
quantumelectrodynamics,said,"Whynature
ismathematicalisamystery...Thefactthat
therearerulesatallisakindofmiracle."12

4.DoesGodexist?TheDNAcodeinforms,programsacell's
behavior.
Allinstruction,allteaching,alltrainingcomes
withintent.Someonewhowritesan
instructionmanualdoessowithpurpose.Did
youknowthatineverycellofourbodies
thereexistsaverydetailedinstructioncode,
muchlikeaminiaturecomputerprogram?As
youmayknow,acomputerprogramismade
upofonesandzeros,likethis:
110010101011000.Thewaytheyare
arrangedtellthecomputerprogramwhatto
do.TheDNAcodeineachofourcellsisverysimilar.It'smadeupoffour
chemicalsthatscientistsabbreviateasA,T,G,andC.Thesearearranged
inthehumancelllikethis:CGTGTGACTCGCTCCTGATandsoon.There
arethreebillionoftheselettersineveryhumancell!!
Well,justlikeyoucanprogramyourphonetobeepforspecificreasons,
DNAinstructsthecell.DNAisathreebillionletteredprogramtellingthe
celltoactinacertainway.Itisafullinstructionmanual.13
Whyisthissoamazing?Onehastoask....howdidthisinformation
programwindupineachhumancell?Thesearenotjustchemicals.These
arechemicalsthatinstruct,thatcodeinaverydetailedwayexactlyhow
theperson'sbodyshoulddevelop.
Natural,biologicalcausesarecompletelylackingasanexplanationwhen
programmedinformationisinvolved.You
cannotfindinstruction,preciseinformation
likethis,withoutsomeoneintentionally
constructingit.

5.DoesGodexist?WeknowGod
existsbecausehepursuesus.Heis
constantlyinitiatingandseekingfor
ustocometohim.
Iwasanatheistatonetime.Andlikemany
atheists,theissueofpeoplebelievinginGodbotheredmegreatly.Whatis
itaboutatheiststhatwewouldspendsomuchtime,attention,andenergy
refutingsomethingthatwedon'tbelieveevenexists?!Whatcausesusto
dothat?WhenIwasanatheist,Iattributedmyintentionsascaringfor
thosepoor,delusionalpeople...tohelpthemrealizetheirhopewas
completelyillfounded.Tobehonest,Ialsohadanothermotive.AsI
challengedthosewhobelievedinGod,Iwasdeeplycurioustoseeifthey
couldconvincemeotherwise.Partofmyquestwastobecomefreefrom
thequestionofGod.IfIcouldconclusivelyprovetobelieversthatthey
werewrong,thentheissueisoffthetable,andIwouldbefreetogoabout
mylife.

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Ididn'trealizethatthereasonthetopicof
Godweighedsoheavilyonmymind,was
becauseGodwaspressingtheissue.Ihave
cometofindoutthatGodwantstobe
known.Hecreateduswiththeintentionthat
wewouldknowhim.Hehassurroundedus
withevidenceofhimselfandhekeepsthe
questionofhisexistencesquarelybeforeus.
ItwasasifIcouldn'tescapethinkingabout
thepossibilityofGod.Infact,thedayIchose
toacknowledgeGod'sexistence,myprayerbeganwith,"Ok,youwin..."It
mightbethattheunderlyingreasonatheistsarebotheredbypeople
believinginGodisbecauseGodisactivelypursuingthem.
Iamnottheonlyonewhohasexperiencedthis.MalcolmMuggeridge,
socialistandphilosophicalauthor,wrote,"Ihadanotionthatsomehow,
besidesquesting,Iwasbeingpursued."C.S.Lewissaidheremembered,
"...nightafternight,feelingwhenevermymindliftedevenforasecond
frommywork,thesteady,unrelentingapproachofHimwhomIso
earnestlydesirednottomeet.Igavein,andadmittedthatGodwasGod,
andkneltandprayed:perhaps,thatnight,themostdejectedandreluctant
convertinallofEngland."
Lewiswentontowriteabooktitled,"SurprisedbyJoy"asaresultof
knowingGod.Itoohadnoexpectationsotherthanrightfullyadmitting
God'sexistence.Yetoverthefollowingseveralmonths,Ibecameamazed
byhisloveforme.

6.DoesGodexist?UnlikeanyotherrevelationofGod,Jesus
Christistheclearest,mostspecificpictureofGodrevealing
himselftous.
WhyJesus?Lookthroughoutthemajorworldreligionsandyou'llfindthat
Buddha,Muhammad,ConfuciusandMosesallidentifiedthemselvesas
teachersorprophets.NoneofthemeverclaimedtobeequaltoGod.
Surprisingly,Jesusdid.ThatiswhatsetsJesusapartfromalltheothers.
HesaidGodexistsandyou'relookingathim.Thoughhetalkedabouthis
Fatherinheaven,itwasnotfromthepositionofseparation,butofvery
closeunion,uniquetoallhumankind.Jesussaidthatanyonewhohad
seenHimhadseentheFather,anyonewhobelievedinhim,believedin
theFather.
Hesaid,"Iamthelightoftheworld,hewho
followsmewillnotwalkindarkness,butwill
havethelightoflife."14Heclaimedattributes
belongingonlytoGod:tobeabletoforgive
peopleoftheirsin,freethemfromhabitsof
sin,givepeopleamoreabundantlifeand
givethemeternallifeinheaven.Unlikeother
teacherswhofocusedpeopleontheirwords,
Jesuspointedpeopletohimself.Hedidnot
say,"followmywordsandyouwillfindtruth."
Hesaid,"Iamtheway,thetruth,andthelife,noonecomestotheFather
butthroughme."15
WhatproofdidJesusgiveforclaimingtobedivine?Hedidwhat
peoplecan'tdo.Jesusperformedmiracles.Hehealedpeople...blind,
crippled,deaf,evenraisedacoupleofpeoplefromthedead.Hehad
poweroverobjects...createdfoodoutofthinair,enoughtofeedcrowdsof
severalthousandpeople.Heperformedmiraclesovernature...walkedon
topofalake,commandingaragingstormtostopforsomefriends.People
everywherefollowedJesus,becauseheconstantlymettheirneeds,doing

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themiraculous.HesaidifyoudonotwanttobelievewhatI'mtellingyou,
youshouldatleastbelieveinmebasedonthemiraclesyou'reseeing.16
JesusChristshowedGodtobegentle,loving,awareofourself
centerednessandshortcomings,yetdeeplywantingarelationshipwithus.
JesusrevealedthatalthoughGodviewsusassinners,worthyofhis
punishment,hisloveforusruledandGodcameupwithadifferentplan.
Godhimselftookontheformofmanandacceptedthepunishmentforour
sinonourbehalf.Soundsludicrous?Perhaps,butmanylovingfathers
wouldgladlytradeplaceswiththeirchildinacancerwardiftheycould.
TheBiblesaysthatthereasonwewouldloveGodisbecausehefirst
lovedus.
Jesusdiedinourplacesowecouldbeforgiven.Ofallthereligionsknown
tohumanity,onlythroughJesuswillyouseeGodreachingtoward
humanity,providingawayforustohavearelationshipwithhim.Jesus
provesadivineheartoflove,meetingourneeds,drawingustohimself.
BecauseofJesus'deathandresurrection,heoffersusanewlifetoday.
Wecanbeforgiven,fullyacceptedbyGodandgenuinelylovedbyGod.
Hesays,"Ihavelovedyouwithaneverlastinglove,thereforeIhave
continuedmyfaithfulnesstoyou."17ThisisGod,inaction.
DoesGodexist?Ifyouwanttoknow,
investigateJesusChrist.We'retoldthat"God
solovedtheworldthathegavehisonlySon,
thatwhoeverbelievesinhimshouldnot
perishbuthaveeternallife."18
Goddoesnotforceustobelieveinhim,
thoughhecould.Instead,hehasprovided
sufficientproofofhisexistenceforusto
willinglyrespondtohim.Theearth'sperfect
distancefromthesun,theuniquechemicalpropertiesofwater,thehuman
brain,DNA,thenumberofpeoplewhoattesttoknowingGod,thegnawing
inourheartsandmindstodetermineifGodisthere,thewillingnessfor
GodtobeknownthroughJesusChrist.Ifyouneedtoknowmoreabout
Jesusandreasonstobelieveinhim,pleasesee:BeyondBlindFaith.

IfyouwanttobeginarelationshipwithGodnow,youcan.
Thisisyourdecision,nocoercionhere.Butifyouwanttobeforgivenby
Godandcomeintoarelationshipwithhim,youcandosorightnowby
askinghimtoforgiveyouandcomeintoyourlife.Jesussaid,"Behold,I
standatthedoor[ofyourheart]andknock.Hewhohearsmyvoiceand
opensthedoor,Iwillcomeintohim[orher]."19Ifyouwanttodothis,but
aren'tsurehowtoputitintowords,thismayhelp:"Jesus,thankyoufor
dyingformysins.YouknowmylifeandthatIneedtobeforgiven.Iask
youtoforgivemerightnowandcomeintomylife.Iwanttoknowyouina
realway.Comeintomylifenow.Thankyouthatyouwantedarelationship
withme.Amen."
Godviewsyourrelationshipwithhimaspermanent.Referringtoallthose
whobelieveinhim,JesusChristsaidofus,"Iknowthem,andtheyfollow
meandIgivethemeternallife,andtheyshallneverperish,andnoone
shallsnatchthemoutofmyhand."20
Lookingatallthesefacts,onecanconcludethatalovingGoddoesexist
andcanbeknowninanintimate,personalway.

IjustaskedJesusintomylife(somehelpfulinformation

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ImaywanttoaskJesusintomylife,pleaseexplainthis

morefully...
Ihaveaquestionorcomment...

AbouttheAuthor:Asaformeratheist,MarilynAdamsonfounditdifficulttorefutethe
continuouslyansweredprayersandqualityoflifeofaclosefriend.Inchallengingthe
beliefsofherfriend,Marilynwasamazedtolearnthewealthofobjectiveevidencepointing
totheexistenceofGod.Afteraboutayearofpersistentquestioning,sherespondedto
God'soffertocomeintoherlifeandhasfoundfaithinHimtobeconstantlysubstantiated
andgreatlyrewarding.
(1)Romans1:1921(2)Jeremiah29:1314(3)R.E.D.Clark,Creation(London:Tyndale
Press,1946),p.20(4)TheWondersofGod'sCreation,MoodyInstituteofScience
(Chicago,IL)(5)Ibid.(6)Ibid.(7)Ibid.(8)HughDavson,PhysiologyoftheEye,5thed
(NewYork:McGrawHill,1991)(9)RobertJastrow"MessagefromProfessorRobert
Jastrow"LeaderU.com2002.(10)StevenWeinbergTheFirstThreeMinutes:AModern
ViewoftheOriginoftheUniverse(BasicBooks,1988)p5.(11)DineshD'Souza,What's
SoGreataboutChristianity(RegneryPublishing,Inc,2007,chapter11).(12)Richard
Feynman,TheMeaningofItAll:ThoughtsofaCitizenScientist(NewYork:BasicBooks,
1998),43.(13)FrancisS.Collins,directoroftheHumanGenomeProject,andauthorof
TheLanguageofGod,(FreePress,NewYork,NY),2006(14)John8:12(15)John14:6
(16)John14:11(17)Jeremiah31:3(18)John3:16(10)Revelation3:20(20)John10:2729

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