The document discusses arguments for the existence of God, including the cosmological argument, teleological argument, and moral argument. It also discusses reasons some people give for not believing in God, such as that the Bible is ridiculous or the problem of evil. Additionally, it notes that Chicago is one of the most "post-Christian" cities in the US, defined as not believing in God or feeling faith is important.

1. Why: God

2. 1.Why Am I Here?
2.Why: God?
3.Why: The Bible?
4.Why: Church?
5.Why: Sabbath?
6.Why: Hope?

3. Chicago is the 19th
most ‘Post-Christian’
City in the USA

4. ‘Post-Christian’ (agree
with 9 or more)
✤ Do not believe in God
✤ Identify as atheist or agnostic
✤ Disagree that faith is
important in their lives
✤ Have not prayed to God (in
the last week)

5. ‘Post-Christian’
✤ Have never made a
commitment to Jesus
✤ Disagree the Bible is accurate
✤ Have not donated money to a
church (in the last year)
✤ Have not attended a Christian
church (in the last 6 months)

6. ‘Post-Christian’
✤ Agree that Jesus committed sins
✤ Do not feel a responsibility to
“share their faith”
✤ Have not read the Bible (in the
last week)
✤ Have not volunteered at church
(in the last week)

7. ‘Post-Christian’
✤ Have not attended Sunday school
(in the last week)
✤ Have not attended religious small
group (in the last week)
✤ Bible engagement scale: low (have
not read the Bible in the past week
and disagree strongly or somewhat
that the Bible is accurate)
✤ Not Born Again

12. 5 Reasons
1. The Bible Is Ridiculous.
2. We don’t need no stinkin’
deities.
3. The Problem of Evil .
4. Oh, Hell!
5. You just don’t know.

13. We don’t need
God

16. The Cosmological
Argument
1. Everything that has a
beginning needs a cause.
2. The universe has a
beginning
3. The universe needs a cause

17. The Cosmological
Argument
4. There can not be a infinite
regression of caused causes
5. There must be a cause of
all else who has no
beginning and needs no
cause

18. DrWilliam Lane
Craig

19. reasonablefaith.org

21. TheTeleological
Argument
1. Human artefacts are the
products of intelligent
design.
2. The universe resembles
human artefacts
3. Therefore the universe is the
product of intelligent design

22. TheTeleological
Argument
4. But the universe is complex
and gigantic in comparison
to human artefacts
5. Therefore there probably is
a powerful and supremely
intelligent designer who
created the universe

23. Dr Michael Behe

24. Dr Michael Behe

26. The Moral Argument
1. If God does not exist then
objective moral values and
duties do not exist.
2. Objective moral values and
duties do exist.
3. Therefore God exists.

27. Dr Ravi Zacharias

28. Dr Ravi Zacharias

29. How do I know your
mother exists?

30. Because I know you.

31. Sign ofTheTimes
July16 1902
A kind, courteous
Christian is the most
powerful argument
that can be produced
in favor of Christianity.

32. You are the best
argument for the
existence of
God.

33. Matthew 11:25-30