Does God really exist?
This has been a question that has burned throughout humanity and has been the subject of many heated debates. I myself have a firm belief that God does exist, but science tends to prove otherwise. Because of this, I have asked myself "How do I know? What credentials do I have that proves He exists?" I've looked at my past, and found that my belief came from being forced to go to church and having had the Word driven into my skull. Other than that, I have nothing.
Except feelings and urgings.
During my spiritual journey, I have experienced His love. Love, as pointed out in the Bible, proves His existence because He is love. But this cannot be proven on a scientific, worldly level. As much as I tried to, I simply could not convince atheists or scientists that He does exist without them coming back at me with something that completely destroyed my platform. So, as I was going to sleep one night, I began thinking, "If science proves everything I say to be superstitious and wrong, how can I prove He exists?" The answer was simple: I just can't.
Now, those of you that know a little bit of your history on philosophy, you might be asking yourself, "What about Thomas Aquinas? He proved some very good points." If not, here is a quick recap on what he established:
1. Everything in motion (or living) had to be set in motion by something already in motion (or living).
2. Nothing can be a cause of itself, and therefore must have been created by something that exists eternally.
3. If nothing had ever existed at one point, nothing would ever exist.
4. Existing progresses from inanimate and least complex to complex organisms (such as ourselves), but, as we are not perfect ourselves, God has to exist, for God is perfect.
5. The universe and the world as we see it is too ordered and complex to have been created randomly. Therefore, this order had to have been designed by God.
I do believe Aquinas' points are valid, however, they were derived from reasoning. What I am talking about is physical, hard, scientific evidence that proves His existence. It cannot be done. I was thus forced to take a step back and reconsider my beliefs and grasp the situation as a whole (I know I sound like Ozymandias lol). As I am not aligned with any denomination and have so separated myself from the religious dogmas and biases set by naturally imperfect people, this was not hard to do. It allowed me to take into consideration those things that Christians are generalized to disregard. As I did this, God answered the question "Why is it impossible?" The answer is fairly simple, and as Occam's razor says, the simplest answer is usually the correct one.
There exists a spiritual plane, and God exists in this plane.
Therefore, can it not be said, that, if there is a spiritual plane, completely independent of our own, which exists outside of our timeline and our science, would it not be physically impossible to prove its existence through our scientific processes? And would it not be possible for the beings of this realm to have the technology or the means to travel to our realm, let alone create it? It is commonly understood that God is above our science. A simple answer (perhaps the simplest without completely cutting Him out of the picture) is that, even though He created our science, because He lives in a realm that we cannot prove the existence of, it is physically (by our scientific means) impossible to prove His existence to others. People have to take His word and our word for it.
So what do we do? I came upon the conclusion that the only ones we can possibly hope to prove the existence of God to is ourselves. You read that right. God proves His own existence through us experiencing Him first hand. Sure, we can spread His love throughout the world, and His love will prove Him, but not everyone will understand it that way. Nobody can just take your word for it. They can try, but it will be to no avail. To only way to get a grasp on who God is and whether or not He exists is to experience Him for ourselves. Looking back at my own past, I realize that the difference between when I thought I was a Christian and when I actually became one was having God prove His existence to me through personal confrontation and a pouring out of His love over me.
Therefore, we must be "the light of the world" (Matthew 5:14-16). In order to let others experience God, we must disciple our generation and bring His Word to those who are unsaved, and we must guide them to experience God for themselves.
