I am a good person. Why do I need God?

Many people think that they are a good person and therefore do not need God. Almost all people think they are better than the average person which raises an interesting mathematical question but we don't need to discuss this now. The real question is what is the true standard of "good". When we think of "good" we compare ourselves to those people around us. But God' standard is a perfect standard. We know that no man or women is perfect but how close to perfect to we think we are? Have you ever lied? Have you ever been impatient? Are you always kind to your neighbor? It is an interesting fact that the easiest person fool can be ourselves. Men and women have great ability to justify almost any action. In reality, we need to know God so that we can know ourselves. The more we know God, the more we know ourselves. And as we begin to better understand ourselves, we realize why we need God. We realize that we are not as good as we thought before. But the higher purpose of knowing God is not to feel guilty of our weakness. No, the most excellent purpose of knowing God is to obtain the power to overcome our weakness. And, after overcoming, to enter into a relationship with God who is both true and good. You need God more than you realize. So what are you waiting for? Begin a journey to know yourself. Reach out for God today. He has been waiting for you to come to Him.

How do you know there is a God?

There are three sources for the evidence that there is a God. These reasons for the existence of God come from knowledge that we already have and that we are very certain is true.

1. The evidence from science
2. The evidence from morality
3. The evidence from human dignity

First, despite what is widely published today, there are scientific reasons for the existence of God. What has been taught to us is the theory of evolution. This theory states that life came from non-life; that the complex came from the simple. But as we learn about the complexity of life, this does not seem possible. Today scientists are discovering the details of even the smallest forms of life. Inside only one cell of our body is a complicated micro-machine that is incredibly complex. All the parts of a cell must work together with precision for a cell to live. Take just one part away and the cell will die. The cell, and life at every level, exhibits an intelligent design. To think that these living designs just randomly happened is not logical. To think that complex living things were created by accident is harder to believe than to believe in God. Not only this, but scientists are discovering that the universe also shows evidence for design. All the laws and physical constants of physics appear to be designed. If the laws and forces of nature were changed just by a small amount, there would be no life. There very existence of the universe is evidence of a creator God. Scientists have no answer for the creation of the universe and origins of life. So then, the certain knowledge of the complicated design of the universe and of life leads us to know that there is a God.

Second there is the evidence from morality. Both believers and unbelievers have a strong knowledge of right and wrong. This very certain knowledge leads us to God. The reason is that if we were accidents of evolution, then there is no logical reason for right and wrong. As the famous Russian writer Dostoevsky said "If there is no God, then are things are permissible." But we know from deep within our heart that there is right behavior and wrong behavior. We have an certain knowledge that there is good and evil. Therefore, there is source for good and evil. Therefore there is a God.

Thirdly, there is evidence from human dignity. Both believers and unbelievers know that people have value and dignity. We all know that it is wrong to kill a person. This is because God has created man and women wonderfully and with dignity. God has given men and women a conscience of right and wrong. If there is no God and we were created by an accident of nature, then human life is on the same level as every animal. If there is no God, then killing a person is no different than killing an ant or a chicken. But we certainly know that killing person is wrong. We certainly know that human life has more value than an ant. Therefore, there is a God.

So then, a belief in the existence of God is logical and reasonable. Indeed, if you do not believe in God then you living with contradictory ideas. Think carefully about these things. If there is God, how do we know who he is? Has he revealed himself to us? These are questions for another answer. What we know now is that there is indeed a God.