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Essay: "God"

by Jose Lopez
The Proof of God

Is it rational to believe in God? Is God merely a myth? Many people today assume this. In my in depth research into this question, I emptied my mind of prejudice. I sought the truth, whether it was what I wanted to believe or not. And I found that there are two possibilities of origin: special creation by a Creator- God or the theory of evolution. It has become intellectually fashionable to accept the evolutionary doctrine. Many professing Christian denominations have accepted it, if only passively. Yet, though in the minority, there still remain scientists, educators, fundamentalists, religious groups, as well as those in Judaism, who cling to the belief in the existence of God.

Don't assume; know! Many of these, however, especially among the more or less religious individuals, have merely assumed that God exists. Why? They assume it simply because they were taught it from childhood. That just goes to show that people in general believe what they do simply because they have been taught it or because it has been accepted in their particular social environment. People want to belong! They go along with their particular group. In general, they believe what they have taken carelessly for granted without examination or proof! Of course I know well, too, that people generally believe only what they are willing to accept.

However, I have found proof! I found proof of the existence of The Creator- God. I also found proof that the book called the Holy Bible is, in fact, the very inspired revelation from that all- intelligent, all-knowing God, of the vital, necessary, basic knowledge and instruction. Without it [the Bible], man is unable to solve his problems, prevent his evils, and/or live in peace, happiness, universal prosperity and abundant will-being here on Earth. Man is the crowning product of his Maker. The Bible is our Maker's instruction manual that he sent along with His product.

Yes, my friends, I have a God. The gods of some nations have been carved by men's hands out of wood, stone or other existing material. The gods of some religions and individuals have been carved out of human imaginations and faulty human reasoning. Some have worshipped the sun or other inanimate objects of nature. All these gods are merely the created- most of them formed and fashioned by man, therefore, they are inferior to man. However, He who did the creating; He who brought everything that exist into existence, including all else falsely called God; He who created all matter, force and energy, who created all natural laws and set them in motion, who created life and endowed some of it with intelligence- He is god! He is superior to all else that is called "God." He, alone, is God. Creation is the proof of God!