Why We HAVE To Assume God's Existence!

Every person operates from certain assumptions. Without these presuppositions, then we become incoherent in our arguments and understanding of reality. Interestingly, the Bible does not prove God but assume God's existence. Why? Because apart from assuming God's existence, nothing else makes sense.
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[@KristaC-fi3lu]

Thank the Lord I’m NO fool. I know God exists!

[@superquad7]

You're teaching solid, biblical truth. Amen. Keep up the great work here. This is a fantastic video! I'm hoping to watch many more.

[@Theology101AndrewKim]

I appreciate that!

[@radmcbad1576]

Wow, I am glad I stumbled onto your channel. I agree with you when you say we have to presuppose god, for a different set of reasons but I don't disagree with your reasons. The way I look at it, in order for the king to provide the certainty that he exists, one needs to treat him like a king and have faith first. You might say, that you should presuppose his existence sincerely and earnestly. Hebrews 11:6 KJV 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 11:6 NIV 6 And it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that God exists and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him. We also arrive at the wisdom message for different reasons, though I think your reasons here are also correct. When the atheist for instance, claims that the big bang was the uncaused cause and nothing came before the big bang. We should be able to plainly think about how from nothing, also nothing comes. However, what we believe, is there was always something even before the big bang. An eternal god, which is the unmoved mover. I think that their claims are brought about by spiritual warefare, instead of just the lack of wisdom. 1 Peter 5:8 - Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 2 Corinthians 11:14 14 And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. Ephesians 6:11 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

[@Theology101AndrewKim]

Great points! Although I would say that spiritual warfare underlies why unbelievers lack wisdom since Satan is the one who blinds the minds of unbelievers (2 Corinthians 4:4). So I don’t think we really disagree on much.

[@dirkwestoven2091]

pretty cool explanation!

[@Theology101AndrewKim]

Glad you liked it!

[@jason002YT]

I love your video as you described me perfectly in the start of your video as I've had all the thoughts you talked about. I've even said to friends that I feel schizophrenic when it comes to believing in God. I truly struggle with agnosticism. This comes to my mind after watching the video: Per creation everything has to have a first uncaused cause, but doesn't "first" imply time? Did time not exist before God created time? I'm assuming the answer by the very nature of the question is: no, time did not exist until God created time. Though, that seems illogical as I said "until God created", "until" implies time did exist before God created it. How is this logical? If we only believe ideas that are logical by presuming axioms (in this case, God), and we say God is infinite, isn't that saying nothing at all? I mean lets replace the word "God" with "infinite", and we presume the axiom that everything comes from the infinite. How can we build a logical model from the axiom of infinity? I don't know, but it seems like if I start there I can come up with an infinite amount of ideas to believe in. Is everything we believe a presumption? Is that what faith is?

[@Theology101AndrewKim]

It depends how a person defines "time." Time is a tool humans have created to measure sequence of events from a certain beginning point. The difference between living a in a time continuum or a timeless continuum is that time has a beginning point. Theoretically, one can live in a timeless continuum where there is no measurement of our sequence of actions/events since there is no beginning, as is the case with God. Thus, God is timeless since he has no beginning point (uncaused cause). We currently live measuring our sequence of events with "time" because our current timeline does have a beginning point. However, this does not mean that God was not acting or events did not occur before the our beginning point. So, God operates outside of our "time" because he did not begin at the same point as we do. We function within time because we have a starting point. Time is simply a tool we utilize to measure the sequence of events from a beginning point but if there are infinite past actions/events, as is the case with God, how does one measure that with "time" if there is no beginning point?

[@jason002YT]

@@Theology101AndrewKim "Theoretically, one can live in a timeless continuum where there is no measurement of our sequence of actions/events since there is no beginning, as is the case with God." Per a timeless continuum, are suggesting that God has a sequence of events within that timeless continuum? "Thus, God is timeless since he has no beginning point (uncaused cause)." If he has no beginning point, how can he have a sequence of events? How could he ever arrive at his current event if his events sequence into an infinite digress? "Time is simply a tool we utilize to measure the sequence of events from a beginning point but if there are infinite past actions/events, as is the case with God, how does one measure that with "time" if there is no beginning point?" I don't know as I don't understand it, and hence I'm troubled to make any claims referring to the concept.