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Psalms 14:1Psalms 14:1

• ““The fool hath said in his heart, There is The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.”that doeth good.”

• Fool – Hebrew ‘nabal’ – “Stupid, wicked Fool – Hebrew ‘nabal’ – “Stupid, wicked (especially impious)” (especially impious)”

• It is foolish to perceive that there is no It is foolish to perceive that there is no God! - Why is it foolish?God! - Why is it foolish?

Psalms 19:1-2Psalms 19:1-2

• ““The The heavensheavens declare the glory of God; declare the glory of God; and the and the firmamentfirmament sheweth his sheweth his handywork. Day unto day uttereth handywork. Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night sheweth speech, and night unto night sheweth knowledge.”knowledge.”– To ignore and deny God is to ignore and deny To ignore and deny God is to ignore and deny

creation!creation!

This truth is in each and This truth is in each and everyone of us!everyone of us!

• Man knows this and has a desire to Man knows this and has a desire to worshipworship

• Every civilization has some sort of religion Every civilization has some sort of religion and something or someone to worshipand something or someone to worship

Rom 1:20-23Rom 1:20-23

• ““For the For the invisible things of himinvisible things of him from the creation of from the creation of the world are the world are clearly seenclearly seen, being understood by the , being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkeneddarkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they . Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, And changed the glory of the became fools, And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an uncorruptible God into an imageimage made like to made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”and creeping things.”

Those in Athens longed to Those in Athens longed to worshipworship

• ((Acts 17:23Acts 17:23) “) “For as I passed by, and For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.”worship, him declare I unto you.”

• The longing to worship is from our natural The longing to worship is from our natural knowledge that God does exist.knowledge that God does exist.

Religion vs. ScienceReligion vs. Science

• Some think that there’s a division between Some think that there’s a division between true religion and true science.true religion and true science.– Go hand in handGo hand in hand– Only false science contradict true religionOnly false science contradict true religion– Only false religion contradict true scienceOnly false religion contradict true science

Creation exist therefore there Creation exist therefore there must be a Creatormust be a Creator

• ((Gen 1:1Gen 1:1) “In the beginning God created ) “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”the heaven and the earth.”

• The Bible offers the only explanation of The Bible offers the only explanation of the beginning of the universe – Where the beginning of the universe – Where everything came from.everything came from.

• ““Big bang refers to the most widely held Big bang refers to the most widely held scientific theory of the origin of the universe. scientific theory of the origin of the universe. According to this theory, the universe began with According to this theory, the universe began with a hot, explosive event-a "big bang"-about 10 a hot, explosive event-a "big bang"-about 10 billion to 20 billion years ago. At the beginning of billion to 20 billion years ago. At the beginning of the event, the event, all the matter that existedall the matter that existed was much was much smaller than the nucleus of an atom. Matter then smaller than the nucleus of an atom. Matter then expanded rapidly and is still expanding. British expanded rapidly and is still expanding. British cosmologist Fred Hoyle originated the term big cosmologist Fred Hoyle originated the term big bang in 1950.” (World Book Deluxe 2004)bang in 1950.” (World Book Deluxe 2004)

Big Bang TheoryBig Bang Theory

“…“…all the matter that existed…”all the matter that existed…”

• Doesn’t tell were all came from!Doesn’t tell were all came from!– Single ball of matter existed before the ‘Big Single ball of matter existed before the ‘Big

Bang’Bang’

• Where did the single ball of matter come Where did the single ball of matter come from?from?

Theory of EvolutionTheory of Evolution

• They teach that all life came from one They teach that all life came from one single cell organism.single cell organism.– Where did the single cell organism come from?Where did the single cell organism come from?– Where did it get life?Where did it get life?– Impossible for man to take organic material and Impossible for man to take organic material and

create life! Yet, they want us to believe their create life! Yet, they want us to believe their word and believe in chance occurrences over word and believe in chance occurrences over intelligent design.intelligent design.

• ““All All lifelife comes from comes from lifelife. The biologist . The biologist cannot admit spontaneous generation in cannot admit spontaneous generation in the face of the scientific evidence he has.” the face of the scientific evidence he has.” (Jordan and Kellogg, Evolution and Animal Life, p. 41)(Jordan and Kellogg, Evolution and Animal Life, p. 41)

• The Bible starts with a self-existent, The Bible starts with a self-existent, everlasting being, God.everlasting being, God.

• Theory of Evolution – Chance occurrences Theory of Evolution – Chance occurrences with with NONO explanation of explanation of ORIGINORIGIN..

Sound LogicSound Logic

• Something cannot come from nothing.Something cannot come from nothing.

• Something is. (exists)Something is. (exists)

• Therefore, something always was.Therefore, something always was.

GodGod

True Science disproves Theory True Science disproves Theory of Evolutionof Evolution

• 11stst Law of Thermodynamics Law of Thermodynamics– ““The first law states that energy in a system, The first law states that energy in a system,

which may be anything from a simple object to which may be anything from a simple object to a complex machine, a complex machine, cannotcannot be be createdcreated or or destroyeddestroyed. Instead, energy is either . Instead, energy is either converted from one form into another or converted from one form into another or transferred from one system to another.” transferred from one system to another.”

(World Book 2004 (World Book 2004 Deluxe)Deluxe)

11stst Law of Thermodynamics Law of Thermodynamics

• Energy cannot be created or destroyedEnergy cannot be created or destroyed– Proven science Proven science

• The universe couldn’t have created itself.The universe couldn’t have created itself.• It must have been created in the pastIt must have been created in the past

– No further creating is occurringNo further creating is occurring– No loss of creation is occurringNo loss of creation is occurring

• God created energy through miraculous God created energy through miraculous creation creation – No other way for energy to be createdNo other way for energy to be created

11stst Law of Thermodynamics Law of Thermodynamics Proves the Bible to be right.Proves the Bible to be right.

• The Bible is the only religious book that The Bible is the only religious book that correctly portrays the 1correctly portrays the 1stst Law by: Law by:– Having a Creator that is no longer creatingHaving a Creator that is no longer creating– Having a Creator who is “upholding all things Having a Creator who is “upholding all things

by the word of his power.” (by the word of his power.” (Heb 1:3Heb 1:3))

True Science disproves Theory True Science disproves Theory of Evolutionof Evolution

• Law of Kind Law of Kind – Kind reproduces it’s own kindKind reproduces it’s own kind

•Animal produces AnimalAnimal produces Animal

•Canine produces CanineCanine produces Canine

•Dog produces DogDog produces Dog

•Plant produces PlantPlant produces Plant

•Tree produces TreeTree produces Tree

•Oak produces OakOak produces Oak

Evolution goes against this fundamental scientific factEvolution goes against this fundamental scientific fact

Gen 1:21-25Gen 1:21-25• “And God created great whales, and every living

creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good. And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth. And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.”

– Written by a Prophet of God not a scientist

If Man evolved from a one cell organism, where are all the

innumerable transitional forms that would obviously exist?

Astronomy gives evidence to Astronomy gives evidence to God and His WordGod and His Word

• False science at one time taught that the False science at one time taught that the earth was flat and was held up by some earth was flat and was held up by some type of foundationtype of foundation– Modern science, for the most part, attributes Modern science, for the most part, attributes

this false idea to religion.this false idea to religion.• False religion? – maybeFalse religion? – maybe• God’s Word? – NOGod’s Word? – NO

Astronomy gives evidence to Astronomy gives evidence to God and His WordGod and His Word

• (Job 26:7) “He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.”

• (Isa 40:22) “It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth…”

– Bible teaches of a spherical Earth in a vacuum of space

Astronomy gives evidence to Astronomy gives evidence to God and His WordGod and His Word

• No better description of the earth in relation to space

– Up till the last century scientist believed that space was filled with a substance they called ether. (not the chemical) Job said through inspiration that it was empty and nothing.

• We see today that space is a vacuum of nothing.

• How could Job know this through natural means?

• How could he posses such knowledge?

Archaeology confirms the Bible Archaeology confirms the Bible in historyin history

• ((Ex 1:11Ex 1:11) “Therefore they did set over ) “Therefore they did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh their burdens. And they built for Pharaoh treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.”treasure cities, Pithom and Raamses.”

– ““A discovery of an inscription says that A discovery of an inscription says that Raamses II built the city of Raamses with Raamses II built the city of Raamses with Jewish labor.” (Bible vs. Modernism, Trice Jewish labor.” (Bible vs. Modernism, Trice and Roberson, p. 132)and Roberson, p. 132)

– Nothing has been unearthed and uncovered Nothing has been unearthed and uncovered that contradicts the Biblethat contradicts the Bible

The way the Bible came together The way the Bible came together accounts for its Divine originaccounts for its Divine origin

• Wrote by about 40 writersWrote by about 40 writers– Moses in Genesis to John on PatmosMoses in Genesis to John on Patmos– Kings to FishermenKings to Fishermen– Different Cultures Different Cultures

• In FreedomIn Freedom• In BondageIn Bondage

• Wrote in 3 languagesWrote in 3 languages– Hebrew, Aramaic, GreekHebrew, Aramaic, Greek

The way the Bible came together The way the Bible came together accounts for its Divine originaccounts for its Divine origin

• Combined together to form one complete Combined together to form one complete BookBook– One focal point – One focal point – Jesus ChristJesus Christ

• Man couldn’t have created such a bookMan couldn’t have created such a book– Man can barely be consistent with himself much less 40 Man can barely be consistent with himself much less 40

men centuries apart.men centuries apart.

ConclusionConclusion

• Evidence proves the existence of GodEvidence proves the existence of God– Simple fact that we are here testifies to GodSimple fact that we are here testifies to God

• The Fool says there is no God!The Fool says there is no God!

• False Science Hides the truthFalse Science Hides the truth– Evolution – explains nothing about originEvolution – explains nothing about origin

• True Science Proves True ReligionTrue Science Proves True Religion

• His word is the Bible His word is the Bible – The focus is on Jesus Christ, His Son.The focus is on Jesus Christ, His Son.