My 2012 photo of the sun setting over Yosemite National Park in California reminds me that when I need proof of God's existence all I have to do is look up. “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So, they have no excuse for not knowing God," Romans 1:20.
Why Do We Need Proof of God?
By Tim Webb
I like to watch some of the documentaries on Netflix and Hulu about the existence of God and the Bible, only because I can learn from the details, especially with archeology in the Holy Land. They usually have new ones on around the time of Easter, and some recent ones have included The Bible’s Buried Secrets, and Jesus, the Countdown to Calvary. While these shows can be entertaining and have some benfit, really, the Bible is the only proof I need of God’s existence and his love for me, because there is no faith in constantly looking for proof.
If God wanted us to have infallible proof of his existence there would be a huge museum in Jerusalem and it would contain the remains of Noah’s Ark, the Ten Commandments, The Ark of the Covenant, the original cross, along with a slab of rock from Jesus’ tomb, both with blood stains soaked in. And it could all be DNA tested and carbon dated by any scientist, of any faith in the world for its accuracy.
But God didn’t plan it that way. The entire existence of the Jewish and Christian religions hinge on one thing. Faith. The constant pursuit of scientific proof of God is no different than stock-piling mana. God wanted the Israelites to collect manna on a daily basis so that they would put their trust and faith in him.
God can give us absolute proof anytime he wants. Why? Because he’s God! But then we would believe in him out of obligation, or because of what we can get out of it, rather than genuine love and faith. God wants us to come to him on our own terms and because we love him, not because we’re forced to. If you need proof of God, all you have to do is look up. In Romans 1:20, the Apostle Paul tells us, “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So, they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
Indiana Jones can search for the Ark of the Covenant, and other archeologist can search the world over for proof, but they will only find bits and fragments of the Bible story, because that’s the way God designed it. At the end of the day, faith is the only proof we need.
If God wanted us to have infallible proof of his existence there would be a huge museum in Jerusalem and it would contain the remains of Noah’s Ark, the Ten Commandments, The Ark of the Covenant, the original cross, along with a slab of rock from Jesus’ tomb, both with blood stains soaked in. And it could all be DNA tested and carbon dated by any scientist, of any faith in the world for its accuracy.
But God didn’t plan it that way. The entire existence of the Jewish and Christian religions hinge on one thing. Faith. The constant pursuit of scientific proof of God is no different than stock-piling mana. God wanted the Israelites to collect manna on a daily basis so that they would put their trust and faith in him.
God can give us absolute proof anytime he wants. Why? Because he’s God! But then we would believe in him out of obligation, or because of what we can get out of it, rather than genuine love and faith. God wants us to come to him on our own terms and because we love him, not because we’re forced to. If you need proof of God, all you have to do is look up. In Romans 1:20, the Apostle Paul tells us, “For ever since the world was created, people have seen the earth and sky. Through everything God made, they can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature. So, they have no excuse for not knowing God.”
Indiana Jones can search for the Ark of the Covenant, and other archeologist can search the world over for proof, but they will only find bits and fragments of the Bible story, because that’s the way God designed it. At the end of the day, faith is the only proof we need.