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• Genesis 1:1

• Is there any reason to believe the Bible is true and that God exists?

• Design implies a designer

  • Romans 1:18-20

  • Johnny Matheny and his bionic arm – obviously designed!

    • The arm of a baby – not designed?

  • Stonehenge – obviously designed!

    • The universe – not designed?

      • The universe is too finely tuned to have been a cosmic accident.

      • Genesis 1:1-19

      • Psalms 19:1-6

      • Isaiah 45:18

      • Rebuttal: multiverse? “If you don’t want God, you’d better have a multiverse.”

  • A book – obviously designed!

    • DNA – not designed?

      • Francis Crick himself saw no way that DNA could have assembled on its own. He called it a “miracle.”

      • The SETI project even infers that information implies intelligence.

  • Outboard motor – obviously designed!

    • Bacterial flagellum – not designed?

      • The field of biomimicry is growing as we learn more from creation.

      • Job 38:1-7; 39:1, 5-6, 19-20, 26-27

      • Rebuttal: “God of the gaps” fallacy

• II Peter 3:3

• https://ApologeticsPress.org for further reading.