Essay: Evidence for the Existence of the Christian God

The following is an essay that I wrote during an Apologetics class at Big Sky Bible Institute back in the fall of 2007.

The title that I chose for this paper was not phrased the way it is by accident. I am going to attempt to present evidence for the existence of the Christian God. I am not going to prove with one hundred percent certainty that the Christian God exists. I do, however, believe that the vast majority of evidence truly does point towards the existence of God.


Cosmological Argument
The first pieces of evidence that I would like to present relate to the beginning of the universe. First off, if something begins to exist, there needs to be something that caused it to begin to exist. There is no reasonable way for you as an atheist to argue against this. It is completely illogical to expect something to come from nothing. Nothing is what rocks think about!

Next, there is convincing evidence that the universe began to exist. For instance, look at the laws of thermodynamics. The first law of thermodynamics shows that the amount of energy in the world does not change. The second law of thermodynamics indicates that the amount of usable energy in the world is being depleted. So, the universe will eventually run out of energy. This fact indicates that there must have been a point in time when the universe was all usable energy. So the universe must have had a beginning.

If the universe had a beginning, and every beginning requires a cause, it naturally follows that the universe had a cause. You may argue that the Big Bang was the cause of the universe. But what caused the Big Bang? You might say, “Well, then who made (or caused) God?” Well, as we were discussing, everything that had a beginning requires a cause. However, God never had a beginning; He has always existed. Therefore, God doesn’t need a cause.

Teleological (Intelligent Design) Argument
The second convincing group of evidence relates to the design of the universe. If design exists, it is only logical that a designer designed and made it. If you are walking along a beach, and see the words “Greg was here” drawn in the sand, you would automatically assume that someone named Greg had been there and had drawn those letters into the sand. Why do you think that, though? By evolutionary standards, could not these words have been eroded into the sand by wave action? No, it would be completely ludicrous to think that.

But why exactly is it ludicrous to believe that the words “Greg was here” did not come about by natural causes? The answer: those words contain information. The problem (for atheists) is that we see information all around us in nature.

Darwinist Richard Dawkins, who is a professor of zoology at Oxford University, has stated that the message found in just a single amoeba is so large that it would fill up 1,000 sets of the Encyclopedia Britannica! That is a great deal of information.

Furthermore, information must come from a mind. How can Darwinian evolution explain the information that we see in nature? It simply cannot! The only logical explanation is that God created it and put it there!

Moral Law Argument
Finally, I think that the existence of morality gives great evidence for the existence of God.

You as an atheist may state that if there was a God, then there would be no evil in the world. But here is my question to you: what is evil? The answer: evil is the deviation from the way things should be. How then do we know the way things should be? The only way to know the way things should be is by having a higher standard to compare the world to. God is that standard.

If there is no God, everything comes down to your personal likes and dislikes.

We have already determined that information cannot appear by natural means, and as morality is not a physical thing, it cannot be produced by any means of evolution. So morality cannot come from evolution, and it also cannot come from within us. If it came from within, what would stop you from changing your mind about the principle “murder is wrong?”

Some atheists claim that morality comes from society, but that simply cannot be the case. If society dictated good and evil, then the Holocaust would have been completely moral, but the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and Mother Teresa would not have been. The German society was (on the whole) behind Hitler, and his elimination of the Jews. Does that make it moral to commit genocide? I doubt it! The majority of society was against Martin Luther King Jr. and black rights for a very long time. Does that make it immoral to fight racism? I believe not!

Therefore, morality has to come from someone that is above all people and societies. That is the only way a real moral law can exist.

Admittedly, there are some atheists that deny that the moral law exists at all. They are sorely mistaken. If I was to walk up to an atheist who espoused this sort of thinking and punch him in the jaw and break it, I think he would probably call the police and report me. But wait a second: if a moral law does not exist, then what is wrong with me breaking this atheist’s jaw? Nothing! You see, he really does follow a moral law.

In conclusion, the existence of the God of the people who call themselves Christians (Side Note: at least a monotheistic god. Specific evidence for the Christian God above the gods of other monotheistic religions will be covered in future posts.) is almost undeniable! The fact that God had to cause the universe to come into being, the fact that information could only have come from an intelligent being (God), and the fact that without God morality would not exist are all incredible evidence for the existence of God!

Works Cited
I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist by Norman L. Geisler and Frank Turek.

Discussing the Biblical View in a Secular Classroom

A study of world ethics could not possibly be complete without an examination of the Judeo-Christian view. Since the textbook that we are studying out of does not include a chapter covering the topic, our professor rightly added readings to compensate for the horrendous oversight on the author of our text.

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World Ethics with no Judeo-Christian Worldview?

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Essay: Basic Beliefs and How to Know if God Exists

The following is the term paper that I wrote for my Epistemology class in the spring of 2012. Since it was a term paper I didn't get the actual draft returned, so that is why there are no remarks from the professor included.

However, I was able to check my grade online, and I got an A on it.

What is the Meaning of Life?

Now, why is God the only thing worth living for? This is a conclusion that I have been taught, that many of us raised in the Church have been taught. But ultimately, it is not a thing one can be taught. No, this must be a conclusion that one comes to on his own. Read these verses:

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Essay: Contesting (3)

The following is a short essay that I wrote for my Epistemology class in Spring 2012.

I received an A on the essay (a 90), and while the professor commented that it was well-written, it appears I was a little off on some of the philosophy.

Article in special print edition of The Saint: "Dr. Van Sickle to Give Speech on 'The War Powers of Lincoln'"

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Article in a special print edition of The Saint: "Pulitzer Prize Winner to Speak About the Media and Civil Rights in the 1960s"

This article was published in a special print edition of The Saint, the student newspaper at North Georgia College and State University (now known as The University of North Georgia).

Articles Edited for Dirt Rag #163

In addition to having a short readings piece and a feature article in the most recent issue of Dirt Rag Magazine, I also edited a number of articles for the issue:

• "Accustomed to Custom," page 22.
• "North American Handmade Bicycle Show 2012," page 30.
• "Manic Mechanic," page 57.
• "Clip Less," page 74.

Singletracks.com and Tripleblaze.com Staff Pages

Check it out: I have (finally ;) been added to the Singletracks.com and Tripleblaze.com staff pages:

Singletracks staff page bio:

Greg (mtbgreg1) is our social media expert and is a regular contributor to the singletracks blog as a writer and an editor. Greg lives in Dahlonega, GA in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains where he shreds IMBA Epics like Bull Mountain regularly. Outside of his singletracks duties, Greg has served as an ambassador for Airborne Bikes and an intern at Dirt Rag magazine.

Tripleblaze staff page bio:

Greg is the social media expert and content editor here at Tripleblaze.com. Greg enjoys camping but you'll usually find him on a mountain bike during the day, though he does slow down to hike every now and then. Wanna get your photo featured as a photo of the day? Better make friends with Greg.

Panthertown Valley: The Yosemite of the East

Panthertown Valley,
located east of Cashiers, North Carolina, is a high-altitude valley (by
East Coast standards) that contains and is ringed by tall mountains
with several massive granite faces. This unique topography has earned it
the title “Yosemite of the East.”

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Photo of the Day: Tips for Getting Your Photos Featured

If you are striving to get your photography featured as an outdoor photo of the day here on Tripleblaze.com, there are a few things that you can keep in mind to help increase your chances of being featured:

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Recently Edited Articles for Singletracks.com

Here are a number of articles that I have recently edited for Singletracks.com:

• POC Joint VPD 2.0 Knee and Elbow Pads
• Review: Loaded Precision Pedals and Grips
• Cane Creek Double Barrel Shock Review
• Easton Havoc UST 150 Wheel Review

Outdoor Photo of the Day

We’ve recently launched a new feature here on Tripleblaze.com: the hiking and camping Photo of the Day. Each day we highlight a different camping or hiking image that strikes us as exceptional.

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Snake Creek Recap in Dirt Rag

I recently had a recap of the Snake Creek Gap race published in Dirt Rag #163 on page 18. Be sure to pick up a copy and check it out!

First Feature Article in a Print Mountain Bike Magazine

Today (5/7/12) marks my first-ever feature article published in a print mountain bike magazine! Titled "Tribal Connections," the article is a preview of a number of upcoming mountain bike festivals across the nation. It begins on page 66--be sure to pick up issue #163 of Dirt Rag Magazine and read it!

How to Ride a Pump Track

Click on over to Singletracks.com to read my newest article: "How to Ride a Pump Track."