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WHY IS THERE SOMETHING?

Have you ever asked yourself: Why is there something, rather than nothing?

The Bible asserts that the universe is a testimony to God’s existence and precision:

"The heavens proclaims the glory of God. The skies display his craftsmanship.” Psalm 19:1

"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

These above passages are a few among the countless reminders that God's creative work can be observed in Nature. He created things to function in an orderly fashion and He continues to keep things in order. Nature is one of the ways in which God has revealed Himself to humanity.

Can we find evidence of God's existence from looking at the world in which we live in? Yes, surely we can. Here are a few examples among infinite examples around us:

Every building has proof of a builder. Every painting has proof a painter. We know there has to be a builder because the building couldn’t have built by itself. Same for the painting, it has to be a painter because the painting couldn’t paint by itself. The builder and painter could have died hundreds years ago, but we undeniably know there was a builder and a painter who made these things.

Creation is evidence of a creator: Flowers, trees, sun, moon, stars, seasons, sensory system, human body….etc. These things are highly ordered, complex and advanced in nature, and cannot be explained without the existence of an intelligent designer. Things without intelligence act for the sake of ends: Indeed, things without intelligence cannot work for the sake of an end UNLESS a higher intelligence is directing them; e.g. honey bees work to produce honey even though they do not have intelligence properly speaking, birds make their nests without being taught and so on…

This concludes there must be a Supreme Mind or an Intelligent Designer behind all creation.

On my quest for the Truth, I came down to the conclusion that Christianity is the Truth. What truth, would you ask? In my personal opinion, the truth is basically answering these questions: “Why are we here on this Earth?” “Who made us, human beings?” “What is His purpose in making us?” “Who is the Supreme Mind behind all creation?”

In other words: "Who is God?

In my reasoning, God must be unaffected by space, time and matter. If He was - affected, He wouldn’t be God. Therefore, He must out of the time dimension, out of the space dimension and out of the matter dimension.

The God who created this universe is outside of the universe, that’s why He is unaffected by it.

If your next question is “Where does God come from?” or “Who created God” it implies a limited god because he would need to be created to exist. The God that I worship is an unlimited God. He has always existed due to His divine or supernatural nature, and DOES NOT NEED to be created to exist. He has always been in existence.

The God that I worship is the God of the Bible of Christianity.

Exodus 3:14: “God said to Moses, “I AM WHO I AM”

FREE WILL

The God of the whole universe is VERY good to us. He gives us this life to figure out if we want to be with Him or not, until our last breath. He is a Good Father because He gives us the FREE WILL to make our own decision - to be with Him or want nothing to do with Him. He will respect our decision.

HOWEVER, BE EXTREMELY CAREFUL OF WHAT YOU DECIDE IN YOUR OWN FREE WILL:

If you decide to have nothing to do with God, then yes, you will get what you wish for; there is THAT PLACE that has nothing to do with Him and that place is called: Hell

Why?

It is the place where He withdraws His attributes, meaning the ABSENCE of His attributes.

Hell is dark because God is light: 1 John 1:5 “This is the message we have heard from Him and proclaim to you, that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all”

There is only death in hell because God is life: 1 John 5:12 "Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life”

There is only hatred in hell because 1 John 4:16 says God is love: “So we have come to know and to believe the love that God has for us. God is love, and whoever abides in love abides in God, and God abides in him.”

There is no mercy in hell because Psalms 36:5 says “the mercy of the Lord is in heavens”.

There is no water in hell because Deuteronomy 11:11 says water is the “rain of heaven”.

There is no peace in hell because Isaiah 9:6 says that He is “The Prince of Peace”.

So, you see, if God removes Himself from the situation, ALL the goodness goes away with Him. In other words, you cannot have the good without God. You cannot separate the two.

So if in your personal life, you say that you don’t want to do anything with God…..

That is your freedom to choose, there is a place prepared which has nothing to do with Him.