ARGUMENTS FOR GOD: MORAL ARGUMENT - PART THREE (5 OF 11)
Scripture: Romans 2:12-15
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Arguments for God: Moral Argument - Part Three (5 of 11)
Series: Apologetics
Robert Dawson
Romans 2:12 -15
What I want to do tonight is give a couple more arguments for God. I just did not have the time to fit them in on Sunday Morning and wanted to be able to move on in our series this week.
Over the last two weeks we have looked at a couple of arguments for the existence of God.
1. Cosmological Argument: Argument from beginnings or cause and effect. It deals with the question of why is there something rather than nothing and where did that something come from. It is not scientifically feasible to believe that matter/energy are eternal and not logical to conclude that something with a beginning (came into existence) created itself.
2. Teleological Argument: Argument of design. The design, beauty and complexity of this universe are simply too great to be handed over to chance.
Robert Ingersoll, an atheist, once visited the great preacher Henry Ward Beecher who took him into his study to show him some theological books. In Beecher's study there was this magnificent globe of the world with all of the mountains and the valleys painted in. It was a beautiful work of art. Ingersoll, who was a very bright man and highly educated, looked at the globe and said, Dr. Beecher, that's one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have ever seen. Who made it for you?'' Beecher smiled and said, ''Oh, nobody made it, it just happened.''
What we have seen so far is that everything around us, in this universe, points to God. Tonight I want us to see there are not only things around us in creation and the physical universe that points to God but there is something inside of us that points to God as well.
In trying to present evidence to disprove the existence of God anti-theist have a very difficult time accounting for the universe's origin and intricate design. They also have great difficulty in accounting for...
1. Human Consciousness - our ability to think ...
Series: Apologetics
Robert Dawson
Romans 2:12 -15
What I want to do tonight is give a couple more arguments for God. I just did not have the time to fit them in on Sunday Morning and wanted to be able to move on in our series this week.
Over the last two weeks we have looked at a couple of arguments for the existence of God.
1. Cosmological Argument: Argument from beginnings or cause and effect. It deals with the question of why is there something rather than nothing and where did that something come from. It is not scientifically feasible to believe that matter/energy are eternal and not logical to conclude that something with a beginning (came into existence) created itself.
2. Teleological Argument: Argument of design. The design, beauty and complexity of this universe are simply too great to be handed over to chance.
Robert Ingersoll, an atheist, once visited the great preacher Henry Ward Beecher who took him into his study to show him some theological books. In Beecher's study there was this magnificent globe of the world with all of the mountains and the valleys painted in. It was a beautiful work of art. Ingersoll, who was a very bright man and highly educated, looked at the globe and said, Dr. Beecher, that's one of the most beautiful pieces of art I have ever seen. Who made it for you?'' Beecher smiled and said, ''Oh, nobody made it, it just happened.''
What we have seen so far is that everything around us, in this universe, points to God. Tonight I want us to see there are not only things around us in creation and the physical universe that points to God but there is something inside of us that points to God as well.
In trying to present evidence to disprove the existence of God anti-theist have a very difficult time accounting for the universe's origin and intricate design. They also have great difficulty in accounting for...
1. Human Consciousness - our ability to think ...
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