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1 1. Does God Exist? 2. If So, What Kind of God Is He? 3. Is The Bible Reliable? 4. When Was Creation? 5. How Long Did Creation Take? 6. Is Evolution Even Possible? 7. Is The Big Bang Possible?

2 - Intelligence of Design Intelligent Design vs. Big Bang / Evolution (Blind Faith vs. Science/Intelligence)

3 - Intelligence of Design Intelligent Design vs. Big Bang / Evolution (Blind Faith vs. Science/Intelligence)

4 1. Does God Exist? 2. If So, What Kind of God Is He? 3. Is The Bible Reliable? 4. When Was Creation? 5. How Long Did Creation Take? 6. Is Evolution Even Possible? 7. Is The Big Bang Possible?

5 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. Matter where did everything come from? B. Design how did things get this way? C. Ethics why is there a right and wrong?

6 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. Matter where did everything come from? B. Design how did things get this way? C. Ethics why is there a right and wrong?

7 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. MATTER Where Did Everything Come From? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything that has a beginning has a maker.. 2. IF evidence supports a beginning to the universe.. 3. THEN the universe had a Maker. [GOD]

8 If we find out a beginning we find out there s a maker.

9 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. MATTER Where Did Everything Come From? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything that has a beginning has a maker.. 2. IF evidence supports a beginning to the universe.. 3. THEN the universe had a Maker. [GOD]

10 Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: 1. Laws of Thermodynamics - The laws teach that the UNIVERSE is running out of usable energy and that it can t create more. Therefore it will one day run out completely. (eg, car) *If the universe had no beginning, it would ve run out of energy by now because it would need an infinite supply of energy to support an eternal universe. But it doesn t. There is a limited supply of energy in the Universe, therefore, there must be a limited age - ie, a beginning!

11 2. Expanding Universe Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: - The Universe has been observed to be constantly expanding. - Therefore, if you go back in time and run the universe in reverse, it ll eventually arrive at a single point., or dot. - So this means, at one point in the past there was nothing.. and then SUDDENLY the universe exploded into existence [the beginning], and has been expanding ever since!

12 3. Theory of Relativity Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: - According to the Theory of Relativity - time, space and matter are all co-related. That is, if there is a beginning to one, there must be a beginning to all three. - The Theory of Relativity is extremely reliable and very exact and according to the Theory of Relativity, there was definitely a beginning for all three time, space and matter.

13 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. MATTER Where Did Everything Come From? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything that has a beginning has a maker.. 2. SINCE evidence supports a beginning to the universe.. 3. THEN the universe had a Maker. [GOD]

14 Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: The Atheist will ask: IF GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE.. then WHO CREATED GOD?

15 Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: IF GOD CREATED THE UNIVERSE.. then WHO CREATED GOD? A: No one. God hasn t been proven to have had a beginning.

16 Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: The Believer should ask: IF NATURE HAD A BEGINNING.. then.. HOW CAN THE LAWS OF NATURE CAUSE THE BEGINNING?

17 Evidence for the BEGINNING of Universe: IF NATURE HAD A BEGINNING.. then.. HOW CAN THE LAWS OF NATURE CAUSE THE BEGINNING? A: It can t. Nothing can create itself since it would need to exist first in order to bring itself into existence.

18 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. Matter where did everything come from? B. Design how did things get this way? C. Ethics why is there a right and wrong?

19 1. DOES GOD EXIST? B. DESIGN How Did Things Get This Way? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything with a design had a designer.. 2. IF evidence supports a design to the universe.. 3. THEN the Universe had a Designer. [GOD]

20 If we see a design we know there s a designer.

21 1. DOES GOD EXIST? B. DESIGN How Did Things Get This Way? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything with a design had a designer.. 2. IF evidence supports a design to the universe.. 3. THEN the Universe also had a Designer. [GOD]

22 Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe: 1. Gravitational Force - If GRAVITY in the universe was altered by %, a star like our sun would not be able to exist. If the sun didn t exist, obviously neither would we.

23 2. Expansion Rate Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe: If the universe had expanded at a rate one millionth more slowly than it did, the universe would have collapsed on itself. If it had expanded faster, then no galaxies would have formed..

24 3. Carbon Dioxide Level Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe: If the CO2 level on earth were higher, we would all burn up.. If the level was lower, we d all suffocate.

25 Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe: There are 122 total known Anthropic Constants that make life on earth possible. - Distance of Sun there s one chance in 1x10138 that the - Speed of Light universe could exist apart from a Designer. - Water Vapor Levels - Astrophysicist Hugh Ross - Jupiter s Orbit (there are 1x 1070 atoms in the entire universe!) - Thickness of Earth s Crust - Time of Earth s Rotation - Distance of Stars from Each Other - Tilt of the Earth s Axis - Oxygen Level - Rate of the Universe s Expansion - etc..

26 Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe:

27 1. DOES GOD EXIST? B. DESIGN How Did Things Get This Way? ANSWER: 1. SINCE everything with a design had a designer.. 2. SINCE evidence supports a design to the universe.. 3. THEN the Universe had a Designer. [GOD]

28 1. DOES GOD EXIST? A. Matter where did everything come from? B. Design how did things get this way? C. Ethics why is there a right and wrong?

29 1. DOES GOD EXIST? C. ETHICS Why Is There A Right and Wrong? ANSWER: 1. SINCE every law has a law giver.. 2. IF evidence supports a Moral Law exists in humans.. 3. THEN there is a Moral Law Giver. [GOD]

30 Evidence for DESIGN in the Universe:

31 1. DOES GOD EXIST? C. ETHICS Why Is There A Right and Wrong? ANSWER: 1. SINCE every law has a law giver.. 2. IF evidence supports a Moral Law exists in humans.. 3. THEN there is a Moral Law Giver. [GOD]

32 Evidence for a MORAL LAW in humans: 1. Justice - People everywhere, even in remote tribes, agree that killing innocent people is wrong and that punishing such a murderer is just. (they don t need to be taught this) - We also sit in judgment of our own nation s laws and share our opinion of whether the laws are just or unjust. (we often don t agree with what we re taught) - Where does this sense of justice INSIDE all people come from?

33 Evidence for a MORAL LAW in humans: 2. Excuses - Why do we make excuses for our actions that aren t against any law? (we weren t taught that it s wrong) (Eg, If we break plans, we give an excuse. If we bump into someone, we give an excuse. If we forget something, we give an excuse.) - By doing so, we acknowledge that we believe that a certain behavior is expected of us and is appropriate. - Where does this belief INSIDE us come from?

34 Evidence for a MORAL LAW in humans: 3. Reaction - Why do people react so strongly to unfair situations if there is no law against it? (they have no law as support) (If someone breaks plans, we react. If someone bumps into us, we react. If someone forgets something, we react.) - By doing so, we acknowledge that we believe that a certain behavior is expected of others and is appropriate. - Where does this belief INSIDE us come from?

35 1. DOES GOD EXIST? C. ETHICS Why Is There A Right and Wrong? ANSWER: 1. SINCE every law has a law giver.. 2. SINCE evidence supports a Moral Law exists in humans.. 3. THEN there is a Moral Law Giver. [GOD]

36 1. Does God Exist? 2. If So, What Kind of God Is He? 3. Is The Bible Reliable? 4. When Was Creation? 5. How Long Did Creation Take? 6. Is Evolution Even Possible? 7. Is The Big Bang Possible?

37 2. WHAT KIND OF GOD IS HE?

38 The GOD (Cause) of the Universe must be: 1. ETERNAL Since He created time. 2. SPIRIT Since He created matter. 3. NON-SPATIAL (Infinite) Since He created space. 4. SELF-EXISTENT Since everything came from Him.

39 The GOD (Cause) of the Universe must be: 5. ALL POWERFUL Since He created the Universe out of nothing. 6. INTELLIGENT Since He designed an incredibly complex universe. 7. MORAL Since He put a moral law inside all people.

40 SUMMARY 1. Does God Exist? MATTER If everything we observe with a beginning has a cause, then since the Universe had a beginning, it had a Cause/Creator. [GOD] DESIGN If everything we observe with a design has a designer, then since the Universe has a complex design, it has an Intelligent Designer. [GOD] ETHICS If every moral law we observe has a Law Maker, then since every human has a moral law inside them, there must be a Moral Law Giver. [GOD] 2. What Kind Of God Is He? - Eternal - Infinite - All-Powerful - Moral - Spirit - Self-Existent - Intelligent

41 1. Does God Exist? 2. If So, What Kind of God Is He? 3. Is The Bible Reliable? 4. When Was Creation? 5. How Long Did Creation Take? 6. Is Evolution Even Possible? 7. Is The Big Bang Possible?

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