So omnipotent, all-knowing, all-'good' god and son and holy ghost decide that because people he/they made don't believe in him when he doesn't make his existence objectively known to all, they should go to a place of eternal torment. Including individuals like the mentally disabled, babies and infants who died before learning about the invisible sky killer, and tribes out in the Pacific who never found missionaries in time.
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God HAS made His existence objectively known to all.
The Book of Romans 1:20 states,
Romans 1:20
For the INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM FROM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, even his eternal power and Godhead; SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE:
You see, EVERYTHING that you (and any other person) need to know about God’s EXISTENCE is CLEARLY SEEN being understood BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE (i.e. the universe, sun, moon, stars, the laws that govern all things, the Earth, all biodiverse life, DNA, cells, the brain, etc.)
The things that exist in nature are EVIDENCE of God’s existence. These things exist because GOD exists. God’s ETERNAL POWER, and DIVINITY are CLEARLY SEEN. YOU ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE. You can’t claim that since you cannot SEE God (Who is a SPIRIT, and thus INVISIBLE), that God doesn’t exist—because THE EARTH IS PROOF OF HIS EXISTENCE. The Earth is the ONLY, PLANET WITH ALL OF THE NECESSARY CIRCUMSTANCES TO SUPPORT LIFE.
Do you think that is a coincidence?
Well it's NOT. It is not a coincidence that Earth is the only inhabitable world in the universe. Again, Earth has everything that is absolutely necessary for life to exist. It is NO WONDER life does NOT exist on any other planet.
What does the Bible say about Earth?
Isaiah 45:18
For thus says the Lord that created the heavens; God Himself that formed the EARTH and made it; He has established it, He created it not in vain, He formed it to be INHABITED: I am the Lord; and there is none else.
Let me use an ANALOGY to ILLUSTRATE Truth.
Your home (which just so happens to CONVENIENTLY have all of the RIGHT CONDITIONS to make it INHABITABLE for you and your family) is constructed of natural materials, some of which were modified from various raw materials—so your house has a purely NATURALISTIC ORIGIN correct?
It had NOT designer, and is not the product of an intelligent mind right? Logic tells you that your home was created by a big bang right?
Antimatter and matter went contrary to the laws of physics' three laws of motion, collided, and that formed your life-sheltering house correct?
Or better yet your home with its plumbing system, electrical system, insulation system, heating system, in just the RIGHT LOCATION (it's not hanging precariously off of Mount Everest, in a perennial blizzard), expanded from infinitely dense matter known as a singularity.
Am I on the right track?
What would you think of me if I said to you that this is what I wholeheartedly believe?
What would you say if I said that your home, and all of the complex matter and organisms in your home (the framework, foundation, appliances, carpets, rugs, ceiling, drywall, nails, furniture, TVs, paint work, doors, knobs, keys, clocks, washers, dryers, toasters, refrigerator, beds, laptops, cellphones, radios, mirrors, clothes, boxes, plants, fish, dogs, cats, flowers, gardens, garage, cars, trucks, birds, insects, faucets, toilets, showers, heat, breaker boxes, outlets, lamps, light switches, stove, microwave, toaster, dishwasher, sink, bath tub, couches, love seat, recliner, shoes, belts, wallet, your family and everything in it)--self-organized from chemicals and energy, and were the result of random chance?
That you and your home had no parents (or human creators), all of the meaningfully organized quarks, atoms, molecules, and other matter all came together on their own, and are the result of a purely naturalistic and materialistic origin. Matter just decided on its own to form a foundation from specific chemicals, or a framework from wood without the aid of an intelligent mind. The ceiling formed itself, the plumbing system formed itself. The electrical system formed itself. Matter chose the ideal location for your home and all of the other things that you would need to make it hospitable for life. It was not a designer with an intelligent mind that did these things, it was just matter, gravity, chemicals, blind chance, and energy. All of the matter came together in all of the most meaningful places so that you could have someplace hospitable to live.
Again, no architect, no designer, no blueprints, no creator--just an impersonal clump of matter created all of these CONVENIENTLY INTERCONNECTED CONDITIONS that you just so happened to be the beneficiary of.
What would you think of me if I said this and truly believed it? Would you believe that I was rational? Would you believe that I was being logical? Would you think that I LACKED COMMON SENSE? What if I said that since I do not see the builder that he doesn't exist?
What would you say?
Furthermore, God's OMNIPOTENCE (which is an INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTE) is CLEARLY SEEN in the material/physical world (or reality) around us. The sheer amount of POWER required to CAUSE the vastly astronomical amount of matter that exists in the universe (and that forms or makes up the universe and everything in it from worlds, galaxies/stars/nebulas, dark energy/matter, to oceans, rivers, lakes, beaches, mountains, sand, cells in plants, trees, humans, and animals, etc.) is nothing short of ALL-POWERFUL.
Secondly, God's OMNISCIENCE (which is an INVISIBLE ATTRIBUTE) is CLEARLY SEEN in the material/physical world (or reality) around us. The sheer amount of WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE and UNDERSTANDING required (nothing less than INFINITE) to CAUSE the vastly astronomical amount of matter that exists in the universe (and that forms or makes up the universe and everything in it from worlds, galaxies/stars/nebulas, dark energy/matter, to oceans, rivers, lakes, beaches, mountains, sand, cells in plants, trees, humans, and animals, etc.) is nothing short of ALL-POWERFUL.
The Book of Romans 1:17 through 21 states,
Romans 1:17-21
17 For therein is THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD REVEALED from faith to faith: as it is written, The just shall live by faith.
18 For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of MEN, WHO HOLD THE TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS;
19 BECAUSE THAT WHICH MAY BE KNOWN OF GOD IS MANIFEST IN THEM; FOR GOD HATH SHEWED IT UNTO THEM.
20 For the INVISIBLE THINGS OF HIM FROM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD ARE CLEARLY SEEN, BEING UNDERSTOOD BY THE THINGS THAT ARE MADE, even his eternal power and Godhead; SO THAT THEY ARE WITHOUT EXCUSE:
21 Because that, WHEN THEY KNEW GOD, THEY GLORIFIED HIM NOT AS GOD, NEITHER WERE THANKFUL; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
The BIBLE states that THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IS REVEALED in the Truth that MEN (i.e. PEOPLE) HOLD THE TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS.
What TRUTH?
The Truth about GOD’S EXISTENCE. People KNOW that God exists, BUT THEY HOLD THIS TRUTH IN UNRIGHTEOUSNESS. They’re ALL UNRIGHTEOUS SINNERS who know that God exists—THEY JUST REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS TRUTH.
Every atheist, agnostic, and unbeliever KNOWS that God exists BECAUSE THAT WHICH MAY BE KNOWN OF GOD IS MANIFEST IN THEM; FOR GOD HATH SHOWED IT UNTO THEM.
The SAME GOD that you alleged, “doesn't make his existence objectively known to all….” HAS DONE JUST THAT. God has SHOWN IT TO YOU.
Well, HOW? You might ask, has God shown me that He exists? I just TOLD you. The universe and everything in it DECLARES THE GLORY OF GOD.
The Bible states,
Psalm 19:1-2
THE HEAVENS DECLARE THE GLORY OF GOD; AND THE FIRMAMENT SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK.
2 Day unto day utters speech, and night unto night shows knowledge.
Did you GET that?
The universe DECLARES the glory of God. Earth’s sky SHOWS HIS HANDIWORK (or TOUCH, and ARTISITIC/CREATIVE ABILITY, the same way that a famous painting shows the touch, and artistic/creative ability of a renowned painter).
Psalm 19:1-2
The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament shows His handiwork.
2 DAY UNTO DAY UTTERS SPEECH, AND NIGHT UNTO NIGHT SHOWS KNOWLEDGE.
EVERY SINGLE DAY the universe (i.e. time, space, matter, galaxies, nebulas, stars, the sun, moon, planets, the atmosphere around earth) UTTERS SPEECH, and EVERY SINGLE NIGHT SHOWS KNOWLEDGE. CELESTIAL BODIES (like daily HERALDS and MESSENGERS proclaiming to human observers on Earth) are PROOF POSITIVE that God exists,
Celestial bodies in the firmament SHOW (or demonstrate) KNOWLEDGE. It required KNOWLEDGE (i.e. know how) for God to create them. They are NOT the product of an IGNORANT, UNKNOWING, IMPERSONAL, UNCONCSIOUS big bang expansion—but the product of the creative, infinitely vast KNOWLEDGE of God.
Also, the Word of God states,