The evangelistic newspaper of the modern Jesus Army
2009
TOUGH QUESTIONS: WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE IF YOU CAN'T PROVE GOD IS THERE?
It's a funny thing, proof. Ask most people "Do you love your mother?" and they will say "yes". But can they prove it..?
They could point to various things as evidence Mothers Day cards, mown lawns, kind words, hugs. But they can't produce a bottle of love and have it tested in a lab.
Even in areas that are a bit more scientific than Mum, "proof" is a bit of a slippery concept.
Science takes an idea and tests it, examining what the evidence indicates is true. Up until the time of Galileo, the evidence pointed to the sun circling the earth. People saw it doing that every day. But Galileo's observations brought new evidence to bear, "proving" beyond reasonable doubt that the earth in fact circles the sun.
The facts hadn't changed. The evidence had.
So when people say "prove God is there", what do they mean? If they mean "put God in a bottle for us to look at under a microscope" or even "make God appear right here before my eyes" then - no can do.
If they're asking for evidence of God - there's plenty. First look around. Skies, trees, animals. Order. Creativity. Then look inside. There's a sense of right and wrong - why? There's hunger for meaning - why?
Then look at Jesus. What can we make of Him and His claim to be God come to save us? Then ask millions of Christians who say they know Jesus what this means. They may all be deluded. But don't ignore the evidence.
And why not pray? "God, if You're there and if You truly love us, then show me. Come into my life. Open my eyes. Show me the way."
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