The Fact of God

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The Fact of God

"He who comes to God must believe that He is." The only way that man can approach God is by faith. "He who comes to God must believe that He is [no one has ever honestly sought God and failed to find him], and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him. Enoch sought God by faith, found God by faith, walked with God be faith, escaped death by faith, and was rewarded by faith. "For before he was taken he had this testimony that he pleased God. But without faith it is impossible to please Him" and without faith it is impossible to know Him (Heb 11:5,6)

None of the patriarchs, prophets, or writers of the Scriptures attempted to prove or argue the existence of God. It is a fact taken by faith by those who wrote and spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit, who is the one and only author of the Holy bible (2 Peter 1:21, 2 Tim 3:16,17)

Although the Holy Spirit did not move the writers of the Scripture to argue the existence of God, he did present some clear facts that will strengthen faith:

(1) Creation.

This fact demands a living personal creator, Every effect must be traceable to an adequate cause. For example, if there is a building, there must be a builder. If there is an automobile, boat or airplane there must be a mechanical engineer. If there is a watch there must be a watch maker. There are thousands of "effects" in the world, such as electric typewriters, cameras of all kinds, power tools, television, radio, computers, and so on. And not one of them has evolved; all had an intelligent adequate cause. We have a creation...