A man I greatly admire observed, “The problem with man's wisdom is that it doesn't transform people. It doesn't forgive sin. It doesn't usher people into the presence of God. Human wisdom merely gives people an intellectual satisfaction that they can say seemingly impressive things. Yet, the world looks at the gospel and says, ‘How foolish.’ People don’t get changed lives from it, it doesn’t transform people, it doesn’t make new creatures, it doesn’t usher people into the presence of God, it doesn’t do anything like that. It gives people satisfaction by playing intellectual games, and builds their ego by telling people what they know.”
[i]An even greater man was inspired to write: “
For the word of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God. For it is written, ‘I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and the cleverness of the clever I will set aside.’ Where is the wise man? Where is the scribe? Where is the debater of this age? Has not God made foolish the wisdom of the world? For since in the wisdom of God the world through its wisdom did not come to know God, God was well-pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe. For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom; but we preach Christ crucified, to Jews a stumbling block and to Gentiles foolishness, but to those who are the called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God and the wisdom of God. Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men. For consider your calling, brethren, that there were not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble; but God has chosen the foolish things of the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to shame the things which are strong, and the base things of the world and the despised God has chosen, the things that are not, so that He may nullify the things that are, so that no man may boast before God. But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption, so that, just as it is written, ‘Let him who boasts, boast in the Lord.’”
[ii]Greg Koukl has thought through many issues when he was asked what science could and could not prove, he answered the following:
“Can science prove there are no unicorns? Absolutely not. How could science ever prove that unicorns don't exist? All science can do is say that scientists may have been looking for unicorns for a long time and never found any. They might therefore conclude that no one is justified in believing that unicorns exist. They might show how certain facts considered to be evidence for unicorns in the past can be explained adequately by other things. They may invoke Occam's Razor to favor a simpler explanation for the facts than that unicorns exist. But scientists can never prove unicorns themselves don't exist.”
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God exists because that is the reality of things. It may be a recursive argument indeed, but when dealing with the inevitable, what choice is there?
Have you considered this: either the Universe exists or it does not.
Either the Universe had a beginning or it did not.
Either that beginning was caused or it was not.
Either that cause was personal or it was not.
Not much room for choice is there?
It’s hard to say this Universe has always existed because if that were the case, it had no beginning and time reaches far back into eternity. Let’s try an experiment: call this moment in time “zero” on the timeline, and start counting backward into eternity. Let me know when you get there . . .
Ok. I can’t wait that long, instead of counting backward into eternity, just start in eternity and count forward to “zero.” I’ll wait here.
You can’t do it, because you would never arrive back at “zero.” The point is this: the Universe had to be caused by a personal being that exists above and beyond it. Someone who is always contemporary and goes by the name “I Am.”
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For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because that which is known about God is evident within them; for God made it evident to them. 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. 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. Professing to be wise, they became fools, and exchanged the glory of the incorruptible God for an image in the form of corruptible man and of birds and four-footed animals and crawling creatures. Therefore God gave them over in the lusts of their hearts to impurity, so that their bodies would be dishonored among them. For they exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.”
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[i] MacArthur, John. “
The Power and Paradox of God's Wisdom”
[ii]New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update (LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), 1 Co 1:18ff.
[iii]New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update (LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995), Ro 1:18ff.
