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PHILOSOPHY
it is a quest for truth based on logical reasoning
aside from factual observation.
PHILOSOPHICAL
QUESTIONS ABOUT GOD
If God, in the beginning, created
the heaven and earth (Gen 1:1),
then,
Where was God before Heaven
and Earth?
Probable Answer
It is wrong to ask “Where…?” since where
purports location – space. Location also follows
that, that which is there (in that place) is
something, and some “thing” must be tangible –
physical or matter. Otherwise, it is not a thing,
but NOTHING; And as we know, we cannot
separate Space, Matter and Time. If there is a
matter, where are you going to put it? (space);
and if there is a matter and a space, when are
you going to put it? (time).
Moreover, the creator cannot be in the creation,
he must be outside of the creation, like for
instance, a carpenter making a wooden table
must be outside the table or not the table; so is
God. God must not be bound by time, space and
matter. God created time, space and matter at
the same time, and so it says, Gen 1:1, In the
beginning (time), God created (he must be
outside of His creation), the Heaven (space) and
the Earth (Matter).
"Is God man-made? Did man
create the idea of God?"
SEARCH FOR TRUTH
Is the Science correct to state that, the universe
and everything in this earth were caused by the
“BIGBANG”? Prove your answer.
Is the Bible correct to state that the universe and
everything in this earth were caused or created
by “God” (Gen 1: 1-28)? Prove your answer.
Some people argue that God is man-made;
that is, the concept of God is merely a human
fabrication handed down through the generations
from those who didn’t know any better. They
claim that the idea of a God or gods is simply the
way human beings explain things that are too
difficult to understand. Some state that belief in
the supernatural ignores science and embraces
superstition.
So, is the idea of God a fantasy based on
ignorance and concocted by our forefathers
before science proved it to be false?
SCIENCE
“First Cause”
• Bigbang
“What caused the Big Bang?”
“What or who put those forces into motion?”
No, God is not man-made; rather, God
made man. Even skeptics agree that there is a
beginning for every created thing, including
man. So, in order for man to have a beginning,
there must be a “first cause” that existed before
him.
Evolutionists argue that the first cause was
an impersonal force, a “big bang,” that started
the universe. But even that explanation leaves a
lot of unanswered questions. The logical
response to this line of thinking is, “What caused
the Big Bang? What or who put those forces into
motion?” No reasonable answer, outside of the
Bible, has been offered.
BIBLE
Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God . . . .”
The Bible starts with the fact of
God in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God . . . .”
When we set aside prejudice, the Bible’s answer
seems to be the most logical explanation for that
first cause. In the beginning was God. He was not
created and therefore needs no first cause. He has
always been and always will be, apart from time and
space (Psalm 90:2). He introduced Himself to
Moses as I AM (Exodus 3:14). The meaning of His
name signifies the eternal aspect of His nature. He
always was and always will be, the Eternal, Self-
existent One (Revelation 1:8; 4:8).
The nature of God as He has revealed
Himself through the Bible
God’s character includes omniscience (Isaiah 46:9–10),
omnipotence (2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 18:2), patience (2
Peter 3:9), and consistency (Malachi 3:6). He is
described as loving (Psalm 25:10), faithful (Psalm
31:23), and desirous of having a relationship with us
(Jeremiah 29:13; James 4:8). But He is also perfectly
just, and that justice requires payment for man’s high
treason against his Creator (Zephaniah 3:5; Romans
6:23). The God of the Bible took on human flesh, lived
among us, and then allowed the people He created to
torture Him to death while He forgave them (Luke
23:34; Philippians 2:5–11)
That kind of selfless, sacrificial love is
outside human experience and not
present in any man-made religion.
Man-made gods are usually fashioned in
the image of man. The gods of pagan cultures are
fraught with flaws, inconsistencies, and human-
like weaknesses. They are petty, selfish, cruel,
and capricious; in short, they behave as man-
made gods would behave, with the same sins and
jealousies found in the human heart. In order for
God to be man-made, His nature could only
extend as far as man’s imagination.
The God of the Bible far surpasses our
understanding, yet He leaves hints, like a
trail of spiritual breadcrumbs, for us to
follow as we come to know Him better.
A third point to consider in the matter of
whether or not God is man-made is the spiritual
quality of the human soul. Every human being is
unique and possesses an innate sense of “me.” We
have an inborn understanding of the eternal
(Ecclesiastes 3:11) and the sense that there is more
beyond this world. Genesis 1:27 says that human
beings were fashioned in the image of
God; Colossians 1:16 says we were created for His
purposes and His pleasure. We were created like
Him in some ways, but He is not necessarily like us
(Numbers 23:19).
If God were merely a human fabrication,
then many new questions arise: What makes
human beings different from animals? Where do
humans get the ideas of justice, benevolence,
self-sacrifice, and love—abstract qualities not
found in the animal kingdom? Such traits, found
in every culture in the world, would never have
survived the evolutionary process. However,
when we see those traits showcased within the
character of God Himself, we understand why
we possess them.
Another consideration in the matter of
whether or not God is man-made is
the trustworthiness of the Bible. In order to
contend that God does not exist, one must deal
with the accuracy of the Book that tells about
Him. Within the pages of the Bible, God has
revealed Himself to us and given us hundreds of
examples of His dealings with man through the
centuries. Many who staunchly argue against the
reality of God are also blindly ignorant about the
Bible.
They often claim it is “an ancient book
written by a bunch of Jews.” Statements like that
demonstrate the flawed foundation upon which
they have constructed their arguments. The Bible
is a collection of books written by over 40
different authors, over a 1,500-year time span,
from three continents, and in three different
languages. Yet it weaves together the pieces of a
single story like a jigsaw puzzle fits together.
The Bible is God’s story of His relentless pursuit
to redeem His fallen creation.
If the idea of God is man-made, then there
is no God, really, and the biggest question left
unanswered relates to the complexity and
apparent design of the universe. A single strand
of DNA shows such intricate brilliance that
random chance cannot come close to explaining
it. Beyond that, the billions of perfectly
synchronized atoms, molecules, systems, and
universes shout to us about a Designer.
Removing God from the realm of possible
explanations gives rise to many unanswerable
questions. No other explanation makes sense.
Theories abound, but none can claim
definitive scientific evidence for the startling
harmonization of the universe’s complexity.
Even Charles Darwin had to admit, “To suppose
that the eye, with all its inimitable contrivances
for adjusting the focus to different distances, for
admitting different amounts of light, and for the
correction of spherical and chromatic aberration,
could have been formed by natural selection,
seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest
possible degree” (The Origin of Species, J. M.
Dent & Sons, Ltd., London, 1971, p. 167).
We cannot simply remove the idea of God
without replacing that idea with a more
reasonable explanation. Questions do not
disappear by eliminating the possibility of God.
However, when we remove the prejudices and
presuppositions that refuse to allow God to be
considered, He remains the only logical
explanation for this amazing world.
Those who have decided that God cannot
exist build their worldview around that idea and
pretend that their fallible answers fill in the
blanks. Denial of God is a strong, almost
religious assumption that taints their so-called
search for truth. However, those who truly desire
to be open-minded and pursue truth wherever it
may lead find that the evidence always leads to
God.
Who is God for man?
watchmaker
Puppeteer
Father of all adult nations
IS EVILA THING?
DID GOD CREATE EVERYTHING?
Logical Proposition maybe:
The evil is a thing;
But God created everything,
Therefore, God created evil.

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Philosophical questions about god

  • 1. PHILOSOPHY it is a quest for truth based on logical reasoning aside from factual observation.
  • 3. If God, in the beginning, created the heaven and earth (Gen 1:1), then, Where was God before Heaven and Earth?
  • 5. It is wrong to ask “Where…?” since where purports location – space. Location also follows that, that which is there (in that place) is something, and some “thing” must be tangible – physical or matter. Otherwise, it is not a thing, but NOTHING; And as we know, we cannot separate Space, Matter and Time. If there is a matter, where are you going to put it? (space); and if there is a matter and a space, when are you going to put it? (time).
  • 6. Moreover, the creator cannot be in the creation, he must be outside of the creation, like for instance, a carpenter making a wooden table must be outside the table or not the table; so is God. God must not be bound by time, space and matter. God created time, space and matter at the same time, and so it says, Gen 1:1, In the beginning (time), God created (he must be outside of His creation), the Heaven (space) and the Earth (Matter).
  • 7. "Is God man-made? Did man create the idea of God?"
  • 9. Is the Science correct to state that, the universe and everything in this earth were caused by the “BIGBANG”? Prove your answer.
  • 10. Is the Bible correct to state that the universe and everything in this earth were caused or created by “God” (Gen 1: 1-28)? Prove your answer.
  • 11. Some people argue that God is man-made; that is, the concept of God is merely a human fabrication handed down through the generations from those who didn’t know any better. They claim that the idea of a God or gods is simply the way human beings explain things that are too difficult to understand. Some state that belief in the supernatural ignores science and embraces superstition.
  • 12. So, is the idea of God a fantasy based on ignorance and concocted by our forefathers before science proved it to be false?
  • 13. SCIENCE “First Cause” • Bigbang “What caused the Big Bang?” “What or who put those forces into motion?”
  • 14. No, God is not man-made; rather, God made man. Even skeptics agree that there is a beginning for every created thing, including man. So, in order for man to have a beginning, there must be a “first cause” that existed before him.
  • 15. Evolutionists argue that the first cause was an impersonal force, a “big bang,” that started the universe. But even that explanation leaves a lot of unanswered questions. The logical response to this line of thinking is, “What caused the Big Bang? What or who put those forces into motion?” No reasonable answer, outside of the Bible, has been offered.
  • 16. BIBLE Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God . . . .”
  • 17. The Bible starts with the fact of God in Genesis 1:1, “In the beginning God . . . .” When we set aside prejudice, the Bible’s answer seems to be the most logical explanation for that first cause. In the beginning was God. He was not created and therefore needs no first cause. He has always been and always will be, apart from time and space (Psalm 90:2). He introduced Himself to Moses as I AM (Exodus 3:14). The meaning of His name signifies the eternal aspect of His nature. He always was and always will be, the Eternal, Self- existent One (Revelation 1:8; 4:8).
  • 18. The nature of God as He has revealed Himself through the Bible God’s character includes omniscience (Isaiah 46:9–10), omnipotence (2 Samuel 22:3; Psalm 18:2), patience (2 Peter 3:9), and consistency (Malachi 3:6). He is described as loving (Psalm 25:10), faithful (Psalm 31:23), and desirous of having a relationship with us (Jeremiah 29:13; James 4:8). But He is also perfectly just, and that justice requires payment for man’s high treason against his Creator (Zephaniah 3:5; Romans 6:23). The God of the Bible took on human flesh, lived among us, and then allowed the people He created to torture Him to death while He forgave them (Luke 23:34; Philippians 2:5–11)
  • 19. That kind of selfless, sacrificial love is outside human experience and not present in any man-made religion.
  • 20. Man-made gods are usually fashioned in the image of man. The gods of pagan cultures are fraught with flaws, inconsistencies, and human- like weaknesses. They are petty, selfish, cruel, and capricious; in short, they behave as man- made gods would behave, with the same sins and jealousies found in the human heart. In order for God to be man-made, His nature could only extend as far as man’s imagination.
  • 21. The God of the Bible far surpasses our understanding, yet He leaves hints, like a trail of spiritual breadcrumbs, for us to follow as we come to know Him better.
  • 22. A third point to consider in the matter of whether or not God is man-made is the spiritual quality of the human soul. Every human being is unique and possesses an innate sense of “me.” We have an inborn understanding of the eternal (Ecclesiastes 3:11) and the sense that there is more beyond this world. Genesis 1:27 says that human beings were fashioned in the image of God; Colossians 1:16 says we were created for His purposes and His pleasure. We were created like Him in some ways, but He is not necessarily like us (Numbers 23:19).
  • 23. If God were merely a human fabrication, then many new questions arise: What makes human beings different from animals? Where do humans get the ideas of justice, benevolence, self-sacrifice, and love—abstract qualities not found in the animal kingdom? Such traits, found in every culture in the world, would never have survived the evolutionary process. However, when we see those traits showcased within the character of God Himself, we understand why we possess them.
  • 24. Another consideration in the matter of whether or not God is man-made is the trustworthiness of the Bible. In order to contend that God does not exist, one must deal with the accuracy of the Book that tells about Him. Within the pages of the Bible, God has revealed Himself to us and given us hundreds of examples of His dealings with man through the centuries. Many who staunchly argue against the reality of God are also blindly ignorant about the Bible.
  • 25. They often claim it is “an ancient book written by a bunch of Jews.” Statements like that demonstrate the flawed foundation upon which they have constructed their arguments. The Bible is a collection of books written by over 40 different authors, over a 1,500-year time span, from three continents, and in three different languages. Yet it weaves together the pieces of a single story like a jigsaw puzzle fits together. The Bible is God’s story of His relentless pursuit to redeem His fallen creation.
  • 26. If the idea of God is man-made, then there is no God, really, and the biggest question left unanswered relates to the complexity and apparent design of the universe. A single strand of DNA shows such intricate brilliance that random chance cannot come close to explaining it. Beyond that, the billions of perfectly synchronized atoms, molecules, systems, and universes shout to us about a Designer. Removing God from the realm of possible explanations gives rise to many unanswerable questions. No other explanation makes sense.
  • 27. Theories abound, but none can claim definitive scientific evidence for the startling harmonization of the universe’s complexity. Even Charles Darwin had to admit, “To suppose that the eye, with all its inimitable contrivances for adjusting the focus to different distances, for admitting different amounts of light, and for the correction of spherical and chromatic aberration, could have been formed by natural selection, seems, I freely confess, absurd in the highest possible degree” (The Origin of Species, J. M. Dent & Sons, Ltd., London, 1971, p. 167).
  • 28. We cannot simply remove the idea of God without replacing that idea with a more reasonable explanation. Questions do not disappear by eliminating the possibility of God. However, when we remove the prejudices and presuppositions that refuse to allow God to be considered, He remains the only logical explanation for this amazing world.
  • 29. Those who have decided that God cannot exist build their worldview around that idea and pretend that their fallible answers fill in the blanks. Denial of God is a strong, almost religious assumption that taints their so-called search for truth. However, those who truly desire to be open-minded and pursue truth wherever it may lead find that the evidence always leads to God.
  • 30. Who is God for man?
  • 32. IS EVILA THING? DID GOD CREATE EVERYTHING? Logical Proposition maybe: The evil is a thing; But God created everything, Therefore, God created evil.