What is Truth?What is Truth?

Col 2:8 See to it that no one Col 2:8 See to it that no one takes you captive through takes you captive through

hollow and deceptive hollow and deceptive philosophy, which depends philosophy, which depends on human tradition and the on human tradition and the

basic principles of this basic principles of this world rather than on Christ.world rather than on Christ.

Dr. William E. BrownDr. William E. Brown

1515But in your hearts set apart Christ as But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Lord. Always be prepared to give an Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you give the reason for the hope that you have.have. But do this with gentleness and But do this with gentleness and respect, respect, 1616keeping a clear conscience, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.may be ashamed of their slander.

1 Peter 3:15-16

REVIEW

1. Where did the universe come from? There are only two answers:

1. Where did the universe come from? There are only two answers:

a) The universe had a BEGINNING: NOTHING then SOMETHING.

1. Where did the universe come from? There are only two answers:

b) The universe has ALWAYS BEEN.

2. Without God, both answers have a problem:

a) How do we go from nothing to something?

The 1st law of thermodynamics states that energy can neither be CREATED nor DESTROYED.

2. Without God, both answers have a problem:

b) All laws of nature, physics and chemistry DEFY the possibility that the universe has always been.

3.Without God, any answer to the origins of the universe takes great FAITH.

Wald: “TIME is the hero”. Given enough time, anything can happen.

4.What does the universe reveal?

Either it reveals the glory of GOD as creator or the glory of ITSELF as SELF creator

5. God’s handiwork is not difficult to see. It is PLAIN.

6. Man in his fallen state is in OPPOSITION to the knowledge of God.

7.The FOOL has said in his heart: “There is no GOD”.

Why does the Bible call him a fool? Because God’s handiwork is made PLAIN.

8. Three commonly believed ideas about the scientist in a white coat that are not true:

* He is UNBIASED* He is OBJECTIVE* He is INFALLIBLE

CHARLES DARWIN

Carl Sagan

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