Christianity and the BIG QuestionsPerspective is a powerful thing!

Christianity and the BIG QuestionsWhat is Reality?

What is Humanity?

What is Right?

What is Truth?

Why does God allow Suffering?

What is Reality?

Is God real?

What is Humanity?

Did we evolve

by Chance?

What is Right?

Right or wrong?

Is there a

standard?

What is Truth?

Is grey

acceptable?

Why does God allow Suffering?

Does God even

care?

Christianity and the BIG QuestionsWhat is Reality? (Is God real?)

What is Humanity?

What is Right?

What is Truth?

Why does God allow Suffering?

What Is Reality?Heb 11:6

Memory Work and Drills!

Isaiah 41:10

So do not fear, for I am with you;Do not be dismayed, for I am your God.I will strengthen you and help you;

I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

Psalms 20:7

Some trust in chariots and some in horses, But we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

Psalms 127:1

Unless the Lord builds the house,    the builders labor in vain.Unless the Lord watches over the city,    the guards stand watch in vain.

Memory Work and Drills!

Isaiah 41:10 Psalms 20:7

Psalms 127:1

Focus

What’s the big idea?Reality must begin with faith in God

Why does it matter?People around you deny God’s

existence everyday, what are you going to do?

How do I live it?Look at things through God’s

eyes

Perspectives!

Perspectives!• Married for 30 years• Has an adult son called Phil• Is a very famous singer

• In 2004 he confessed to his family he was gay

• Moved out to live with his lover, Mr. Franco Sperduti

I don’t believe God hates me anymore …, I now know that God accepts me for who I am. I at peace.

Perspectives!• God doesn’t hate me

• God accepts me

TRUE

TRUE

• God accepts me for who I am … and my lifestyle

FALS

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Perspectives!• God doesn’t hate me

• God hates sexually immoral acts – 1 Cor 6:9

• Go and sin no more – John 8:10-11

TRUE

FACT

Perspectives!Your world view is critical to your life!

See things through God’s eyes!

Today’s Lesson

Who is God?

What is the universe?

What about History?

Who is God?

How would you answer someone who asked you to prove that God exists?

Gen 1:1

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

Heb 11:6

And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him.

God and Science

God

We need science to prove that God exists

God and Science

God Science reflects God!

What is the Universe?

Big bang or God?

ScienceFact – an observation that can be repeated and explained

Theory – a hypothesis that explains observations

Neutrinos• Cannot be observed• Believed to be the fundamental

particle of the universe• Its presence affects things around

it

By faith scientists believe that it exists and they are using the Large Hadron Collider in CERN to prove it!

Faith is Required• Scientists have faith in their

theories• Christians have faith in their God

What about History?

Many people say that because of tragedies, there is no God

Gal 4:4-6

The Major Events

God is real!

Rom 1:20

For since creation of the world, God’s invisible qualities – His eternal power and divine nature – have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that people are without excuse

If God is in Control, how do you

explain _______________ ?

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