EXISTENCE OF GOD:
TELEOLOGICAL ARGUMENT
Psalm 8:5, 19:1
January 29, 2017
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
• No one thinks Mr. Rubik just by
chance caught the Rubik Cube
from an explosion at a plastic
factory.
• Yet this is the Logic applied to the
universe and God
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
Does God Exist?
Most will say YES, but have difficulty
answering this:
How do you know?
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
How can we prove God exists?
Can we make God in the image of man?
Is God simply a figment of man’s mind?
Answer to Both is NO!!
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
We Know God Exists Because of
Revelation.
Two Types:
Natural
Special
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
Natural Revelation-natures declaration
that God is (Psalm 19:1)
Special Revelation-the means by which
God reveals Himself and His will (2 Peter
1:21).
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
Basic Argument:
If the universe manifests purposeful
design, then the universe must have a
designer(s).
The universe manifests purposeful
design.
The universe must have a designer(s).
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
How Does the universe Show Design?
The Heart
A double pump
Beats between 50-1000 times a minute
Scientific estimation is:
40,000
1x10
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
How Does the universe Show Design?
Cells
Carl Sagan – “the information contained
in a single cell is estimated to be around
1012”
This is equal to 100 million pages of
Encyclopedia Britannica.
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
How Does the universe Show Design?
The Universe
Sun is 865,000 miles in diameter.
Travels on an orbit thru the galaxy at
600,000 mph.
Existence of God:
Teleological Argument
How Does the universe Show Design?
The Universe
Earth Orbits the Sun at 66,000 mph
In this orbit it MUST make an adjustment
of 1/9 inch every 18 miles.
Invitation
Christians
• Repent - Acts 8:22, Revelation 2:5
• Confess - James 5:16, 1 John 1:9
• Pray - Acts 8:24, James 5:16
Invitation
Non - Christians
• Hear – Romans 10:17, Acts 18:8,
• Believe – Romans. 10:9-10, Hebrews 11:6
• Repent – Luke 13:3,5 Acts 17:30
• Confess – Acts 8:37, Matthew 10:32
• Be Baptized – Acts 2:38, Romans 6:3-5
• Be Faithful – Revelation 2:10, Hebrews 10:35