The existence of God | Clues | Reasons to trust the Bible | Can God be good and yet allow evil and suffering? | Other Scriptures |
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The fool says in his heart, there is no God.
Psalm 53:1
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What is The Clue of the Beginning
I think God exists because something or someone had to create the universe, because the universe cannot create the universe.
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What are Eyewitnesses
The People who witnessed the events recorded
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What is Wiser and Perfect
God is _____ and more ______ than any human can comprehend.
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For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God.
1 Peter 3:18
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What is Argument
There is no perfect _________, but there are clues.
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What is The Clue of Order
I think God exists because of the precise order of the universe.
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What is Accuracy
The historical _________ that is recorded
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What is Good and Evil
Our understanding of ____ and ____ is different than God's.
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Joseph said to them, “Do not fear, for am I in the place of God? As for you, you meant evil against me, but God meant it for good, to bring it about that many people should be kept alive, as they are today.”
Genesis 50:19–20
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What is Truth
Humans suppress the ______
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What is The Clue of Morality
I think God exists because within all of us is a belief in moral right and wrong.
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Who is Jesus
The claims of _____ about the Bible
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What is Romans 8:28-29
And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose. For those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.
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What is Isaiah 55:8-9
For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, declares the Lord.
For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts higher than your thoughts. |
What is God
These clues show us a world without ___ makes little sense.
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What is The Clue of Beauty
I think God exists because we long for things like love, beauty, and feelings.
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Who is God
The character of ___ and his Words
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Who is Christ
Suffering makes us more like _____ and causes us to see our need for God
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For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty. He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.
1 Peter 1:16-18
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The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of people, who suppress the truth by their wickedness, since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse.
Romans 1:18–20
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What is Sin
I think the number 1 argument for existence of God is ___ and the need for the Gospel.
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What is 2 Timothy 3:16
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness.
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What is Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
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Do not think that I come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.
Matthew 5:17-18
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