Do you believe in God? Well, as for me, amidst all the turmoils and questions I have in my life, I have to say that I believe in God. However, if you ask me to prove God’s existence, I will back off. If someone asks you to prove the existence of God, I also suggest that you stand down and don’t answer. Why?
The truth of the matter is that no one can really prove beyond reasonable doubt that God exists. I’m no bible scholar or something like that but I’m pretty sure that in order for someone to believe in God, a reasonable amount of faith would be needed. So what’s wrong with that? Here’s why - the bible itself states that “faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen” - Hebrews 11:1. Furthermore, the author of Hebrews says, “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.” - Hebrews 16:1.
In other words, people believe in God simply because people are taught that there is a God and by human nature, we tend to believe. Imagine going to a far out tribe in the middle of nowhere and telling them about the wonders of having a computer. Tell them everything about this computer and tell them that you have this computer back home. What will most likely happen in such a scenario? I would assume that some (if not most) of the tribesmen would believe that a computer does exist eventhough they haven’t seen one yet. Because of these, none of these tribesmen would be qualified enough to prove the existence of a computer merely because they haven’t even seen one.
The problem is the same with us humans. We try to prove God’s existence in churches and in debates and yet we forget the fact that none of us is qualified to prove his existence. The problem even gets bigger if we put science and logic into the mix. With science and logic, not even an angel can prove the existence of God for the appearance of an angel only proves that angels exists and yet not God.
So who can prove that God exists? No one except God. Only God can prove his existence and yet he chooses not to reveal himself to man in ways that we would expect. Nearly all religion preaches the need of faith in order to believe in a god. Even the great religious leaders of all time preach the need of faith.
So what’s my final say on this? Don’t try to prove the existence of God, rather just ask people to believe and if they choose not to, then it’s their choice.
