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NASB | John 14:26 "But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | John 14:26 "But the Helper (Comforter, Advocate, Intercessor--Counselor, Strengthener, Standby), the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name [in My place, to represent Me and act on My behalf], He will teach you all things. And He will help you remember everything that I have told you. [Matt 5:7, 13, 24, 25; Luke 24:49; John 14:16; Acts 1:4] |
Bible Question: What are some of the arguments for and against the existence of God? |
Bible Answer: The classical arguments for the existence of God are six. 1. The ontological argument - that God must necessarily exist since we cannot imagine anyone greater than he. 2. The First Cause argument - that the creation requires a creator. 3. The teleological argument - that the evidence of design requires a designer. 4. The moral argument - that someone must have set the standards for good and evil. 5. The special events argument - that people have experienced the presence and influence of God. 6. The probability argument - that it is highly likely that God exists. The arguments against the existence of God have been four. 1. The sociological argument - that God is an idea developed by people for their benefit. 2. The Freudian theory - that creatures and features develop by competition, on their own. 3. The challenge of modern science - that phenomena which had been attributed to God can now be explained by science. 4. The problem of evil - that a God who was powerless to prevent evil could not be God. These points can hardly be presented, much less to be critiqued within this space. Suffice it to say that none of these arguments have been found to be compelling. One does not develop faith or lose it because of them. It is still true that faith comes by revelation, as one hears from the living God. |