Question:
I need proof that God exists. Please?
2013-10-25 10:53:00 UTC
I'm christain, but I'm having problems believing that God exists. You see, I'm really scared of what happens to me when I die. I'm afraid of becoming emptiness when I die, and that really disturbs me everyday. So can I have proof that God exists so that I'll have nothing to worry about anymore?
32 answers:
Blueiis
2013-10-25 11:11:02 UTC
Read your bible every single day. Start with the gospel of Matthew and read straight through the New Testament. "Faith comes by hearing and hearing by the word of God" Read, read, read. God speaks thru His word. Fear can torment a person and it's an awful way to live. Please try the bible for yourself. I'll pray for you.
Arnie
2013-10-25 12:36:21 UTC
The mystery's of faith an GOD are beyond human comprehension.

Faith concerns questions which cannot be settled by evidence.

How can the universe create itself out of nothingness? Given the fact that the universe began to exist, it must have had a “cause” that originated it.Doesn't it make more sense to assume the existence of a Creation.

The question is tricky because it sneaks in the false assumption that GOD came from somewhere and then asks where that might be. The answer is that the question does not even make sense. It is like asking, “What does blue smell like?” Blue is not in the category of things that have a smell, so the question itself is flawed. In the same way, GOD is not in the category of things that are created or caused. GOD is uncaused and uncreated—He simply exists.

We know that from nothing, nothing comes. So, if there were ever a time when there was absolutely nothing in existence, then nothing would have ever come into existence. But things do exist. Therefore, since there could never have been absolutely nothing, something had to have always been in existence. That ever-existing being is what we call GOD ,GOD is the un-caused Being that caused everything else to come into existence. God is the uncreated Creator who created the universe and everything in it.



Life without GOD is like an un- sharpened pencil it has no point..

You can't see the wind, but you know it is there because you can see what the wind is doing. You can know that the wind is there because you can feel it.GOD is like the wind, you can't see him.





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?
2013-10-25 11:35:49 UTC
History 108 3/4



Mostly all people doubt the Holy Word of God, The Bible.

But This little History lesson will enlighten all.



It starts with the Hittites. And a lack of evidence they ever existed. Then in 1908 a Archaeological discovery was made by John Garstang. The 400 year civilization of the Hittites Empire (1600-1200 BC). Since then so much has been discovered about the Hittite Empire, you can study all you want about them.



And it’s not just The Hittite evidence. All kinds off engraved stones or cylinders from other ancient civilizations verify other Biblical accounts. The Taylor Prism confirms the Assyrian siege of Jerusalem that the Bible describes in 2 Kings 19-19, 2 Chronicles 32, and Isaiah 36-37.



The discovery of the Tel Dan Stele confirms the existence of Israel’s King David. The Cyrus Cylinder records Cyrus of Persia’s decree that allowed Babylonian captives to return to their homes and resume their religious practices. The Moabite Stone proves the events of 2 Kings 3. This stone not only chronicles the rebellion led by Mesha King of Moab but even mentions the name Yahweh.



Jewish and Roman historians referred to the life and works of Jesus. Josephus wrote about Jesus’ miracles. And Pliny the Younger, an ancient ruler, recorded that Christians in his province maintained their belief in and the worship of Jesus even when faced with death. We have evidence that the Gospels were written by apostles or at least in cooperation with them. Irenaeus, a disciple of Polycarp, who was a disciple of the apostle John, Writes: as far as someone inserting into the Bible what they felt like. The Dead Sea Scrolls put that idea to rest. The earliest copies of the New Testament date back to 114 AD.



The Holy Bible 100% accurate.



Earth’s Mass is 6.6 Sextillion tons. What holds it up?

Nothing! It spins on its axis at 1000 miles per hour.

As it hurtles through space in it’s orbit around the Sun.



Nothing = GOD!



For those of you who say, There is no God,Jesus, Sky Daddy, Satan, or Christians. Please go to Biblical Archeology And read some of what you find there. It proves that God is 100% Real. And so is His Holy Word The Bible.Just check out the below sites.



http://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/

http://www.bib-arch.org/bar/

http://www.allaboutarchaeology.org/biblical-archaeology.htm





Thank you.



God Bless Ya,

Chicago Bob

imasinner



There is more joy in Jesus in one day.

Than there is in the World 365/24/7

I know, I tried them both.

Numbers 6:24-26





BTW, Sir Isaac Newton, The father of modern physics, was a committed Christian who

Claimed the Universe’s orderliness came from its Creator.
John S
2013-10-25 11:34:09 UTC
"proof" is a tricky word. What constitutes ''proof" to one person, may not be convincing to another.

SOME people only consider what they can touch, see, and hear.

Others will accept logic and deductive arguments.



Secondly, somethings can be proven, and others can not. So there are simply 2 classes of things. Those which are known with relative certainty, and those which are not. Both types of things are still known, just 1 is less certain.



So what does this all mean when it comes to proving God? -- it means that God, if he exists, may easily be in the category of things which can not be known with certainty and that there is evidence and arguments FOR his existence, but whether or not they are 'proof' depends on the individual.

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Thirdly, since IF God exists, he is logically metaphysical (beyond the mere Physical)

Science deals only with the Physical, therefore we mostly likely need an additional tool to find evidence for God.

Luckily we have Philosophy and Theology - both which deal in the metaphysical.



So likely, our most convincing evidence for God's existence will be in the form of a Philosophical argument and not empirical scientific theories.

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Fourthly, Too often people combine what I call steps 1 and 2 together. They try to go from God's non-existence to the Christian God, all in 1 step. They are in fact 2 distinct steps. Because you FIRST need to conclude that God DOES exist, before you can argue for or against Christianity. Because logically, if you conclude that God does not exist, then any particular religious philosophy is mute.

Too often Atheists claim they are arguing against the existence of God, but their arguments show that they are arguing against a specific instance of him, and NOT the concept itself.



You ask if God exists -- so you should start there and not try to decide WHICH God - for now.

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Sadly, not many people, now-a-days, are very well versed in philosophy. But none the lesss, here is a link to 20 arguments for the existence of God:

http://www.strangenotions.com/god-exists/





The argument getting the most recent attention is the Kalam variant of the Cosmological Argument.



The Kalam is quite simple, yet powerful:



Premise #1: Things which have a beginning, have a cause

Premise #2: The Universe had a beginning

Premise #3: Therefore the Universe had a cause



The Kalam can then be expanded to show that this cause must be a metaphysical, transcendent eternal, uncaused, mind, which we call God.



For instance, if we expand upon the Kalam, then we can logically deduce that this cause must be, itself, uncaused, or else we need to search for another cause. We know that only transcendent causes could be the cause of the Universe (or multiverse) because if it is not transcendent, then it can not interact with the physical universe. OH, and it goes without saying that this cause must logically be metaphysical, because it can't be part of the Universe which it hasn't created or caused, yet.

RIGHT?

Also.. logically, we know if it weren't eternal, then it, itself, must have had a cause, and therefore can't be the actual cause of the Universe - something else must be. So it has to be eternal if we are to even consider it.

But why a 'mind' ??

The only 2 categories of things which Philosophers know of which are eternal, transcendent, non-physical, and non-contingent are either A) abstract objects like numbers or B) a disembodied mind/conscientiousness

However, we know that abstract objects like the #2 can't 'cause' anything to happen, that's what it means to be 'abstract' -- so that leaves only a transcendent mind. Since minds don't necessarily require any physical body parts to exist (conceptually)



So the Kalam provides us with a rational basis for the belief in God. More study is needed to flesh out other properties of God.
Mad Hacker
2013-10-25 11:19:47 UTC
Sure no problem.. Newton's laws says that matter and energy are neither created nor destroyed.. They also state that an object at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon, etc.



With me so far?



If that is the case, then nothing in the universe does anything without a mindless physical interaction from another object, and the future is not only completely predetermined it's theoretically completely predictable if we had enough computing power.



Now since we KNOW there is deterministic decisions in life.. we can go up rather than down.. Go to college rather than drop out.. create the internet.. we know there is some unknown additional information and energy at play in determining the role of people (and all like to some extent)



A random collection of particles isn't going to spontaneously create a space station or launch satellites out of the solar system.



Now since this only happens to human, not rocks for instance.. and only human have the ability to "escape" their instinct, then this energy or "something" is apparently only native to us and is created in some manner outside the laws and rules of physics (as we know them). Call this a "soul" or the "influence of God" if you like.



Now when we die there's no mystery.. our bodies will eventually be ground up and scattered across the earth.. eventually ending up as dirt, part of another creature, floating around in the air..



But where does that deterministic "energy" we call a "soul" go to? Remember it must go somewhere.. energy is neither created nor destroyed.. so wherever this is we can call it "the afterlife".



And what is the mechanism through which all this occurs? The laws, rules, all that which we don't understand? Well that's God.



As to what this afterlife is like, the true nature of God.. etc. etc. I dunno. You'd have to ask a ghost about that.
Dload
2013-10-25 12:09:32 UTC
I'm Christian and love sciences, ripping apart theories, finding the best in life, finding purpose, meaning and setting goals, etc.



First of all, I'll ask you why are you following this faith? If it's due to fear or doubt in life, then your following it for the wrong reasons. Don't follow any religion in fear of for example hell or a reward of heaven, etc - that can just lead to someone else brainwashing you into control. Fear of death shouldn't be a concern - I might cross your mind, but don't let it control. You do it because you want to have a relationship with your Creator and to better yourself in morals / knowledge. Seek enjoyment and a fulfilled life. Don't take any one faith biasly, rather keep an open mind and discover for yourself.



What we also know and proved since 2012+ is that there's also an invisible realm of particles/energy behind the visible. They believe this makes up at least 89% of the entire universe. Dark Matter/Energy is completely invisible and undetectable, except via the side effects of what is left behind and gravity ripples. Aka it's the same faith religious or not required just like having faith in God (The Creator) - you can see it directly but have a knowledge of it's requirement and see the results it left behind.



The Big Bang Theory was originally modelled by a Christian and Albert Einstein (who referred to his own belief system as Cosmic Religion) both thought atheism was blindsided and illogical. It was an university who took it and removed the Creator idea making it into atheism faith which they all are suddenly happy to agree on. However, this actually left a huge gap in logic, not filled in till 2012 when they started to believe in another invisible entity which can't be directly seen, rather only the side effects and gravity ripples, known as Dark Matter / Energy. Both atheism and Christians therefore have the same faith in an invisible entity. You want to see and understand the supernatural and the invisible, go look at the supermassive black hole millions of times larger than our sun which our universe just happens to sit on, defying and outside of all rules/laws of the rest of this cosmos, ask science about that...



This was confirmed through the Hubble telescope many years ago, and it is interesting to note that the universe is expanding from a single point, meaning the entire universe could be contracted back into a single point. Also, note that the universe is not expanding into space, but space itself is expanding.



Galaxy Seeds. Scientists believe that, if the Big Bang is true, then temperature “ripples” should exist in space, and it would be these ripples that enabled matter to collect into galaxies. To discover whether these ripples exist, the Cosmic Background Explorer – COBE – was launched in 1989 to find them, with the findings being released in 1992. What COBE found was perfect/precise ripples that, sure enough, enable galaxies to form. So critical and spectacular was this finding that the NASA lead for COBE, said, “If you’re religious, it’s like looking at God.”



So the only different between the faiths is that one group believes there's intelligences behind it and the other suggests it's all random chaos which just doesn't random change the following day on them and follows a set law/rules/patterns/logic. Who's the more ironic?



Religious or not, the fact is those faiths are equal and rooted from the same theory. Everyone requires some faith in life, it's just a matter of chasing it.
?
2013-10-25 14:56:40 UTC
When you look for proof (or truth) start with going to the source or as close as possible to it, asking questions (why?), inquiry, use your critical thinking and reason. and most important of all DOES IT Make sense?. Does it apply to what you see,hear and experience in the real world?. then you make a decision

But don't just rely on what others believe (they might be wrong) and follow like a sheep.
?
2013-10-25 11:13:26 UTC
Creation and Conscience.



2 Timothy 1:7 for God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control.
?
2013-10-25 11:17:25 UTC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsPhPldS6ys



Jesus Christ was also prophesied many other times in the bible.

http://www.bibleprobe.com/300great.htm



The greatest proof is the living God. Pray to Him. Pray that His will be done all in all forever!



Matthew 7"Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. 8For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened."



John 20:27Then he said to Thomas, "Reach here your finger, and see my hands. Reach here your hand, and put it into my side. Don't be unbelieving, but believing." 28Thomas answered him, "My Lord and my God!" 29Jesus said to him, "Because you have seen me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen, and have believed."



John 14:27Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, give I to you. Don't let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.



Forever praise Lord Jesus Christ, The Father, The Holy Spirit, the one and only true Lord God Almighty, and bless all forever in His holy and righteous name :)
ChildoftheKing
2013-10-25 11:42:29 UTC
If you don't know that God exists, you are not a Christian.

"But without faith it is impossible to please God, for he that comes

to God must believe that he is and that he is a rewarder to

them that diligently seek him." ( Hebrews 11:6)

If you want to know if God exists or not, just ask out loud for

him to reveal himself to you some way that you know he is real.
Captain Sarcastic
2013-10-25 10:56:32 UTC
When you die things will be exactly like they were before you were born - you simply won't exist. You will have nothing to worry about, because you will not be there.



God is a fictional character from the mythology of the ancient Middle East. It really has no bearing on anything in the real world.
Paul
2013-10-25 11:07:20 UTC
Sorry, there is no "proof." For any of the thousands and thousands of claimed "gods," including yours.



"I'm really scared of what happens to me when I die..."



Then you've bought into the fairy tales religions have told you, irrationally. That's a bit sad, but not unusual.
?
2013-10-25 11:02:19 UTC
You and all your descendants could be asking that question for a million years and you'll never find any more "Proof" than there is now, because God DOES NOT EXIST and that will never change.
KARMA
2013-10-25 13:01:45 UTC
if u wanna be happy afterlife then it is NOT compulsory to belive in GOD ... GOD is not like a military ruler or a king who wants his subjects to bow there heads in front of them .... all he wants us to live in peace in harmony , helping needy ones , in short doing good deeds ..... if u wanna do it without believing him then he doesn't mind ... we should belive in him or we should pray him if it makes us truely happy not for some rewards or gifts ... but he really is pleased when we do Good deeds ... and can control our wrong emotions like anger , jealousy, lust , greed , fear ..... etc .... GOD is like an experience which both atheists and theist can hv .....
the re - chosen one
2013-10-25 11:02:14 UTC
Here is my proof. I discovered that the food and hygiene laws in the Book of Leviticus have been based all this time on the germ theory of disease and the modern human body. How does that discover now prove the existence of the God Yahweh? Easy. 3500 years ago when these laws were first established there were 0 humans alive on earth who knew the germ theory of disease and the modern human body for these laws to have originated from. That means they originated from a non human scientific mind 3500 years ago for the better of us humans to follow. Hope that helps plant the seed in your mind that God does exist.
2 Shepherds
2013-10-25 10:58:47 UTC
If you really are a Christian, if you have asked Jesus into your life as Lord and as Savior, you have been indwelled by God the Holy Spirit. Your life has been changed, and you personally have been transformed over time. That in itself is evidence that God exists, for you could not have made those changes or transformed yourself in those ways.
AutumnLilly
2013-10-25 10:58:52 UTC
Here's St. Thomas Aquinas' argument for proof of the existence of God. It may interest you: http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/aquinas3.asp
?
2013-10-25 11:07:27 UTC
Well. As a christian perhaps you can learn some stuff from http://reasonablefaith.org
2013-10-25 10:59:14 UTC
Marion - it is called "faith" - you have to take God's existence on faith or not. There is no conclusive evidence of his existence or non-existence.



Mo

Atheist
2013-10-25 11:17:55 UTC
Creation proves the creator...
Christian Sinner
2013-10-25 11:01:05 UTC
If you require proof of God, ask him. Stop being so stubborn!
Apostle James The Greater
2013-10-25 11:01:30 UTC
The best proof is in the many APPARITIONS, Study them well so you may be guided into heaven through them, for this is why god sends them.
2013-10-25 11:02:18 UTC
Would you accept any proof? atheists always reject any proof!
2013-10-25 10:57:15 UTC
Sorry bub, you can't kick back on your sofa sipping a beer and have proof handed to you on a silver platter. Proof is what God will give you when YOU seek Him with a whole and sincere heart.



Jer:29:13: And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.
wynnmanners
2013-10-25 13:52:29 UTC
i'm taking the time to respond because of the "Please" -- & because i believe you're sincere.



First off, Marion, i'm remembering a verse in one of the Epistles of Paul which says (if i'm remembering accurately), "Work out your salvation with fear and trembling." (My dad used to quote that one a lot -- in response to Baptists falsely believing they're already "saved".)



*Is* that really "the Word of God"? IF so -- maybe God doesn't *want* you "to have nothing to worry about" and thinks it's *better* for you to *be* disturbed!



Why would that be?



Because then you're going to fervently *seek* a real relationship with God with far more intensitude & devotion. If you have nothing to worry about, you're more likely to become *lazy* & *ignore* seeking genuine inner growth upon a true spiritual path.



In "The Gospel According To Thomas" Jesus is reported to have said: "Those who seek should not stop seeking until they find. When they find, they will be disturbed."



i perceive myself as having been a true seeker -- for the Divine Truth -- since i was about your age... 15 years old (about 1957 in my case). i read the Bible... scriptures from all manner of other religions. i had been following what i perceived as being God's Direct Guidance since about 1975 to about 1990 -- by which point i had "found" out a certain number of things, made some "growth steps" spiritually -- & about then, following God's Direct Guidance i became deeply *disturbed* -- just like Jesus said would happen.



You seek, you seek, you seek, you seek -- & then you finally, really*truly FIND! At that point you're more disturbed than ever before in your life! (Why was i so disturbed? Because i learned that Christianity has basically *betrayed* God & Christ -- & it's prevalent teachings *prevent* people from making *real* contact with the True Divine!)



Generally speaking Christians believe in the Christian Bible as being "the Word of God" (or the more educated & *informed* ones perceive that obviously the Bible is "the words of *men*" -- *sometimes* inspired by the Holy Spirit -- with *some* sentences actually coming from the real God -- for afterall, it says, "The Gospel According to Matthew", doesn't it? It does *not* say "The Gospel According To God." If you want books that supposedly were written by God you have to go to OAHSPE) -- so to most Christians material in the Bible intrinsically proves the existence of God.



Why isn't that enough for you? You say you're a Christian.



i can assure you, i have *absolute* proof that God exists! But will it be proof for *you*? For me it's a personal *experience* that i *know* happened. But for others it's only my personal *testimony* -- for my experiences are not *their* experiences (generally speaking). (There are a *few* who believe me because they've had similar experiences. For example when two people -- maybe living 3,000 miles, 6,000 miles apart -- are both *genuinely* in communication with Yeshua -- "Jesus Christ" to most -- he can *tell* you something about the other person -- & tell something to the other person about *you* -- that neither of you would have any way of actually knowing, otherwise. When this information is shared with each other, it provides mutual *proof* that both of you are really talking with Jesus.)



God has literally *spoken* to me (telepathically) -- so i *know* He really exists. Yeshua has spoken to me at least hundreds of times. The Holy Spirit (Yeshua's Divine Mother, Sophia) has spoken to me at least hundreds of times. Both Yeshua and Sophia (the Holy Spirit) have told me some things about Father. Yeshua has told me lots of things about Sophia. Sophia has told me lots of things about Yeshua. Yeshua has told me several things about Mary Magdalene, too -- & his relationship with her -- just as Mary Magdalene has told me a lot about her relationship with Yeshua.



But everything that absolutely *proves* God's (& Yeshua's, Magdalene's, Sophia's) existences to me is just delusional "crazy talk" to most people on this planet -- fully as much to the minds of Christians as to the minds of atheists & Jews & Muslims.



Of course a deceiving voice can also talk to you *claiming* to be God -- or your Heavenly Father -- & you have to have the spiritual insight to recognize deception when it's happening. Believe a deceiving voice & you're going to have some *serious* problems resulting therefrom, if you start *acting* on guidance from such.



You're going to have solid *proof* (for yourself) if ever God, Sophia or Yeshua actually *speak* to you & you *hear* Them -- & then you'll *know*. Until then you're going to believe whatever you believe.



Yeshua once said to me, "You *do* know that I love you, don't you?" Goddess Mother Sophia has spoken to me *many* times saying She loves me -- & that i was actually *born* in Her Love. So relative to the Ultimacies, i'm hardly worrying anymore!



The Holy Spirit, Sophia, didn't speak to me (so that i *heard* Her) til about the year 2001. Yeshua was speaking to me by the end of 2003. Father, about the same time. So it was 47 YEARS of sincere, true-hearted, *continuous* seeking for the Divine Truth *before* God spoke to me (so that i actually heard Him). It could easily take *equally* as long for *you*.
2013-10-25 10:59:13 UTC
See, you are a good Christian because they have you afraid of everything.
2013-10-25 10:56:43 UTC
But he doesn't exist. Give up all the angst and misery over and start to enjoy life.
Barack Obama
2013-10-25 10:57:34 UTC
Look around you, how can this all come about with no higher being? Zero plus zero plus zero can not possibly give you one.
Otto
2013-10-25 10:57:20 UTC
You should study his Word the Bible ! So you can learn about God, his name and his qualities.
janaji63
2013-10-25 10:54:06 UTC
You are not a Christian if you require proof. The only proof comes from faith in God. If you have no faith, you will never have your proof.
2013-10-25 10:55:01 UTC
there is none. give up your superstitions and stand up all by yourself. the world is a great place when you look at it with opened eyes
2013-10-25 10:54:29 UTC
Meditate on God. If it doesn't work the first time, keep doing it as your building yourself a bridge to God but you don't know how long it needs to be.


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