Take advantage of the quarantine to learn more about the case for God’s existence, the reliability of the Bible and the nature of the Christian worldview
How the Origin of the Universe Points to the Existence of God (Video)
J. Warner Wallace, author of God’s Crime Scene, discusses the nature of the universe and the evidence for God’s existence. Did the universe have a beginning? If so, what is the best explanation? Can the beginning of the universe be explained from “inside the room” of the natural universe, or does the best explanation for the universe lie “outside the room”?
A Personal God is the Best Explanation for the Beginning of the Universe
Unless we are willing to accept the irrational premise that the cause of the universe is itself only as old as the universe itself, we are going to have to admit that this cause cannot be an impersonal force. The cause of the universe had the ability to decide to bring the universe into existence, and the ability to decide is an attribute of personhood.
1. Why does the fact that the universe had a beginning present a problem for atheism?
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2. List some of the evidences that demonstrate the universe had a beginning:
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3. In your own words, why does the expansion of the universe point most reasonably to a universe that had a beginning?
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4. From the article, describe in your own words why the first cause of the universe possesses the attribute of personhood:
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5. Also from the article, why is God the most reasonable inference from the evidence that the universe had a beginning?
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Download all the Quarantine Questionnaires HERE. The PDF files have active hyperlinks you can use to access the videos and the articles, and you can print them to complete your responses!
For more information about the reliability of the New Testament gospels and the case for Christianity, please read Cold-Case Christianity: A Homicide Detective Investigates the Claims of the Gospels. This book teaches readers ten principles of cold-case investigations and applies these strategies to investigate the claims of the gospel authors. The book is accompanied by an eight-session Cold-Case Christianity DVD Set (and Participant’s Guide) to help individuals or small groups examine the evidence and make the case.