The Bible Does Not Prove "God" Exists.

The Bible does in fact prove the existence of God in the ordinary sense of the word prove -- as it's used in court cases, for instance, which isn't proof in the mathematical sense but proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on the accumulation of evidence. The Bible is a book of history, not theology, and it sets forth tremendous events that show the hand of God in human affairs. For example, there was a tiny band of men in an obscure part of a despised section of the Roman empire who set forth to change the world without benefit of telephone, printing press, or Internet. They transformed the nature of classical antiquity within a few generations, not based on their own meagre abilities but based on what they asserted to be the power of God. It was the continuation of great events before them. A slave population was led out of Egypt, protected from their pursuers by clearly miraculous events, and established a nation that has been transforming the way the world sees the nature of ultimate reality. It is easy to dismiss theories, much more difficult to dismiss actual events, and the Bible is brimful of them showing the light and power of God.

johnb

29 Apr 2008 17:38

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The Bible does in fact prove the existence of God in the ordinary sense of the word prove -- as it's used in court cases, for instance, which isn't proof in the mathematical sense but proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on the accumulation of evidence.  The Bible is a book of history, not theology, and it sets forth tremendous events that show the hand of God in human affairs.  For example, there was a tiny band of men in an obscure part of a despised section of the Roman empire who set forth to change the world without benefit of telephone, printing press, or Internet.  They transformed the nature of classical antiquity within a few generations, not based on their own meagre abilities but based on what they asserted to be the power of God.  It was the continuation of great events before them.  A slave population was led out of Egypt, protected from their pursuers by clearly miraculous events, and established a nation that has been transforming the way the world sees the nature of ultimate reality.  It is easy to dismiss theories, much more difficult to dismiss actual events, and the Bible is brimful of them showing the light and power of God.

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The Bible does in fact prove the existence of God in the ordinary sense of the word prove -- as it's used in court cases, for instance, which isn't proof in the mathematical sense but proof beyond a reasonable doubt based on the accumulation of evidence.  The Bible is a book of history, not theology, and it sets forth tremendous events that show the hand of God in human affairs.  For example, there was a tiny band of men in an obscure part of a despised section of the Roman empire who set forth to change the world without benefit of telephone, printing press, or Internet.  They transformed the nature of classical antiquity within a few generations, not based on their own meagre abilities but based on what they asserted to be the power of God.  It was the continuation of great events before them.  A slave population was led out of Egypt, protected from their pursuers by clearly miraculous events, and established a nation that has been transforming the way the world sees the nature of ultimate reality.  It is easy to dismiss theories, much more difficult to dismiss actual events, and the Bible is brimful of them showing the light and power of God.