THE BIBLE AND THE EXISTENCE OF GOD

The existence of God is something that the Bible presumes it's readers to know and accept. There is no real effort on the part of the prophets, the apostles or Jesus to try and convince the world about the truth of God's existence. Perhaps this point can be best illustrated by the contents of the first verse in the Bible, "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth." (Genesis 1:1) The very first words of scripture state the simple fact that in the beginning God was present already existing independently of all things as we know them.

Not only does the Bible accept without question the existence of God but it speaks negatively of those who reject the knowledge of God. The Bible is very much to the point and minces no words when making this statement, "The fool has said in his heart, "There is no God." (Psalms 14:1) This is not to say that there is something wrong with a person asking questions about how we can know there is a God, in fact these questions are very natural. But the Bible takes for granted that the person seeking truth with an honest and open heart will quickly recognize the evidence for the existence of God, acknowledging and honoring God accordingly. In light of the existence of the universe and this world we live in with all the complex and magnificent facets they contain, including of course man himself, the Bible concludes that the evidence for the existence of God is overwhelming. The apostle Paul stated the situation in this way:

(Romans 1:18-21) For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, {19} because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. {20} For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. {21} For even though they knew God, they did not honor Him as God, or give thanks; but they became futile in their speculations, and their foolish heart was darkened.

The apostle seems to indicate here that those who reject the thought of a creator do so more as a condition of their heart attitude than as a result of honest intellectual investigation. The fact of the created universe, including mankind, along with the evidence of the testimony of scripture concerning the life of Jesus Christ is overwhelming proof for the existence of God. Therefore time will not be spent investigating the philosophical arguments for the existence of God but rather like the Bible this web site accepts God's existence based on the evidence just mentioned and encourages others to do the same.