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NASB | Romans 1:20 For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 1:20 For ever since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through His workmanship [all His creation, the wonderful things that He has made], so that they [who fail to believe and trust in Him] are without excuse and without defense. [Ps 19:1-4; Eph 2:10] |
Subject: How can you prove God exists? |
Bible Note: What often happens in debates of this type, whether formal or informal, is that the atheist attempts to place the entire burden of proof on the Christian, and the Christian usually accepts these terms without question. Now, certainly, the mass of evidence is on our side, but it can be very effective to shift the burden of proof from time to time. "So, you are absolutely convinced that there is no God? That's interesting to me. Could I ask you what evidence you found that was so irrefutable that it convinced you there is no God?" This question assumes that their denial of God was not simply due to emotional reasons or an attempt to excuse themselves from guilt, while that is often the case. I have found very few people that can answer such a question. One person said, "Common Sense" and "Logic". Well, then, the sense does not appear to be common, since I and many others do not share that. Furthermore, what is that logic? Some pay attempt to say that there is no way to prove that something doesn't exist, but that just means that their position is indefensible by their own admission. If that is the case, then they should be sifting through the positive evidence for the existence of God and weighing the strength of that. A good question for this is, "How much time do you spend investigating this?" The answer is probably "not at all", which then infers that they are atheist because they want to be, not because there is any convincing evidence. |