Alright! First difficult question: Who made God?
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Yeah, that's a difficult question..
Jun 4, 2015
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#4
Here guys. This is basically how I would answer it:
"Well, Jason, a lot of very smart people have asked this question. After all, if everything has a beginning or is made out of something or had a creator, then people think God must have had one too! So, let’s think about it. If someone made God, then you must have a bigger God who made that God . . . and a bigger, bigger God who made that bigger God who made God. . . then a bigger, bigger, bigger God who made the bigger, bigger God who made the bigger God who made God. You see, Jason, we could go on and on and on. The only thing that makes sense is we have to have the biggest God of all. God—the God of the Bible—is the Creator of everything. Nothing and no one is bigger than Him. He was not created but has always existed. He is the Alpha (beginning) and Omega (end). The Bible says, 'In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.' In the beginning God was already there and He created all things to teach us more about Him and to show us His power, His goodness, and His wisdom." (Source: https://answersingenesis.org/kids/god/who-made-god/)
Nice answer! Very easy to understand.
I like to explain it like this (not very basic): Everything in this universe is created by something else, according to the law of Cause and Effect. But what if you are not in this universe? The same rules do not apply, esspecially if you made the rules. God is not from this universe, because he created it, so the rules of this universe do not apply to him, and thus, he does not have to have a creator.
This wasn't in my original question, but I'll say it anyway, because it is a similar concept. If matter can neither be created or destroyed, only changed (Law of Mass Conservation), how did God create the world? Well, here is an analogy (because I love analogies): There is a room, and nothing can be constructed or taken apart in that room. However, a man constructs a chair, and places it in the room. Was anything constructed in the room? No!
I guess what I am trying to say is that the rules that apply to us do not apply to God, because he is in a different place in which He makes the rules. I look forward to seeing more answers!
Jun 4, 2015
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#6
Very good answers, to both questions. Your answers are easily understood as well. :)
Having answers to hard questions is very important. I've dedicated a decent amount of time to learning answers to questions like these. A major resource has been the ministry of Answers in Genesis. The verse you quoted at the beginning of this forum is their life verse, and I believe they are very good at providing succinct answers to hard questions! Check them out: www.answersingenesis.org.
But this thread could be a great place to compile some of these answers. :)
I like that site too. My favorite is Apologetics Press. www.apologeticspress.org
Jun 6, 2015
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#8
Heres another question. I recently did a study on it in my homeschooling system but I'd like to hear all your opinion.s
"How can you prove that creation is real? The big bang theory is a FACT."
(Although its not a fact at all.....)
First of all, the BB is a THEORY. That means that it is an idea that has not yet been proven.
Jun 7, 2015
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#10
Ok. I'll try my hand at this. This answer will be quite a bit longer than the last one, but I think it's still pretty simple. Follow along! :)
"I'll take the second part first: We need to understand that there are two types of science--observational science and historical science. Observational science uses the scientific method; it uses direct observation and repeatable experiments to determine truth. This is the process we use to build airplanes, study physics, etc. Historical science, however, concerns only that which happened in the past, which is by definition, not repeatable and no longer observable. Because of these limitations, hypotheses about past events cannot be unequivocally declared as fact. So apart from further evidence, the Creation THEORY is just as valid as the Big Bang THEORY." (Good point Black Dragon)
"So how can we know what happened in the past? Take an example: We know that the Eiffel Tower exists. How? It can be observed in the present. We know that it is the tallest building in Paris. How? We can determine this through repeatable experiment. We know that Gustave Eiffel built it. How? This occured in the past. We could just as easily hypothesize that the metals that make it up randomly came together underground, and that tectonic forces forced it up to its current height!" (I just made this up, to demonstrate the wide range of historical hypotheses, as well as to show the ridiculousness of the BB theory.) "But we know that Gustave Eiffel built it because we have eyewitness accounts of the events. These accounts still exist today for us to observe.
"So back to our original problem. We have two theories as to the formation of the universe: Creation theory, and Big Bang theory. How do we decide which one is viable--which one is true? Well, we have an Eyewitness account to the creation of everything. God was there when He created, and he told us exactly how He did it. He gave this account to men, who wrote it down and preserved it, with God's help, in the Bible for us to observe today. So we should not doubt the FACT that creation really happened--that is, any more than we doubt that Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower!"
How's that?
Jun 8, 2015
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#11
blackdragon1661 wrote:
First of all, the BB is a THEORY. That means that it is an idea that has not yet been proven.
The problem with this point is that many people in Uni./College DO NOT BELIEVE this is a theory. Even in some schools the BB is taught as a fact.
Jun 8, 2015
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#12
ijgeoffrey wrote:
" We have two theories as to the formation of the universe: Creation theory, and Big Bang theory. How do we decide which one is viable--which one is true? Well, we have an Eyewitness account to the creation of everything. God was there when He created, and he told us exactly how He did it. He gave this account to men, who wrote it down and preserved it, with God's help, in the Bible for us to observe today. So we should not doubt the FACT that creation really happened--that is, any more than we doubt that Gustave Eiffel built the Eiffel Tower!"
People who DON'T believe in God would say that they don't believe in God, God is for the past, modern people aren't stupid enough to believe ina God, everything has to be scientifically proven so if theres no God How can you say thats true.
So the bad thing about this point would be that those who don't believe in God can't and WON'T trust his Word. this leads to another question I'm going to ask later. How do we know the Bible is true?
(Yep.. I'm going to be questioning and answering pretty seriously XD
Jun 8, 2015
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#13
I'm not going to address the "knowing the Bible is true" question just yet, but I'll respond to your response.
"It takes an element of faith for me to believe in God. I know you don't believe in Him, but I see Him in nature, and in my own life. He has made Himself real to me, and I pray that He will do the same for you. However, you may claim that everything must be scientifically proven, but I will reiterate: Just as creation cannot be 'scientifically proven,' the Big Bang also cannot be proven. You were not there to observe it, which is the central tenet of scientific discovery."
Edit: I'm adding this to the end, for clarity: "So in the absence of scientific proof, just as it takes faith for me to believe in creation, it takes faith for you to believe in the Big Bang!"
I don't get what is so crazy about a God that created everything. I mean seriously??? It is no where near as crazy as the Big Bang Theory— that there was nothing and then that nothingness exploded and then BANG... Life and the entire universe was perfectly created. Plus there is proof out there that god does exist.
Jun 18, 2015
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#17
DragonWhisperer, there's nothing crazy about it. But the Bible talks about these men, calling them "willfully ignorant." (Take a look at Romans 1) They know that if God exists and created them, they would be accountable to Him! For this reason, they reject God. And from their presupposition that there is no God, they build their worldview, scientific arguments, etc.
Oh ok well then they are really thick. The truth is sitting right in front of their very faces and they look elsewhere for answers.
Oh I misunderstood the question. Sorry about that guys.
But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,~ 1 Peter 3:15
We must always be prepared to defend our faith in Christ. Yet there are some questions that can be difficult to answer unless we are prepared for them. Hopefully, this thread will be ables to allow everyone to help each other answer some of these questions, so we will have an answer ready when we are asked.