What The Bible Says

The Bible, mankind's oldest book, draws the same conclusion. For example, in the Bible book of Hebrews, written by the apostle Paul, we are told: "Of course, every house is constructed by someone, but he that constructed all things is God." (Hebrews 3:4) The last book of the Bible, written by the apostle John, also says: " You are worthy, Jehovah, even our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power, because you created all things, and because of you will they existed and were created." Revelation 4:11.

The Bible shows that while God cannot be seen, the kind of God he is can be perceived by what he has made. It states: " [The Creator's]invisible attributes, that is to say his everlasting power and deity, have been visible, ever since the world began, to the eye of reason, in the things he has made." - Romans 1:20, The New English Bible.

So the Bible takes us from cause to effect. The effect - the awesome things made - is evidence of the intelligent, powerful Cause: God. Also,we can be grateful that he is invisible, since as the Creator of all the universe, he no doubt has power so enormous that humans of flesh and blood cannot expect to see him and survive. And that is just what the Bible says: "No man may see [God] and yet live." - Exodus 33:20.

The concept of a Great Designer, a Supreme Being - God - should be very important to us. If we were made by a Creator, then surely he must have had a reason, a purpose, in creating us. If we were created to have a purpose in life, then there is reason to hope that things will be better for us in the future. Otherwise, we just live and die without hope. So it is very important that we find out God's purpose for us. Then we can chose whether we want to live in harmony with it or not.

Also, the Bible states that the Creator is a loving God, who cares very much about us. The apostle Pete stated: "He cares for you." (1Peter 5:7; see also John 3:16 and 1John 4:8, 16). One way we can see how God cares is by considering the wonderful way he has made us, mentally and physically.


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