My son Nathan and I were discussing a question that was asked by a young lady in a church youth group class. Her question: "What evidence is there that God exists?" In other words: "How can you prove the existence of God?"
I used the analogy of a picture that was painted by a famous artist.
We would not know who painted the picture unless there was the artist's signature somewhere at the bottom of the painting. When God created the world, and man-kind, He did not put His signature on creation. It's as if, God backed away from His work (that He said was good) and let it be for man-kind to enjoy and care for.
Why did God do this? The Hebrew writer gives us the answer:
“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” (Hebrews 11:6).
*"If God so desired, He could simply appear and prove to the whole world that He exists. But if He did that, there would be no need for faith. “Then Jesus told him, ‘Because you have seen me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed’”
(John 20:29)."GP
*gotquestions.org
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