The Argument For Gods Existence - 2069 Words

Introduction The Bible begins with the book of Genesis stating, â€Å"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.† The Bible doesn’t begin with an argument for the reality of God, but states the truth of His existence. The Jews accepted the truth of an eternal God, so the authors rarely spent time with an argument for His existence. However, today in our society, it is usually required to begin explaining the gospel with an argument for God’s existence. 1 Peter 3:15 instructs believers to, â€Å"Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.† For the believer, it is a good practice to have an understanding of the arguments for God’s existence. It is important to realize that†¦show more content†¦No other species on earth displays our level of intelligence, creativity, and emotion. One aspect of the anthropological argument reveals that mankind is so widely different from our world is we were created in the image of God, and because of this we have been given certain attributes that separate us from all other forms of life. We were not physically made in God’s likeness, because scripture tells us that God is spirit and we should not assume that God’s physical appearance is similar to a man’s. It is our non-physical attributes that made in the image of God. Our intelligence, imagination, emotion, creativity, and morality are many of the attributes of God that He has blessed us with. Theological Definition The theological definition of the anthropological (anthropos meaning man) argument is based on the human condition, of man s basic moral standards and the constant need for there to be a higher being. It is similar to the cosmological argument in that if man has a desire for God and a conscience when offending him; apparently these have their basis in God and not in man. This argument was perhaps most famously theorized by Blaise Pascal, who suggested that it was a better bet to believe in God than not to. Biblical Foundation The Biblical Foundations of the anthropological argument are: (1) That man is the product of a living being: In Genesis chapter 2 it says that â€Å"God formed man of the dust of the ground and