It takes faith to believe in an invisible God. It also takes faith to believe that the physical universe and all that exists came out of nothing without a creator. More faith is actually needed to believe something came to exist out of nothing without some intelligent influence.
Nobody, throughout human history, has witnessed our origins, and we all believe what we believe in faith.
A scientist named Stephen Hawkings, shortly before he died from Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS), told the world that he could prove the existence of the physical universe without including God.
It is possible that Stephen Hawking was bitter at having this disease and blocked out the possibility that a God who is supposed to be all-loving and kind would inflict Him this way. It probably isn’t God that afflicted him. After all, things also happen because of sin and human will—not because God inflicts some of us. We have to be on guard that we don’t miss the truth because of bitterness and misplaced resentment.
He asserted that gravity existed in the beginning and pulled together “matter clouds” to create the Big Bang. However, he could never explain where the “matter clouds” or gravity came from. Without the use of a creator, how do you explain the existence of these things? When asked, “What happened to put these things in space?” He said they were at the beginning of time, and there was no “before that”.
Questions About That Remain
Where did the “matter clouds” and gravity come from? Why did they “just exist”? Why not more than that? Did no one put them there? Suppose someone from a higher dimension outside the physical universe’s timeline put them there. Why does the physical universe seem to have intelligent design?
He never attempted to explain how the physical universe could interface with higher dimensions, which is also a science.
The God Who Exists Outside of Time
One of God’s Hebrew names is El Olam, which means “The everlasting God without beginning or end“. That means He existed outside of time. Science only examines what has happened inside of the physical timeline. What about things outside of the physical universe?
Can you see how Stephen Hawking heavily relied on faith? There’s nothing wrong with believing things on faith. We all rely on faith. But some things can distract us to the point of missing the important things.
Another atheist named Richard Dawkins once said, “Prove the existence of God“. And, of course, the reply was, “Prove God doesn’t exist”.
Incidentally, Richard Dawkins, through his research, found there had to be a creator and received Jesus as His savior before his death. Many scholarly people have found God by attempting to disprove God’s existence. (Explore Josh McDowell, Nicky Gumble, Jim Wallace, and Lee Strobble.)
It takes faith to believe something one has not witnessed firsthand. Nobody witnessed the beginnings of the universe.
So, what is faith?
Faith Defined From the Christian Bible
According to the Christian Bible, “…Faith is the substance of things hoped for, [and] the evidence of things not seen” (Hebrews 11:1). Substance is “practical importance”, and evidence is “something that furnishes proof—testimony“.
So, “Faith is the practical importance of things hoped for, and the testimony of things not seen“.
The Christian Bible tells us, “…Without faith it is impossible to please [God], for he who comes to God must believe that He is and that He is a rewarder of those who seek Him.” (Hebrews 11:6)
So God can be sought! This sounds like God invites us to seek Him! He chooses to remain invisible to people in general, but He wants us to seek Him—and find Him! What better way to demonstrate our devotion to God?
In a previous blog post below, we showed how an invisible God can exist. Since He is invisible, it makes sense that He is ordinarily not seen—unless we look for Him.
We find a promise in the Judeo-Christian Scriptures that “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” If we search for God in faith and belief, He will let Himself be found!
We would postulate that Richard Dawkins didn’t find God because he didn’t seek God in faith. It’s sad. But you can!
What’s That Inner Urging?
Have you ever felt an inner compulsion to investigate something? We’re betting you did, and that’s how you found this website. We believe God is speaking to you through your inner compulsion—not that you found this website, but that you felt an inner urge to seek information about life’s questions. Keep listening to those inner compulsions and develop sensitivity to them. If they lead to God, you are listening to God.
If they lead you to something evil, it isn’t God because God is good in nature.
We believe we have sought God enough to find Him, so we put together this website. You have to discern whether this is truth for yourself. We only ask that you consider our information and see if it is true.