The Evidence Of Creation
THE EVIDENCE OF CREATION
This line of evidence deals with the principle of first cause. In theological circles it is called the “Cosmological Argument,” taken from the Greek word kosmoV (kosmos), meaning “world” or “universe.” It is concerned with the origin of the universe. The principle is set forth in Romans 1:20. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes, His eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood through what has been made, so that they are without excuse. (Romans 1:20). The first line of evidence for God's existence is seen in the existence of the universe. You don't have to look in every corner of the world to find evidence for God. Such evidence is not hidden. It is plain for all to see. Paul says that it is clearly seen. The universe is an effect that demands an adequate cause.
Every cause has an effect that in turn becomes the cause of another effect. If we trace this back to the original cause, then we find a cause that has no prior cause.
Effect|c|Cause|c|Effect|c|Cause|c|Effect|c|CAUSE| Does there have to be a first cause? Is it possible that there was ever a time when there was nothing? If there was ever a time when nothing existed, then there could be nothing now.
Nothing + Nothing = Nothing This is basic math. The fact that there is something today indicates that there has always been something. This brings us to another question. Is it possible that the universe has always been here — that matter is eternal in nature?
Interestingly enough, there have been scientists who have recognized the need for a first cause and, rather than admit the existence of God, they have suggested that the universe has always existed. The atheist Carl Sagan used to say, “The cosmos is all that is and ever was and ever will be.”
If this is true, it means that the universe is infinitely old. We are not merely talking about being very old or even about being billions and billions of years old, for there is an infinite gap between anything that is very old and something that is infinitely old. If the universe is infinitely old, then everything that could possibly ever happen in the universe has already happened in the past. History has repeated itself on a planet just like this one an infinite number of times and with infinite variations. Each variation has been repeated in exactly the same way an infinite number of times. This is true of necessity if the universe is indeed infinitely old.
While such a belief staggers the imagination, it still cannot answer the problem of first cause — it only postpones it indefinitely. The critic is quick to retort, “But who created the Creator? If there is a God, then where did He come from? Was there another God who existed earlier than God and who created Him?” The Bible provides the answer to such a question:
“You are My witnesses,” declares the LORD, “And My servant whom I have chosen, in order that you may know and believe Me, and understand that I am He. BEFORE ME THERE WAS NO GOD FORMED, and there will be none after Me.” (Isaiah 43:10).
God is eternal. He has had no beginning and He will have no end. He has always existed. There has never been a time when He did not exist. The fact that the universe is here points to the fact of His existence.