When looking at a building, how do I know that there was a builder? I can't see him, hear him, touch, taste, or smell him. Of course, the building is proof that there was a builder. In fact, I couldn't want better evidence that there was a builder than to have the building in front of me. I don't need faith to know that there was a builder. All I need are eyes that can see and a brain that works.
Likewise, when I look at a painting, how can I tell that there was a painter? Again, the painting is proof positive that there was a painter. I don't need faith to believe in a painter because I can see the evidence.
The same principle applies with the existence of God. When I look at creation, how can I know that there was a creator? I can't see Him, hear Him, touch Him, taste Him, or smell Him. How can I know that He exists? Why, creation shows me that there is a Creator. I couldn't want better proof that a Creator exists than to have the creation in front of me. I don't need faith to believe in a Creator; all I need are eyes that can see and a brain that works:
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For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being
understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they
are without excuse:
Romans 1:20 KJV |
If, however, I want the builder to do something for me, then I need to have faith in him. The same applies to God:
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But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.
Hebrews 11:6 KJV |
- Ray Comfort, The Evidence Bible
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