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The Existence of God
What is the fastest growing religion in America today?
The Nones (those who claim to have “no religion”)
Not to be confused with…
What is the fastest growing religion today?
The Nones.(Those who claim they
have no religion)
What is the fastest growing religion in America today?
The Nones (those who claim to have “no religion”)
Not to be confused with…
Also on the rise:
Atheism: Believes there is no God.
Agnostic: Believes you can’t know if God exists or not.
While in the past most believers in God were respected by others in America, the cultural climate has certainly changed. With the help of The New Atheists,
anti-religious bias in the media, the ever increasing popularity of scientism, and very blatant hypocrisy by Christians, it has now become more mainstream to think of religious believers as stupid and intolerant.
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Based on these facts, it is almost a guarantee that you will have a friend, classmate, family member, neighbor, or future college roommate
that will believe one or more of the following:
a. God does not exist b. You can’t know if God exists or not c. Believing in God is for the simple-minded d. You can’t believe in both science and the
existence of God e. Most believers in God are hypocrites
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Based on these facts, it is almost a guarantee that you will have a friend, classmate, family member, neighbor, or future college roommate that will believe one or more of the following:
a. God does not exist
b. You can’t know if God exists or not
c. Believing in God is for the simple-minded
d. You can’t believe in both science and the existence of God
e. Most believers in God are hypocrites
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important
to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions.
By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
1. Can give 10 strong arguments for the existence of God
2. Can defend God’s existence against “T he Problem of Evil”
*NOTE: While this unit will help us prove the existence of God, it is not intended to
prove the truth of Christianity (we’ll focus more on that during our Jesus unit).
10
The Problem of Evil
Christianity
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions. By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
Can give 4 strong arguments for the existence of God.
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important
to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions.
By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
1. Can give 10 strong arguments for the existence of God
2. Can defend God’s existence against “T he Problem of Evil”
*NOTE: While this unit will help us prove the existence of God, it is not intended to
prove the truth of Christianity (we’ll focus more on that during our Jesus unit).
10
The Problem of Evil
Christianity
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions. By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
Can give 2 strong arguments for Jesus being God.
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important
to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions.
By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
1. Can give 10 strong arguments for the existence of God
2. Can defend God’s existence against “T he Problem of Evil”
*NOTE: While this unit will help us prove the existence of God, it is not intended to
prove the truth of Christianity (we’ll focus more on that during our Jesus unit).
10
The Problem of Evil
Christianity
As an aspiring mini-theologian and big-time saint, it is important to know how to answer these objections and misconceptions. By the end of this unit it is my hope that you:
Can defend God’s existence against “The Problem of Evil.”
The Existence of God