"How do we know that God exists?" is a question for someone on a spiritual journey whether it is a believer or non-believer. What intrigues me is the certain pull that every human has for the unknown. Even those who call themselves atheist are drawn to the unknown explanations for the universe's revolving forces. Throughout this article, I will make different points in rebuttal of the argument that God doesn't exist. I will also be addressing common arguments used in modern religious conversation.
By this time you may be wondering why I said that asking this question is going on a spiritual journey. The misconception that most people have, even BELIEVERS have is the role play of doubting. Doubt, whether you believe it or not, has a remarkable capacity to strengthen faith. My life is full of divine evidence of God's existence, through my period of doubt!
I grew up in a Southern Baptist church. I gave my life to Christ as the age of 9 but I still had a lot of pondering to do. I did all of the bible studies and Sunday schools but I still wondered about the existence of God as I grew older. As a early teenage Christian I was wondering if I even loved God! From there I went on a spiritual journey to find out if my purpose was divinely inspired. My mom and I left our old church to search for God elsewhere. Both of us had a certain hunger that needed to be satisfied. One day I finally decided to see if God was going to show up. I buried my face in the Bible and prayed constantly seeing if God would arrive. This continued for about a month and then something remarkable happened. I began to feel a certain burning sensation in the middle of my forehead. It would come and go but would always be there. Soon after that, my mom and I, started visiting a non-denominational church where the emphasis was mostly upon the moving of the Holy Spirt. It was a wonderful experience being there and seeing more evidence of God. People would prophecy, speak in tongues, become slain by the spirit and more but I still took it with a grain of salt. "Are these people really doing this?" is what I would say to myself frequently. I just didn't know at that time that God was going to show up like I wanted Him. What happened later is something that I will never forget.
I was at the church with my mom and it was during regular service when one of our faithful members began to act very strangely. We have been members for about 6 months and have never seen her act that way before. As the service progressed it was as if she was mocking the word of God with foul language and beginning to take on different personalities. We all knew that she didn't have schizophrenia or some kind of medical condition so we knew it was something else. Her actions became so bad that all the ministers of the church started commanding the demons to leave her body. All of the children were takin out of the sanctuary and the exorcism continued. As the ministers were casting out devils, the rest of us began to pray at the altar. In the middle of my prayer I began to speak in an unknown tongue! I had no idea what I was saying and I did not rehearse the words! So I thought to myself, "It is just like the day of Pentacost!" Tongues like fire is how scripture describes it and that is exactly how it was. I can imagine that the spiritual situation was so intense that the Holy Spirit activated and began communicating to God at a personal level.
I know some will say that this event was just a social phenomenon but this was one of the great evidences of my life that tell me without a shadow of a doubt that God exist. I came about this article so far with the spiritual side to knowing the existence of God. My next point will demonstrate the scientific reasoning of understanding the acknowledgment of God. Let us start with common sense. Have you ever been outside on a hot summer day miserable because of the heat which was probably about a hundred degrees? If you answered yes to this question, realize that if the Earth where placed any closer to the Sun that you would probably DIE! This is common sense but even science has given evidence of the delicate balance on which our planet is resting on.