A Thousand Crying Babies

Topic Notes

How do we know that God exists?
The Cosmological Argument for the existence for God deals with the Universe.
God didn’t create the Universe and then put up a “Gone Fishing” sign.
Today we are talking about the Vertical Cosmological argument.

• Everything in the Universe is dependent upon something else
• If everything is dependent, then the whole Universe together is dependent.
• Therefore, the whole Universe is dependent on some independent Being beyond the Universe for its current existence

What are some things in the Universe that are dependent?

• stars
• Pastor Dave
• Apple trees

If we put dependent parts together, don’t they become complete and independent together?
The triangle example.
Definitions:

• Being dependent upon something is a fundamental attribute. It doesn’t necessarily co-exist with our definition, but if we change it doesn’t. What this means is that being dependent doesn’t make us human beings, but we are always dependent.
• Fundamental Attribute: An attribute so elementary to an object that the object will retain the attribute, if paired with something that has a similar fundamental attribute. Part of the nature of the object.

G.I. Joe and Barbie getting married?
A G.I. Joe as a hammer.
A G.I. Joe still has a fundamental attribute regardless of what you use it for.
Everything is dependent, even if you put dependent things together
If you put some dependence in a bucket and add more dependence, you still have dependence.
Our Universe needs something to keep it existing.
This is not a physical need.
Colossians 1:17 – in Him, all things hold together.
Complimentary things are still dependent.
Babies in a forest would need help to survive. If you add a thousand babies, they don’t become NOT dependent, but MORE dependent.

Bible Contradiction

via 1001biblecontradictions.com
Should males appear before God in Jerusalem three times a year? Or not?
Exodus 34:23 vs. John 4:21

Listener Questions

• I didn’t really understand [the apostle’s creed]. Is this something we should be teaching [our children]? The two parts that make me a little leery is the “Jesus descended into hell” and “I believe in the catholic church” …what are your thoughts?
• Why don’t you believe in a rapture?

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