God's Not Dead

If you were walking through the woods and found a turtle on top of a fence post, you could rationally conclude that someone put it there. Without explanation, time and chance would not eventually place a turtle on top of a fence post. When we try to trace an event to its cause(s), we reach a never-ending pattern. Science insists on this very law. With origins, we have two options: an infinite chain of natural causes, or the one absolute cause that initiated everything. Evolution and the Big Bang require life and matter to already be present. Where did that come from? Therefore, naturalism does not give any observational science either. The first cause of limitless space must be infinite. The first cause of endless time must be eternal. The first cause of boundless energy must be omnipotent. The first cause of universal interrelationships must be omnipresent. The first cause of infinite complexity must be omniscient. The first cause of spiritual values must be spiritual. The first cause of human responsibility must be volitional. The first cause of human integrity must be truthful. The first cause of human love must be loving. The first cause of life must be living. Admiring the beauty within and outside of the Earth does not lead me to think it was an accident, or caused by natural causes. It supports Psalm 19:1- "...the heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork." It supports Genesis 1:31- And God saw everything that he had made, and behold, it was very good. And there was evening and there was morning, the sixth day. The only possible source of absolute authority is an absolute perfect will. The Moral Law, or Law of Human Nature, is not simply a fact about human behavior in the same way as the Law of Gravitation is, or may be, simply a fact about how heavy objects behave. On the other hand, it is not a mere fancy, for we cannot get rid of the idea, and most of the things we say and think about men would be reduced to nonsense if we did. And it is not simple a statement about how we should like men to behave for our own convenience; for the behavior we call bad or unfair is not exactly the same as the behavior we find inconvenient, and may even be the opposite. Consequently, the rule of Right and Wrong, or Law of Human Nature, or whatever you call it, must somehow or other be a real thing"a thing that is really there, not made up by ourselves. -C.S. Lewis The Earth's size is perfect. If Earth were smaller, an atmosphere would be impossible to sustain humans, like the planet Mercury. If Earth were larger, its atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, like Jupiter. Earth is the only known planet equipped with an atmosphere of the right mixture of gases to sustain plant, animal, and human life. The Earth is located the perfect distance from the sun. If the Earth were any further away, we would freeze. Any closer and we would burn up. Even a fractional difference would make life impossible. The Earth remains this perfect distance from the sun while it rotates around the sun at a speed of nearly 67,000 mph while giving us changing seasons annually. It is also rotating on its axis, allowing the entire surface to be properly warmed and cooled every day. And our moon is the perfect size and distance from the Earth for its gravitational pull. It creates important ocean tides so waters do not stagnate, and yet our massive oceans are restrained from spilling over the continents. The universe teaches us that order does not happen by itself. An explosion that would eventually cause all of these orderly processes is very unlikely when compared to a divine Creator creating them. The human brain processes more than a million messages a second... The human eye processes more than 1.5 million messages a second... What part of science explains the living soul (life/conscience)? What part of science explains emotions? Genesis 2:7- Then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature. 2 Peter 1:3- His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence... The reason we exist on Earth is because a loving God reigns who would not force his people to have a relationship with him. That loving God allows us to experience and explore his magnificent creation. During our life, we come across choices of whether we want to follow God's will or follow our earthly wills. Without free-will, we would not be having this discussion. Without free-will, life would not be necessary. In the Old Testament, God has to show himself, but once Jesus came to Earth as God in flesh (as the Old Testament prophesied), we then turn to him for our salvation. He has shown us his glory all around us, and if we suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Romans 1:18), then we can easily dismiss the truth of God that is written on our hearts (Romans 2:15; Hebrews 10:16; Jeremiah 31:33), and then believe anything. Statistics and Scriptures from "Institute for Creation Research"